Example Of A Case Of Jennifer Berry

On July 29, 1984 Jennifer Thompson, a white woman was brutally raped by a black male with a knife to her throat. The black male broke into her apartment while she was asleep. Jennifer Thompson woke up to the stranger when he had begun to attack her. When she first saw her attacker, she offered to give him her car and money, but he declined that’s when she realized he wasn’t there to rob her but to rape her. During the time Jennifer Thompson was being raped, she tried to remember the characteristics of the black male so that later she could identify him to the police. Jennifer Thompson was able to escape out of the back the door of her apartment and she ran to her neighbors home which they called the police. That same night the black male raped

In dire contrast to the Georgia case, Kiyan’s mother Kanisha Shelton was charged with a felony count of negligence of a dependent resulting in death. According to The Indianapolis Star (via Atlanta Black Star), Kanisha Shelton was immediately arrested but released on

In the year 2010, 26-year-old Kenzie Houk was found murdered in her bed. Kenzie was shot in her head. Kenzie was also eight months pregnant when she was murdered (nydailynews.com). The person who found the body was her 4-year-old daughter. When the police officers arrived at the scene, they searched to see if anybody broke into the house. The police officers were unable to find any force entry. The police officers even thought it was a possibility that Kenzie ex-boyfriend could of committed the murder, but they were unable to connect him to the murder. Eventually, the police officers found out that the murderer was none other then the 11-year-old Jordan Anthony Brown.

Melissa Barthelemy moved to the Long Island area in 2007 in order to start her own life. Over the two years that Melissa lived there, she was a prostitute and put ads for her service on Craigslist. She stayed close with her younger sister, Amanda, who still lived in Buffalo with their parents. Late on July 11, 2009, Melissa sent a text-message to her sister to confirm Amanda’s visit to see her in a couple days. During the day of July 12, 2009, a local bank had a recording of Melissa depositing one thousand dollars into her account, believed to be from a “date” she had the previous night. Before she left, she withdrew one hundred dollars. The last time that Melissa was seen alive was the afternoon of July 12, 2009 sitting outside her apartment

Julie Fisher was employed as a surgical nurse at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital(SPPH) along with her husband Cordell Fisher, who was a pediatric dental surgeon. The defendants SPPH, DR. Tischler and DR. Brow. Dr. Tischler is a member of SPPH's medical staff specializing in gynecology and obstetrics. Dr. Tischler controlled Ms. Fisher's employment by giving her direct orders and making recommendations about her performance. Dr. Brow is a member of SPPH's medical staff specializing in pediatrics. From 1981 until November 1982,

A toddler in Virginia Beach, Virginia was recently reported missing. Twenty minutes after she was reported missing, she was found in a neighbor's pool. She died in the hospital a short time later. Kevin Dillard was the person who found the little girl in his pool. He did not know the girl. Even though he did not know the girl personally, he was devastated by her death.

The underlying issues in both cases are racial discrimination. For Cheryl Boulden in the affirmative action case the issue is being “an African American woman among the good ol’ boys in Indiana.” She was recruited because of race and her permanent handicap was seen as an asset for a diversity program lacking any. Yet these qualities made her a target of racism. Susan Finn’s ethnic discrimination presents a dilemma of how to deal with a contract physician’s abusive behavior “toward Hispanics and female staff as well as patients” (Reeves, 2006, p. 79). While the issues of racial and gender discrimination is not unusual, the failure of these agencies to address multiple complaints is.

Sabrina Butler was an eighteen year old mother who tried to save her child but, “her attempts at CPR were interpreted as fatal abuse” and she spent time on death row before being exonerated and found completely innocent of the murder charges ( ). Nicole Harris falsely confessed to punching her infant “because he would not stop crying” ( ). This confession came after detectives questioned her, without Mirandizing her, and immediately after the death of her child and having her other child taken away from her. The detective clearly manipulated her and used her child as “a tactic to secure a confession.” Luckily for her, her conviction eventually got overturned after receiving assistance by post-conviction attorneys, or she would still be in prison today (

Bethsabel Chavez is a 26-year-old woman, who has gone by the name of Beth since she was in third grade. Beth was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Springfield, Missouri. Beth’s childhood was mostly spent traveling across the States. Beth is the second to last child out of a family of five children. Beth’s family has always been in business, which has greatly influenced her. After her father’s construction business closed in the year 2002. Her parents decided to move to Northern California. Right after graduating high school, Beth decided to work full time as a Dinning Manager at a retirement community. Beth’s plan was to work her way up in the company. Which she did achieve, after six years of hard work. Beth was promoted to Social

When the 911 crew arrived at the Elkhart woman’s dorm room just before 11:30 pm, they found her in the bath tub and the newborn baby boy floating face down and no longer breathing. They were taken to a hospital for treatment, but her child was pronounced dead.

A 14 year old girl, a broken father, and a quiet house. Brooklyn Berry is a 14 year old girl who has heart disease. Her mother is currently sick in the hospital. Brooklyn’s father is given so much money a month. Sadly her father cannot pay the bills enough for the 2 of them to survive.

Berry is a 25-year-old African American female. She came into Open Heart Counseling Services to talk about the stress of the new semester and her pregnancy. She reports feeling overwhelmed at times but has been better managing her stress. Her mom recommended that she try counseling to manage her stress.

Finally, enslaved women were given the “natural” qualities of motherhood, the right to proper womanhood, and sexual honor. The stories of Sabrina and Sebastianna, two enslaved women, are examples of the changing perception of enslaved women, as they both sued their female owner based on her prostitution of them. In their petition for freedom, their guardian argued that the “constituted Authority is called to intervene in favor of the offended slave woman in her modesty and coercively debauched in body, to rip her from such nefarious captivity.” Though the court initially granted Sabrina and Sebastianna their freedom, when their owner Dona Custodia Maria de Araujo appealed the case, the Appeals court reversed the decision, arguing that Dona

-Working with Mary, I feel that one barrier that she is facing in regards to her expressing/accepting her sexual orientation and gender identity is fear of being rejected and shamed by her family. Evidence suggests that for LGBTQ young adults, a heightened level of

Natalie Towers, 24, of Shildon, County Durham, collapsed wailing in the dock at Newcastle Crown Court when she was sentenced to serve two years and six months behind bars. Her baby boy, later named Luke Clark, was found head-first down the toilet when called paramedics to her home in November last year. Mr Justice Jay said the case involved the 'extinguishing of life about to begin.' Towers initially denied knowing she was pregnant but later confessed that she suspected she was but 'could not deal with the