Street Transportation Pros And Disadvantages

It was a time in the city’s history to get the perpetrators of the crime committed and to be recognized as solving the greatest crime of time. Media and public presence played a huge role in pressuring law enforcement to figure out this awful incident. The demand from the public was pushing from all sides of this story to get answers.

Life on the road means being completely dependent on nature. Many people travel outdoors because of the compelling beauty of nature. Travelers of the road do it for the thrill, and others for soul-seeking. Nature has a strong effect on humans, whether it’s positive or negative. For example, a travel can either end in acknowledging the beauty of nature or a fatal accident. So many famous writers and philosophers write about the value of nature; Henry David Thoreau, Jack London, Boris Pasternak, and many others. Life on the road has its advantages and disadvantages. This can be seen when Jon Krakauer wrote about Chris McCandless, a very famous traveler and an intelligent man, after his death in the book, Into the Wild. Chris McCandless was a

Pedestrianisation is the oldest form of human transportation. With the exception of devices to improve the disabled mobility. it is the most affordable and accessible mode.( Sisman,2013 ).

Sammy Yatim was an 18 years old boy who got on a streetcar late during the night of July 26, 2013. Mark Rogan from Toronto Life describes what happened that night; four girls boarded and sat at the back of the car near Yatim. He proceeded to unzip his pants and expose himself, and a switchblade to the girls, causing them to scream. This caused a panic in all the other passengers, and they began to exit the streetcar despite Yatim’s demands to remain where they were. Once exiting the streetcar many people began to call 911, and the police arrived on scene shortly after, this is when the conflicting issue began. When Constable James Forcillo arrived Yatim was near the front exit of the streetcar, he immediately drew his weapon and shouted for Yatim to “Drop the knife”, resulting in Yatim insulting Forcillo. Once Forcillo realized that Yatim would now calm down, he asked for his partner to call for an officer who had a Taser, since not all police officers in Toronto are allowed to carry them. This is the first issue in this case. If Forcillo had a Taser the situation could have resulted in a better ending. When Yatim disobeyed orders by stepping towards the exit of the streetcar, Forcillo shot his gun 3 times causing Yatim to fall to the ground. At this point other police officers entered the streetcar and Forcillo shot 6 more times. The officer with the Taser then arrived and noticed that Yatim was still struggling and holding the knife, so he Tasered him. The ending to this

In addition to social medias significance, online activism has made sure we know victim’s names that have been victims of fatal violence at the hands of police. Authority figures were never questioned as to why they did the things they do, until now. People are now linking together different incidents and putting them together as a whole. Since the rise of new generation activists such as Alicia Garza and McKesson, violence and fatalities at the hands of police are now front page news and are no longer be

Police institutions depend on being considered legitimate by the public in order to continue working for the public. However, with recent cases such as the streetcar killing of Sammy Yatim, the legitimacy of police has begun to be questioned. For the purpose of this essay, I will focus on how this case has brought forth conversations regarding police culture—including use of force and the visibility of police in the age of technology—and ultimately how this has shaped public perception of police.

The events of the Detroit Riots are much like the 2015 Baltimore Riots of today. Freddie Gray, who was apparently in good health at the time of his arrest, sustained neck and spine injuries while in transport in a police vehicle. Gray was in a coma and died the following day. What initially started out as peaceful protests began due to the inability of the police to adequately or consistently explain the events following the arrest and the injuries sustained by Gray in police car, turned violent after Gray’s funeral. Stores were looted, rocks were being thrown at the police and buildings and cars were set on fire. The end result was at least 400 people arrested with hundreds injured including police and civilians along with hundreds of businesses

The riots in Baltimore are the result of Freddie Gray, a young man, who was a local Baltimore resident, and also a minority was pronounced dead after being taken into police custody. Instead of releasing information to the public on the reason for Gray’s death, the bureaucracy of the local police and city officials released the

“It’s security that is to blame.” claims Jane, Ben Orsiono’s daughter. “What does this signify to the rest of Ontario? Are they safe? What’s in it for their security?” The police however, claim that security isn’t the cause of the so-called “hate crime” but a flaw in the relationship between Ben and the suspect. Nevertheless, this wasn’t a sufficient conclusion for Ben’s family and the infuriated public who were demanding real answers.

During the times of the riots, the Los Angeles Police Department played a significant role in the uprising of the event. After the video went viral of the four police officers brutally beating King, they were found not guilty of their crime. As there was specific evidence displayed for the jury, they still acquitted all four officers. Less than three hours after the verdict was announced, protesting and rebelling occurred. The verdict regarding the four police officers sparked the riots as Los Angeles citizens were not satisfied with the jury’s decision. Citizens were shocked by the response and did not agree with making police brutality seem acceptable. In an interview, Jody David Armour, a criminal justice and law professor at the University of Southern California, said, “there was ocular proof of what happened. It seemed compelling. And yet, we saw a verdict that told us we couldn't trust our lying eyes. That what we thought was open and shut was really “a reasonable expression of police control' toward a black motorist” (Sastry). From Armour’s own experience, he believes the police and the jury did not make the correct decision. The majority of the people who lived in South Central Los Angeles at the time did. People should feel protected by the police, however, no one within the city did. How can they when police officers are getting away with harming their own citizens?

Police brutality is becoming more and more apparent in the news today because it seems to be occurring more than before. In 2012, the NYPD killed 21 people that year which was an increase by 7 from the previous year (W.A.T.E.R, 1). The numbers are rising in the big cities where more crimes are likely to happen. Toronto isn’t as big as New York City, but it comes to show that police officers are killing more individuals each year. In 2009, in the little city of Cabbagetown near Toronto, two Toronto officers severely beat a man who was allegedly drunk in public. The two police officers were later found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, which shocked much of the public because rarely do police officers get charged after

In the popular book and movie series The Hunger Games, a corrupt government and dystopian society is on the brink of being overthrown by it’s citizens. After a young, innocent character is killed, one of the districts erupts in riots over the unnecessary death of a child. The audience loved and supported the violence- they’re fighting for the little girl against an overwhelming and unfair advisory. On the ninth of August, 2014, an unarmed 18 year old black teen, Michael Brown, was holding up his arms in surrender as he was chased and shot by Darren Wilson, a police officer. Outrage in Ferguson, Missouri, over the injustice of his death and the skewered facts by police fueled riots that waged through the street. With assaults by

Not only does Olango’s incident have affected the American society, but it has also had an tempestuous impact on the lives’ of individuals nationally. Norma Chavez-Peterson, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union chapter in San Diego and Imperial counties, was disturbed by Olango’s incident and she issued an explanation saying that “the videos raise disturbing if sadly familiar questions about how police respond to crisis calls involving people of color in general and people of color with disabilities in particular” (Perry 2016). Hence, supporters became fearful by the outcome of the incident and they were different to support Olango’s parents and family during their grievance. Local officials, including Police Chief Jeff Davis had decided to release the video of Olango’s incident by hoping that supporters and residents would avoid impeding on the streets (Perry 2016). Unfortunately, that was not the case, instead, local religious and African American community leaders, marched on a Saturday and by midnight there was fight (Perry 2016). Law Enforcement was also being told that someone was intended to go and get a gun and by then officers had to declare the demonstration as an illicit activity (Perry 2016). As a result, some chose to leave and others found it difficult and most were arrested on misdemeanor

A difference can be understood in many ways. If you look up this word in a synonym dictionary, it will offer words as alternative, contrast, divergence. (thesaurus.com) But what does it mean? A simple example would be: ‘generation difference (or gap)’ which means different views, attitudes, behaviours or acting of generations. Almost everyone has experienced a collision/small argument of older and younger generation at least once in his life.

The use of the transportation system has made life in the world simpler, since we depend on transportation to transport us to and from our daily operations. Today, in this world we can go anywhere we choose to, due to how transportation has evolved over the years starting from the wheel. Transportation has made the world a very comfortable to live in, but sometimes as humans we sometimes forget to appreciate the small things in life like transportation. Our time in life is very valuable, and transportation helps supports our valuable time by transporting us to different places at a faster speed. If transportation decided to abruptly come to an end, the world would end up in chaos, because without transportation this world would be a difficult place to live in. If people have no means of transporting them themselves in this world, how would they keep their job and find a job, in order to put food on the table for themselves and their families. If people in this world today, just all of sudden get sick, how would they be able to transport themselves to the hospital. If there is no transportation how people go into stores in buy food, clothes, medicine, and other necessary items that help them sustain health. Transportation is one of the reason, why so many of us have food on our refrigerator and tables at night and clothes on our back. In this world today, there are many sick children in this world that need our support, and transportation is one of the