The Protest Of The Little India Riot

How might Mohandas K. Gandhi advise someone to respond to an unjust law? “There are two ways of countering injustice. One way is to smash the head of the man who perpetrates injustice and to get your own head smashed in the process.” It is important for people to take a stand on issues of justice in society. It teaches society to work and resolve their issues, it encourages social advancement, and it helps the people who are directly affected by the situation, and can give them assistance.

In the "letter to viceroy, Lord Irwin" by Gandhi, his purpose is to persuade lord Irwin by a way of a threatened nonviolent action and an appeal to justice, and to cease oppression towards the Indians. Gandhi states his claim clear and reasonable, throughout the letter, and gave several claims that the British rule is simply unjust. In paragraph 6 Gandhi states, "It is my purpose to set in motion that forces of the growing party of violence." Furthermore, in paragraph 8, Gandhi states, "For my ambition is no less than to convert the British people through nonviolence... Make them see the wrong they have done to India." Gandhi is straightforward towards his point in his claims. He views that nonviolent protests are essential to further the cause which would result in freedom for the Indians. Additionally, Gandhi uses pathos in his letter.

How does one free themselves from the hold of another? More importantly, how does one accomplish this without the use of violence? A revolutionary leader whose name was Mahatma Gandhi discovered and implemented a way of how this should be done and did so successfully. His methods included the use of economics to rebel against the British rule while maintaining he religious position. Although Gandhi’s plan of gaining independence for India and all of its people being united was never truly met. He still managed to help India break away from the British and allowed India to gain independence from them. The main principle of Gandhi’s economics was that it required human rights for all and was not about wealth at all. Although Gandhi was successful

The 1960’s and 70’s were a turbulent time in the United States, as many minority groups took to the streets to voice their displeasure with policies that affected them. During this time period a large movement for civil rights, including Native American’s, would seek to find their voices, as largely urbanized groups sought ways in which they could reconnect with their tribe and their cultural history. In their book, Like A Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee, Paul Chaat Smith, and Robert Allen Warrior take an extensive look at the events leading up to the three of the largest civil rights movements carried out by Native Americans. Beginning with the takeover of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay by Indians of All Tribes in 1969; the authors tell in a vivid fashion of the Bay Area activism and Clyde Warrior 's National Indian Youth Council, Vine Deloria Jr.’s leadership of the National Congress of Indians, the Trail of Broken Treaties and the Bureau of Indian Affairs takeover, the Wounded Knee Occupation and the rise of the American Indian Movement.

Sometimes people fail to realize we need law and order in our communities. Again, those in the law enforcement are not above the law. We all need each other’s support in a community and riots is not the answer. The police are there to protect, keep citizens safe and show the society the importance of law. Despite that some police officers brutally took certain people’s lives, today it creates a lack of trust for them. People no longer respect or cherish police presence. The Louisiana flood is a proof that communities need the presence of law enforcement officers. The police showed their commitment by extending their hands to rescue even those could have challenged them during recent the Louisiana riot.

Throughout history, there have been many unfair rules all over the world. There are people who like the rules and people who dislike the rules. Sometimes everybody dislikes the rule and wants change in them. Whenever there is a request of change of the government, the people find many solutions/methods to make the change. One of the solutions is protesting and this method is commonly used for a change. There are two types of protests, violence, and nonviolence. One example of a violent protest is the Birmingham Civil Rights Protest in 1963 and an example of a nonviolent protest is Gandhi’s nonviolent protest for independence. It is believable that nonviolent protest if the most effective way to protest for society because it leaves a great

One of the most pressing issues affecting america today are the charlottesville riots happening over the taking down of the civil war general statues of Robert E. Lee and many others. Both the ult right and ult left are found protesting in this city trying to protest their views not only the statues taking down. The ult right had a torch lit walk where they expressed their political views of how they hate any other race but white and expressed the white supremacists movement. The ult left was there prosting and expressing their views on gay marriage and transgender rights as well as african american civil rights. On each day on the protesting fights broke out on both sides resulting in many injuries. As well as a member of the ult right ramming

Protests riots in the United States has proven to an issue for both the country’s financial strength and the unity of the nation. With the presence of social injustices, combined with the increased impact of social media propaganda, protests riots are beginning to reach an all time high. Protest riots destroy individual communities and businesses, jeopardizes the safety of others and taints the protest’s cause by resorting to civil disobedience. Action must be done in order to prevent these random acts of violence from continuing after every social hot topic. The goal is not to prevent citizens from protesting; in fact, this should be encouraged. The goal is to change the way the protests are handled from both the citizens and authority perspectives, in order to prevent these protests from escalating into something dangerous.

Throughout history riots have been the way for underrepresented people to make their voices hear and spur a change. One of the first riots in American history was the Boston Tea Party and as a result, the people achieved their goal. The riots and violence related to race that have happened in in more recent decades have shaped how our world is today. During the course of this class, we discussed the racial riots and how they were influenced by the economic and political issues going on during the time frame of the uprisings. Each riot we discussed was a result of either political or economic conditions and sometimes even both.

In 1965, people has sunk back into complacency with the relatively few gains they had achieved in the civil rights movement. A new development also appeared in the form of President Lyndon Johnson's voting-rights act but before this would happen the greatest race riot of that time exploded in Watts, Los Angeles. The riot was a culmination of racial tension and anger that came with the lower class black experience. The riot paved the way for more separatism in American society; notions of racial unity had been drowned out. Another similar explosion of black outrage happened in West Chicago and also then followed in other major cities like Boston, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Newark, Detroit etc. Massive property damage and numerous black lives were

Cars set on fire, gunfire in the street, people spreading hate. These incidents that are listed sounds like something one would find in a action packed movie based in a third world country, but some will remember the incidents that have erupted all over the United States. From Baltimore MD, to Charlotte SC, to Ferguson Mo the property damage are at a total of $29.2 million because of riots. Many people where I live say that these people just need to go home and grow up, but not one person knows what these people feel like. For a young man to be killed in the streets by a man who swore to protect him, is an appalling thought, however is the reality for some people. This Country started because men and women stood up to a corrupt government because they were tired of

The riots were started by the people who now had distrust in the police, because even when caught on tape, they could get away with such brutality. Although many people believe the riots were caused simply by King verdict, but in reality, these extensive cruel actions were a justified protest to the social injustice and inequality in which people live. The media, however focused more upon the matter of prejudice and thus did not portray the riots as an anger from the African American people finding out that the four Los Angeles policemen were found not guilty and were only facing excessive force

The 60s were a very action packed time. There were a lot of different events going on including political changes, war, and rioting and protest. Most of the rioting was taking place by the youth of not only America, but in fact people from all across the world. With such a large number of protesting, there is a certain level of contrast between the how the youth organized and was able to protest. For example in “Takin it to the streets” the students would learn different protesting method from one another, “When Italian students occupied of the University of Rome, a group of young Germans rushed to Italy to see how the Italians did it”. Compared to in “Voices”, they looked to the vietnam war for their inspiration. According to Tariq Ali, a

In the summer of 2010, Canada’s largest city had the honour of hosting the annual G20 summit to discuss contemporary global economic issues. Given that such international events typically attract thousands of protesters, organizers formed an Integrated Security Unit consisting of police officers from across the country to provide security during the summit in downtown Toronto. Little did Torontonians know, public safety and security came with the heavy price tag of surrendering certain rights and freedoms, such as the right not to be unreasonably searched and the freedom of expression, which are guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. According to Ombudsman Andre Marin, Regulation 233/10, which permitted police officers to infringe on these fundamental rights and freedoms, would almost certainly be illegal and unconstitutional under the Charter therefore its implementation was as a result of a one-time governmental error. However, Carl Schmitt argues that a country’s positive laws simply hide the actuality of sovereignty, since the sovereign is “he who decides the exception.” This paper will argue that the extensive authority granted to the police during the G20 reveals the fundamental reality of the inherent need for violence in the preservation of national sovereignty as contended by Carl Schmitt. The first part of this essay will discuss the necessity and justification of extraordinary measures that must be taken in times of emergencies. The second part of this

Singapore and Malaysia were both similarly colonized by the British. However, their development after independence differed in many ways. In this paper, I will examine, with help from resources provided in the course and minimal research, how their colonial experiences affected their political and social development after independence. After which, investigating the depth of influence their colonizers had, and why, differing racial ideologies had the greatest impact on their development.