Theory Of Attribution

All across the nation, in the news the black community has been making their voice heard, in regards to white police brutality, and murder against the unarmed black community. Many of these brutal attacks and flat out murders of unarmed black people haven’t been largely prosecuted, some officers have even been acquitted of any wrong doing or murder. This has led to outrage in the African American community at large. The shooting of an unarmed black teen named Michael Brown caused the racial strain in this country to break.

The Duke Lacrosse team’s story illustrates how a single lie can set off a storm of racial and status related tension that has been simmering for years. The events that took place can be best described by the ideas associated with the Conflict Theory Approach to socialization. The clash of white versus black, rich versus poor, and privileged or entitled versus normal, made this the perfect opportunity for media outlets to shed light on this idea of entitlement in society. Ultimately, turning what was supposed to be a criminal investigation into a full on status war within Durham, North Carolina and communities across the nation. This snap judgment of guilt that was portrayed throughout the media without the presence of facts or real evidence,

To prove his case, the author cites various statistics and incidents that demonstrate that these incidents are not accidents but manifestations of a larger problem. Granderson quotes CNN poll statistics that state that almost half of the white respondent in the poll affirmatively stated that none or almost none of the police in their neighborhoods are not prejudiced against African Americans. Contrastingly, only thirty-five percent of non-whites are of this opinion. Additionally, Granderson relates his own experiences with racial profiling (Granderson,

It has been many decades since the end of enslaving African-Americans in the United States of America and the laws – since then – have tried to impede discrimination of all kinds especially racial profiling. The debate of racism has never stopped even in January 20th, 2009 when the American nation elected its forty-fourth president of the United States who was the first African-American president in the entire American History. “Racism is over,” many people became very excited and delighted, “America had chosen a black man to lead the nation, there is no more racism.” However, a lot of undesired incidents that occurred after that in many states between white police officers and young African-American individuals have made this concept questionable that it might be tightly related and connected to racism, or in other words, racial bias. In his article “The New Threat: Racism without Racists,” This article was published on the official webpage of the CNN to target a group of people who do not believe that racism still exists, and that it is the main reason behind many crimes committed by police officers against minorities specially the incident of Ferguson, Missouri and the murder of Michael Brown the eighteen-year-old African-American. John Blake enumerates much evidence and quotes many researchers and activists in order to insist that racism has become more natural and impulsive rather than an intended behavior towards minorities. Moreover, this article might target other

In August of 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, an 18-year-old African American boy by the name of Michael Brown, was shot and killed by an on-duty police officer during the investigation of an alleged, strong-arm robbery (Clarke & Lefte, 2014). The incident ignited protests and violent riots that continued for several weeks throughout the United States. Similar high profile deaths of Eric Garner in New York City, Tamir Rice in Cleveland, and Freddy Gray in Baltimore, have resulted in mass protests against law enforcement. For many, a deep divide was forged in the relations between law enforcement and the public; trust was lost on both sides. “Normally, official accounts of police fatally shooting black teenagers rest largely on the words of

At the end of the riot smiley says, “One of the police was black” why is this a concern?

For peaceful protestors, their message could be misinterpreted and taken the wrong way. The media need to consider the possibility that there might be people who might partake in the protests for no reason. Furthermore, the family of Michael Brown and President Obama appealed for everyone to act calm; however, this was not given as much footage as the violent incidents, stoking an already delicate situation further. In this particular case, the grand jury was given sufficient time, evidence and almost all the information. Although the evidence pointed around the facts that the people involved were an unarmed African-American teenager and a policeman and whether the police man was acting rightfully, the media sensationalized this news to such an extent that they made this story about race. Instead of concentrating on the actions and the ethics of the policeman and focusing on the jury’s decision, the media has therefore imprinted a false perception of the whole story. The media needs to think about a better way to portray the news as to prevent a division within the

It took one gunshot to put a city into an uneasy frenzy throughout the day, and utter chaos at nightfall. It began with policemen standing side by side and protesters ready to strike; came face to face. All around there were Ferguson citizens, each standing tall defending his or her respective sides. Protesters were holding signs with powerful words like “Black Lives Matter.” In a split second, havoc was reached, and in a blink of an eye, everyone was encircled by the fog from tear gas and flipped police cars. With the sound of sirens echoing through the streets and fires set all around, no one was safe in the city of Ferguson.

In conclusion, Imani Perry did not achieve the goal of her post, which generates quite a debate on her social media between those who see her arrest as an example of racist behavior and others who believe it was an overreaction to a minor incident. Imani Perry did not provide sufficient evidence that her arrest was due to her blackness. By posting her response for what happens in her Facebook account, Imani Perry wants to instigate rage and protest by appealing to her reader’s emotion or pathos and reason or logos. Perry statement, although accurate, appeals to reveal only one side of her story which is deceptive of her. In today’s society, in particular in the United States, the minority groups, Latino and Black community are often subject to harassment, violence, racism and more. Therefore, it is extremely important that people need to admit or take responsibility of their own action when wrong is due as the example of Professor Imani Perry.

Law enforcement officials and their supporters, on the defensive over allegations of racism and police brutality, called out civil rights activists, police critics and President Barack Obama himself for fomenting an open-season-on-cops atmosphere (Williams, 2014). New York police officers feel as the organization are turning their backs against police officers only to please the public. The public may not understand how it feels to be a police officer dealing with the daily struggle on how it is to protect the city of New York. Public figures may see these cases with racism as the main

52% of news reporters frequently publish fake news to lure readers into their message (statistic portal). The problem with today’s society and how news is interpreted is that no one will go the extra step to make sure the news is valid, thus causing perpetuation of misinformation. The recent incident that happened in a Philadelphia Starbucks caused much controversy because many people believed the arrest of Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson was another act of prejudice towards African Americans. On the other hand, many believe the two men were violating the stores conduct, because they did not buy anything while waiting in the store for a meeting. In the Times Herald issue “Leodora: Country’s racial Divide

Many of the people in Ferguson felt that this young man was fatally shot based off the color of his skin, and that this would not have happened if he was white. In fact, there is a large amount of African American individuals who believe that officers are “morally bankrupt” (Mcwhorter, 2014). This position is taken by countless communities across America (Mcwhorter 2014).

From the beginning of Obama’s administration, when he announced that the police officers “acted stupidly” by detaining a black professor they had reason to believe had broken into what was revealed to be his own home, he set the stage for a new, improved racially-charged drama

Many news sources broadcast these situations and omit certain details or in a way paint the victim as a violent criminal. Travyon Martin, Tamir Rice and countless others have been used to push the agenda that black boys are aggressors. The increased number of cases involving a black person subjected to police brutality is truly taking a toll on black teens in America. According to this graph, 68% of black Americans felt stress over police violence towards minorities (Harris Poll, 2017). In 2017, the percentage jumped up to 71%.

A common issue presented in today’s national media is police brutality. Police brutality is the use of unnecessary force on civilians by police. The concept of having police officers is to ensure safety and protection of citizens. Police should only use force necessary to accomplish their lawful purpose. The common occurrence of police brutality has sparked responses nationwide in the form of protests, riots, and movements to end the excessive and sometimes fatal force of police officers. The public rallies are also in response to lack of conviction or repercussions of many of the cops who demonstrate unjust police brutality. These incidents are also commonly associated with racial disparity. The headline news stories of the shooting and killing of unarmed African Americans, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and twelve year old Tamir Rice, all in the same year, prompted citizens nationwide that change in the law enforcement system is necessary. While a majority of police abide to their oaths and stand for justice, a noticeable amount have historically misused their power. If a community cannot trust police officers, it will be detrimental for society as a whole.