The's Theory Of Scapegoating

Once, Adolf Hitler said, “It’s not the truth that matters, but victory.” Obviously, this quote shows that Hitler’s mindset was directed towards winning, and not his moral values. He made false accusations about the innocent Jews, killing over six-million of them. These false accusations were simple, repeated, and, eventually, people believed it. The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party affected how people viewed the Jews at the time. To begin, events in Adolf Hitler’s life lead to his viewpoints and affiliations. Secondly, the creation of the Nazi Party was critical to the formation of Germany’s point of view. Lastly, Jewish people had been used as scapegoats for the loss of World War I and Germany’s economic crisis.

“From that point on,” after witnessing the body—and Mamie’s courage—“Mississippi began to move” (Bush 3). On July 2nd 1964, John F. Kennedy signed the civil rights act into law. Now, This was meant to be a turning point in history and the act of gunning down a black youth became a staple case of racism considering it was the case that led to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act. However, within the emergence of this new racism, “African American males between the ages of 15 and 34 comprised more than 15% of all deaths logged in 2015 by investigation into the use of deadly force by police” (Swaine 1) even though African American males only make up 2% of the population. From Emmett Till’s gunning down in 1955 to Walter Scott’s in 2015, we are witnessing history repeat itself when America can clearly see, “of course the evidence is not there, but we are still claiming skin color was not a factor” (Crump 2). The city of North Charleston, S.C., was all too willing to accept the officer’s version of events, even though the physical evidence clearly showed that the officer had landed four out of eight bullets in Scott’s

Henry Giroux’s “Hoodie Politics: Trayvon Martin and Racist Violence in Post-Racial America” is an opinion piece written by a renowned cultural critic. This writing is meant to draw attention to the way American society treats its poor minority youth. Giroux’s audience in this circumstance is the readers of the left-wing magazine, The Smirking Chimp. With most of his readers being liberal, he does not have to try hard to convince them that his argument regarding the mistreatment of poor minorities is correct.That being said, Giroux is attempting to get his audience to consider the wider societal issues that cause the unequal treatment of black and brown youth. Giroux employs the case of Trayvon Martin to showcase society’s bigger issues surrounding the institutionalized racism directed towards the “disposable” colored youth.

It turned out that Smith herself had killed them. However, the finger pointing that her accusations set off show precisely the media’s influence on white America and the media’s push to blame African Americans (the bad guys) for social ills. This same reflex can also be seen in many other cases in American history.

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,

An analysis of the Tamir Rice shooting reveals different prejudicial attitudes that his resulted in many discriminatory actions from all parties. As most of the country knows, Tamir Rice of Cleveland, Ohio was shot and killed in late November of 2015 at a city park by one of the two police officers responding to a dispatch call "of a male black sitting on a swing and pointing a gun at people". This single event has caused the people of Cleveland and many surrounding cites to backlash against the City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Police, as well as caused many events, protests and vigils, that resulted in some discriminatory actions from both sides.

Michael Brown was an unarmed black man while Darren Wilson is a white police officer. Cases where police officers shoot citizens has happened before, yet this case has drawn attention from the world because the officer is white, and the victim is a black man. Brown’s supporters believe that Wilson shot Brown because he is black, but police have different stories about the shooting accident. People in Ferguson protests and demand the truth when there is not enough evidence to confirm which side is true. In the case of Michael Brown’s shooting accident, there was no racial discrimination in the case because Wilson was doing his job as a police officer and has not violated any of the laws.

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” These are words from the great American author Mark Twain. This quote tells us death can come upon a person at any time. Tragically those in Boston Massacre and Michael Brown, from the Ferguson, Missouri shooting lives were taken away too soon. Both shootings were very controversial, at the time they happened. Many believe that the shooters in both instances were in the wrong. While others believe that the shooters were only defending themselves. The main question is was justice served in these two cases? Throughout this paper we will look at the similarities,

The rulers of this country have always considered their property more important than our lives. They call us murderers, but we were not responsible for the twenty-eight brother inmates and nine hostages murdered at attica” (17). Providing examples of tyranny and accusations personify the evil that the legal system has against African Americans and further digs the idea that every officer is out there hunting them down. Repeating the phrase “They call us murderers…” Shakur demonstrates that the police are blaming the murders as “a community fight” or placing the blame on an African American because it is convenient (15-19). The repetition in the beginning of each sentence proves that African Americans were blamed for murders that they did not commit. To further push her purpose of joining the BPM and protect the African American population, Shakur persuades her audience to observe the injustices and accusations happening.

“That’s one pain that will never go away until the day you die,” she said. “You have to live with that pain. There’s no closure. There’s no nothing. Especially when the person or child was so violently taken away from you.” said Juanita Young, mother of Malcom Ferguson, who 's son was killed by the result of police brutality. He is not the first or last person of the black minority to be cheated by the justice system. Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans(Alexander). The justice system in America was set up to protect citizens while upholding social control and deterring crime. But the poor guidance within the system has caused racial disparities to persist at every level of the U.S. criminal justice system. All across the country, African Americans receive racial discrimination in the justice system ranging from bias drug arrests, police brutality, to incarceration.

Back in the deep South, it was a silent agreement for most of society that black lives did not matter, and if they were accused of a crime, the results almost always proved them guilty. In the article, “The Scottsboro Boys”, author Douglas O. Linder explains what the audience watching the trial of the Scottsboro boys were thinking, and how they presumed the Negro boys

The criminalization of these young men never allow them to be seen as just Black males - there always lurks some element of danger on a person’s subconscious as a consequence of years of oppression and continued senseless treatment. Men like Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice are three examples of many Black men who are continually demonised by the media even after their deaths; we see that colored men are set up to be evil - their deaths are justified because they did something bad as children, whereas we see criminals like Dylann Roof who escape the folly of news outlets and are instead remembered as good students (“what caused them to do this?” is a question commonly asked about these White assailants, even though evidence of Roof’s instability and white supremacist attitude was found. He gave his purpose for his crime, and yet we continue to see articles like ‘Dylann Roof - Evil or Ill?’).

In today’s society scapegoating is found in many forms. The most prevalent is scapegoating found in prejudices. Donald trump for example has used this tactic for his own benefit by saying illegal Mexican

The article, “Who Blames the Victim” by Laura Niemi and Liane Young, talks about a study regarding perception of victims. The main question that the study was trying to determine was, “what determines whether someone feels sympathy or scorn for the victim of a crime?” It was determined that the main factor behind victim perception lies in a person's moral values. The findings concluded that if a person had individualizing values, meaning people who believe in promoting the care of others and in fairness, then they will be more likely to feel sympathy for the victim. On the other hand, people with binding values, meaning people who value loyalty, obedience and purity, were more likely to blame the victim.

For most individuals, the thought of blaming the victim of a tragic experience for their own pain and suffering, seems preposterous. However, ascribing at least some of the blame to the victim is not uncommon (Niemi & Young, 2014). Victim blaming refers to individuals finding reasons to hold the victim of an incident responsible for the crime that took place (Hayes, Lorenz & Bell, 2013). For victims of sexual assault, who may already be experiencing self-blame and distrust of others, being blamed adds insult to injury (Harber, Podolski, & Williams, 2015). According to Harber et. al, victim blaming can also have long-term effects on victims, such as, increased anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In an effort to increase support and resources for survivors of sexual assault researchers must determine why individuals are prone to blaming the victims rather than the perpetrator of a crime.