I found this section easier to read and more interesting than the last because it got into the bulk of the flaws within the judicial system, focusing on cocaine and drug crimes. I personally liked this more than the introduction and easier to read and more interesting than the last because it got into the bulk of the flaws within the judicial system, focusing on cocaine and drug crimes. I personally found this more interesting than the introduction and Last year I took intro to law where we talked about drug crime discrimination and race in law, I found this part of intro to law are very interesting. So I was excited that the book went into more depth about these topics. I also found the section easier to relate to current day and everyday situations, which is why I picked to do the current event prompt, because a lot of these things are everyday things we see in the news.
In this section of the reading I found the portion about Stop and frisk interesting. The thin line between privacy and encroaching on the amendment rights was continuously brought up, talking historically about Florida versus Bostick, this reminded me of a current event revolving around Bloomberg. This presidential candidate had an audio recording of him saying,
“Ninety-five percent of your murders — murderers and murder victims fit one. M.O. You can just take the description, Xerox it and pass it out to all the cops,``''They are male minorities, 16 to 25. That’s true in New York. That’s true in virtually every city,”“And that’s where the real crime is. You’ve got to get the guns out of the hands of the people that are getting killed.”(Forgey).
This is exactly what the book was talking about about the racial bias behind stop and frisk, and also racial profiling of black men. It’s bizarre and revolting to me that racial bias and racial profiling are still so common in American politics and justice system, this book has opened up my eyes to the fact that racial inquality in the fight for justice isnt over and it didn’t end in the 60s, that the bills put in place and the civil rights that were fought for didn’t fix everything. It's shocking that a consideration for the United States of America’s presidency is someone who racially profiles.
Works Cited
FORGEY, QUINT. "Bloomberg in hot water over 'stop-and-frisk' audio clip."
Politico, www.politico.com/news/2020/02/11/
michael-bloomberg-stop-and-frisk-clip-113902. Accessed 13 Mar. 2020
Your linking of the book to current events is good, and you have some good specifics. Developing a slightly more thorough discussion of the details of the book and its relevance to current events would be helpful.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The next blog post I will be sure to include more commentary and specifics. Thank you for the comment.
DeleteI like your style of writing, it is much more laid back then some of the posts, so it is much easier to process what you're saying. I also like how you incorporated some of your interests and classes into what the book was saying. The way you also added your opinion about racial issues (such as stop and frisk) makes it more than just the discussion of a book - I find that when there is no discussion of any topics beyond the book, an analysis can be dry.
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