...The Black Lives Matter movement was a movement that was created in 2012 after the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida by a man named George Zimmerman. However, after pleading innocence, he was released. His reasoning behind the shooting was that it was done for self-defense. This caused for an outrage amongst the African-American community all over the nation and caused for the creation of the Black Lives Matter, or BLM movement for short. Now, the intentions of the BLM movement are to resist dehumanization and fight against violence and systematic racism toward black people. They fight to secure the rights that black people are denied in society which a person of another color normally has. According to their official site, the BLM movement, “…centers those that have been marginalized within Black liberation movements.” They do so mainly by protesting, and at other times, joining other civil rights groups. For instance, recently, BLM joined forces with the minimum...
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...rebel against The British. A man named George Zimmerman made a fatal mistake when he shot an unarmed 17-year-old African American named Trayvon Martin. Even though the situations are many years apart, they have the same outcomes and have more in common then you believe. On the night of March 5, 1770, a mob of colonists met at the Customs House in Boston and begins harassing the British soldiers that were guarding the building. The protesters called Patriots were...
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...bigger and bigger. The way we are set up with the culture we should come together as one. Hatred always comes up and we became prejudice towards different racial group. African Americans came up with a movement called “black lives matter”. Black lives matter is an activist movement founded in the United States by three black activist: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. Similar to the “all lives matter” movement that was in after Bush left the office. On Huffpost, David Goldberg came up with “"All lives matter" is a universal moral principle, a Kantian categorical imperative. Other things being equal, all lives matter, equally. Except when they don't. And they don't when other things are taken not to be equal. Like racial standing in a society such as ours. The universalizing politics of "All lives matter" is one of racial dismissal, ignoring, and denial. The insistence that Black lives matter accordingly is necessary only because, unlike "all lives," in this society, black lives are too often taken not to matter. Black lives are presumed too readily in the U.S. not to inhabit the universal.” This movement was to rebuild the black liberation movement. What started this movement? The Trayvon Martin incident after the murderer, George Zimmerman, wasn’t charged for the killing during the trail. Ever since that plethora of blacks getting killed by authority and unauthorized whites. We had Michael Brown who was shot by an Officer by the name Darren Wilson and was also...
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...shot and killed in a gated neighborhood by a neighbor named George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was never sentenced to any jail time; he was not punished for his crime. People all over the world have brought this topic to attention and demand it be handled correctly. In this paper, I will be explaining how this injustice affects society as a whole and how people judge each other by race and other certain features. Trayvon Martin, 17, went to the store to buy a bag of skittles and a can of ice tea when attacked by neighborhood watchmen, George Zimmerman. Martin is a resident of Miami, but was visiting his father in Sanford. Zimmerman saw Martin walking in the gated community that he lives in and called 911 to report him for “suspicious action”. After being told by the emergency operators not to follow Trayvon, Zimmerman proceeded. He pursued young Martin and ordered him to “stand his ground”. Alarmed by what was happening, Martin turned his back and continued to walk back to his father’s fiancé’s home. Zimmerman attacked Martin and in the process was hurt. Zimmerman pulled out a gun and fired two shots. The first shot had missed, but the second made direct contact. Trayvon Martin died from a bullet wound minutes after being shot. Neighbors around the area called 911, claiming to have heard gunshot. Zimmerman was released on terms that he only attacked due to “self-defense”. According to Florida laws, Zimmerman is a free man under the “state you ground” law. This has caused...
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...State of Florida v. George Zimmerman Abstract Our group chose to do the highly debatable case regarding George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. Based on the various parts from group members, it would seem we have both sides of the case so there will be discussion from either point of view. Our paper is not going to sway the reader in either direction, but simply state the facts for each side and give an overview of the case from our perspective. Introduction Within the last year, our country has seen one of the most high-profile murder cases unfold. This case is none other than the State of Florida v. George Zimmerman, for the charges of second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin. It took the State roughly two weeks to file an affidavit that stated Zimmerman profiled and confronted Trayvon Martin then shot and killed him when Martin was doing nothing wrong (Colby, Hamacher, & Emmanuel, 2012). This case became a highly political case as well as a racially invoked case. There are always two sides to every case and with that being said, this case could be pulled very far in either direction based on any given individual’s beliefs. George Zimmerman entered a not guilty plea with “stand your ground” as his defense for the charges filed against him. This case did go to trial where 10 jurors, 6 main and 4 alternatives; all female. Background Information George Zimmerman was involved with his local neighborhood watch program. He frequently walked with his dog while doing his...
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...In the mid-1950s, Martin Luther King Jr. began fighting for the rights of Black Americans as a civil rights movement leader. King went to Birmingham, Alabama because he saw it as the most segregated city in the entire country. While attempting to end segregation in Birmingham, King was jailed along with 3,000 other men. During his time in jail, King wrote “Letters from Birmingham City Jail” (Batten 165). Although King made much progress in the fight for the rights of Black Americans, Black Americans are still not treated equally today. In 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17 year old high school student, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a police officer in Florida. Despite taking the life of Martin, Zimmerman was not charged for his murder. It...
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...would beat black men, women and children for no reasons at all many of times. Police brutality is the excessive use of force beyond what is necessary to handle a situation. Many people might say Police brutality is not just a racism, which could possibly be true but you see mainly white policeman killing African American men on the news everyday. You cannot just throw out racism as if it does not exist anymore. In the article Excessive or reasonable force by police, the writers John Wihbey and Leighton Walter Kile talks about excessive of the U.S. police...
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...enslaved. We are the victims of unspeakable injustices. They do not want us to prosper. This is why I stand for “Black Lives Matter”. Some might even try to push us away and contradict our ideas with “All Lives Matter”. Yes, all lives do matter, but at the moment it is black lives that are very important. What people do not realize is that Pro-black is not anti-white. People try to bring us down, make us lesser than they, but we only want to be seen as equal. We all deserve...
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...everyday lives. The topic of privileges shows up in Shaw and Lee chapter two which is the main focus. Privilege as defined by Shaw and Lee is defined as “Advantages that people have by virtue of their status or position in society.” For example males have advantages that are inherent just because they are males that females do not have. In the case of my topic I focused mainly on the privilege that white people have over black people. In early August in Ferguson, Missouri, 18 year old Michael Brown, an unarmed African American male was shot multiple times and killed after a confrontation with a cop. The officer, Darren Wilson, drove by the boys walking in the road and told them to move onto the sidewalk. Wilson then reversed his car back to the two boys where there was an apparent confrontation as Wilson recognized Brown as a suspect for a convenience store robbery days prior and the boys split off running in separate directions. It later became known that the robbery was not the reasons for the encounter that led to Brown’s death. (Washington Post) When Brown was killed there was a public outcry for him because he had been unarmed and was shot by a white police officer, Darren Wilson after what witnesses say looked like Brown surrendering with his hands up walking to Wilson. Shortly after Brown was shot protests and riots began and lasted for several days. This is not the first time that an unarmed African American male had been shot and killed. A few years ago George Zimmerman...
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...Do All Black Lives Matters? Do all Black Lives Matters? Since the being of the movement late last year that is the question running through most peoples’ minds. Whenever there is a story that is about Black Lives Matters it mainly focuses on straight this gender, males with the exception of Sandra Bland. We barely hear about black women being victims of police brutality even though the founder of the movement are women. We also never hear and get media coverage for LGBT+ victims even though they too have large murder rate. There is also a lack of support in the movement for people that aren’t perceived as “Black enough”. The lack of focus on black women, Eraser of the black LGBT+, and colorism shows the injustices within the Black Lives Matters movement. The first example of injustice within the Black Live Matters movement is the lack of focus on women. Black Lives Matters were created in 2013 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi after George Zimmerman was acquittal. Since then the movement has grown tremendously from being mentioned on every major news network, newspapers and websites, to even come up in the presidential debates. Yet there is no mention of the founders being females at all. . Being that the movement was started by women there is hardly any coverage on female victims of police brutality, with the exception of Sandra Bland....
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...Ashley Padilla Ms. Hamlin November 1, 2012 Finale Draft Stereotypes are people misconception of how a person is character as a whole. In today’s society, someone can be easily stereotyped. There are many different kinds of people, rich people, poor people, blacks, whites, Hispanics, and so on. Anyone can be stereotyped by the color of there skin, backgrounds, or finances. We live in a cruel world, where the colors of someone skin can be determined on how someone will treat you, or act around you. I believe everyone has been stereotyped at least once in their life, and some more than others. I also believe people have stereotyped someone by the way they look. I’ am not perfect and I will admit that I have stereotyped someone before. I do not judge someone by the color of there skin; it does not matter if you are white, black, or Hispanic. I believe being a female; it is harder for us not to stereotype, especially towards men. I've heard plenty of stories where women are being abused, raped, or kidnapped, and I feel like those are my reasons. I only feel that way if I’ am in an unfamiliar place, and I do not know my surroundings. For example, if I know I’m in a bad neighborhood, and I’m walking to a store, and I see a man walking behind me, I will become frighten. I probably will start to walk faster, run, or cross to the other side of the street. One, because I’ am by myself in an area that I know is dangerous, and two, because I wouldn’t know what he would have done to...
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...Twelve Angry Men: Justice is Served Twelve Angry Men takes you into a day in the lives of twelve jurors in a New York City courthouse. In the hands of the jurors lies the fate of a young man accused of stabbing his father. Throughout the film, the audience becomes familiar with each of the jurors and is quickly introduced to topics at issue such as discrimination, iniquitous motives, and concerns about the American judicial system. As the twelve jurors deliberate to reach a verdict, the film epitomizes the validation and condemnation of the American justice system. There are many responsibilities of a jury: to achieve fair and impartial decision, determine guilt or not guilt, give people voice in the government, and to protect the rights of the accused. In other words, the main point of the jury system is not to provide innocence but eradicating or sustaining reasonable doubt. The presumption of innocence is a key theme in the narrative that reflects one of the distinct characteristics of the American justice system. As much as this film is about lessons of discrimination, fate, and impartiality, it is also a lesson of the American justice system. Although this film demonstrates many imperfections in the court system, as imperfect human beings, perhaps it is necessary that justice call upon such a system. As shown in Twelve Angry Men, the American justice system, although seemingly flawed, works for us imperfect human beings Aside from the opening courtroom scene where...
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...environment that leads to media injustice is thrown into stark relief.” (Szalavitz) These racial biases will affect the average black individual in practically every aspect in their life. It will hinder their economic opportunities, especially in job-hunting over their white applicant counterpart. Educationally, blacks are almost twice as likely to drop out than a white student. All this and more is directly factored by the media’s...
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...All Lives Matter In 2013 a movement called Black Lives Matter was created and violently forced onto America. A man named George Zimmerman shot and killed a teenager, and was found not guilty of his crime; some say that he was found not guilty because he was a non-black citizen. What the founders of this movement do not understand is that their campaign is doing more harm than good. The Black Lives Matter movement is segregating communities, endangering law enforcement, and causing unwanted victimization. Between the years 1954 and 1964 segregation of whites and blacks was officially over; or so we thought. The Black Lives Matter movement was created to stand against police brutality towards black people, because they believe that police brutality only happens to black people. The name Black Lives Matter is what has started this segregation between black people and every other race. The name makes it seem like they only care about black lives and not anyone else’s life. The founders of the movement maybe do not see it that way, but that is how every other race is taking it. The name alone is creating a bigger problem than police brutality, they are starting another war between the races. They are starting their very own black supremacy. It is a frightening time to be a police officer while the Black Lives Matter movement grows bigger and stronger. Since this movement started there has been riots and protests against our law enforcement. Police officers have not been able...
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...Police Discretion Case Analysis Albeiro E. Florez Law Enforcement Administration CCJS 340 Due by 13 October 2013 Author Note Albeiro E. Florez, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland University College. This report is a response to Professor Jeffrey B. Bumgarner’s project 2 directives. Correspondence concerning this report should be addressed to Albeiro E. Florez, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi eCampus, Adelphi, MD 20783. Contact: florezalbeiro87@gmail.com Police Discretion Case Analysis People make decisions on a daily basis to decide what we should do in any given situation. Having the knowledge to differentiate between what is appropriate or inappropriate is what gives us the freedom to make this decision with the correct judgment. In law enforcement, sworn officers are taught to face any situation by employing good judgment and making the best decisions by themselves or with little to no supervision. This is what we know as police discretion (The Rynard Law Firm, 2007). The Merriam-Webster dictionary describes discretion as “the quality of being careful about what you do and say so that people will not be embarrassed or offended” (Merriam-Webster, 2013). Although systematic routines and protocols need to be followed by officers to ensure they abide by the law as well as to enforce it, often circumstances will show up and force officers to make a decision based on what they feel is right...
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