...The city of St. Louis has suffered from a deep rooted history of racial tensions, issues and inequalities for years. Businesses that once thrived within the city have left the city for suburban areas. The events in the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Mo on August 9, 2014 forever changed the face of the city and a Nation. In this paper, the author would like to delve into the economic effects that the city has dealt with prior to, during and after the events of August 9, 2014. This paper will evaluate and examine the economic effects that the events has had on this city and community. This paper will explore the decisions made by government officials during and after the riots that affected businesses in the immediate and surrounding areas. This paper would also look at how and if the city can recover. History of St. Louis St. Louis is a metropolitan city which has 92 suburbs that make up the St. Louis County. The city of St. Louis is divided up into the north side which is predominately African American, the south side which is predominately Caucasian, the central west end which is a mixed group and East St. Louis which despite the fact that it is in Illinois is predominately African American. The counties of St. Louis are also divided by race with North County being predominately African American, South County predominately Caucasian, and West County predominately Caucasian. There are twenty four county school districts and one large school...
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...race in Ferguson, Missouri, where a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, they apparently don’t think a similar case in Utah with the races reversed is that newsworthy. According to several media outlets the shooting death of Michael brown on August 9, 2014 in Fergusson, Missouri. Mike Brown an unarmed black teenage male was shot and killed by a white Police Officer Darren Wilson causing a uproar of riots, protest and discussion of police brutality and racism in United States. This incident gained national attention on social media, it was broadcast on television and newspaper worldwide. The facts and the circumstances of Mike Brown shooting incident still under federal and local investigation yet it resulted in protests and civil disorder and it also attracted attention of civil rights leaders, Celebrities, athletes, and the president of the United States also made a comment regarding this incident. According to the Washington times in salt Lake City, Utah Mr. Dillon Taylor 20 years old white male was exiting a 7-eleven with his brother and cousin when officers arrived into investigate of a person with a gun call in the area. Mr. Taylor whom was unarmed and wearing headphones at the time ignored officer’s command and he was shot by the officer who is African American. Mr. Taylor’s friends and family held protest outside of state and federal offices demanding justice. Mr. Taylor incident occurred 2 days after the high profile case of Mike...
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...After the controversial Michael Brown shooting, police officers’ interactions with non-white citizens have received national attention. Police violence has remained a prominent issue with the Ferguson and Baltimore protests causing people to either support or oppose the protest. Some people criticized the protesters for being violent while others saw them as an effective attempt to bring about change in the interactions between police departments and citizens of color. To evaluate the validity of the protesters’ actions, the issues that gave rise to the protests must be fully appreciated to understand if the protest response was justified and will be capable of promoting beneficial change. In Baltimore the focal point of the police violence was the homicide of Freddie Gray. In this case Gray, a 35 year old healthy black man, was arrested. He was then transported in a police van where he sustained injuries to his neck and spinal cord leaving him in a coma. At this point, he was taken to a trauma center where he died a week later. Initially the police officers were unable to account for the injuries or produce a consistent timeline for the arrest, transportation, and medical treatment. This angered the residents of...
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...Nichole Andreasen Sociology of Crime 4 December 2014 Ferguson Shootings: Victim Theories One of the biggest cases that is surrounding the news today is the story Michael Brown and Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. This case began on August 9th, 2014 when Darren Wilson shot 18 year old Michael Brown. When he was shot, Brown had been unarmed. Before the shooting took place, Brown had been suspected of being involved in a robbery. Around this time, Wilson had been leaving another call that was made, when he stopped Brown for being in the street. He didn’t realize at the time that Brown was the suspect that was involved in the robbery. When he stopped Brown, he physically assaulted Wilson by pushing him into the car. The rest of what happened is still up for debate but what they believed to have happened is that Wilson pulled out his gun and when he did this Brown put his hand over the gun and Wilson shot. Wilson continued to shoot Brown six different times and kill him. Since Brown was unarmed and Wilson originally had no reason to stop Brown other than the fact that they were in the street, many people believed that Wilson did what he did out of racism and that Brown was the victim and not Wilson. This case went to trial and after three months the grand jury decided not to indict Wilson for the shooting of Brown. Throughout this paper, I will go through each point of view of Brown being the victim and Wilson being the victim. I will also use different victim theories to...
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...Allegations of excessive force by police departments in the United States have continued to generate large media coverage across the nation. After the Rodney King incident in 1991, public outcry regarding the use of excessive force was thrown into public view causing reform in law enforcement. As the years continued, incidents of police brutality have continued to plague the nation. In the state of Ferguson, the fatal shooting of Michael Brown occured at the hands of officer, Darren Wilson, which set off giant unrest and protests within their communities. In addition, Eric Garner, a citizen of New York, was also killed by a local officer through the use of a brutal “chokehold” sparking even more outrage. Countless cases of police brutality...
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...SOC 370 December 4th, 2014 Sociology of Race Relations With Police Officers The United States prides itself on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As a country, all men are created equal and have the same opportunities. However, to this day, that is not the case. For decades and arguably centuries, African Americans and other minorities have continued to fight this ongoing battle against racism and prejudice. This struggle is also very prevalent in police and judicial affairs. With the recent racial tension going on in the United States, it is important to understand why African Americans are still feeling this way in order to find ways in which to eliminate police brutality. Using Weber’s theory of authority, one can apply his ideology to the recent events in race relations and police officers in order to understand the ongoing tension and divulging into the reasoning behind people’s reactions to these events, emphasizing the issue is centralized around power and authority. There are everyday events that occur that highlight the ongoing racial tension between African Americans and police officers, showing that discrimination and racism is not dead here in the United States. For example, take the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. There is major controversy in the telling of the Michael Brown shooting. Michael Brown was shot and killed on August 9th by Officer Darren Wilson (Clarke). Brown was unarmed when the incident happened and the witnesses’...
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...Zachary Frederico Ferguson Missouri 1. When I think of “Ferguson, Missouri” I think of an unnecessary attack on America as a whole. To burn and loot a community that was destroyed by the people who live in it does not make sense to me no matter what the situation. Despite if the verdict was right or wrong it is still no reason the loot an entire city. America is a beautiful country and with all the police and citizen drama we are turning it inside out. If the problem started because of violence and people getting hurt, why would we “fix” the problem with more violence instead of going about it in a more proper and professional manner? 2. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/13/us/ferguson-missouri-town-under-siege-after-police-shooting.html?_r=0 I found this article about the events that happened in Ferguson by simply typing Ferguson Missouri into the Google search engine. The article is from August 10, 2015 and included very detailed and valuable information on the matter. I trust this article because it comes straight from the New York Times website which is a very well known and trusted news source. This article talks about all aspects of the incident from what led to the Mike Brown shooting to what happened after the Grand Jury announcement. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/michael-brown-anniversary-police-shoot-suspect-ferguson-missouri-n406896 I found this article by typing “Ferguson Missouri Michael Brown” in to google...
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...to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the laws my nation and the agency I serve.” The people that take this oath are considered the finest, and noblest people that decided to, selflessly and humbly, dedicate their life to the greater good. According to the oath police officers are supposed to embody honor, faithfulness, integrity, character, courage, accountability, community, and wield the public’s trust. The question is: how many police officers are actually like this? How many can purge themselves of all selfish, irrational beliefs and treat everyone equally? I used to believe that most police officers were exactly what the oath said they were with the minority being the wicked ones, but recently I am starting to believe that reality is the opposite. I’m starting to believe that the wicked police officers are the majority and the just are scarce. “FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) - A shooting in Ferguson has tensions riding high between residents and police. Saturday afternoon, a police involved shooting occurred at the Canfield Green apartment complex in the 2900 block of Canfield. A teenager was shot and killed. An officer from the Ferguson Police Department was involved in the shooting,” says Fox news. This is the news report from August 14, 2014 about the murder of Michael Brown. He was an unarmed African American boy that was “slaughtered by...
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...On average, most police departments will require a degree of some kind for any and all positions. In order to become a detective, a student can choose to take a number of different degrees. These degrees are police science, sociology, criminal justice, or law enforcement (Ferguson 4). A study in 2015 shows that the average detective makes a median of $60,270 a year. The salary a detective receives varies substantially based on the location where one works. In bigger cities where crime is more prevalent, a detective would get paid more. Whereas a detective working in a small, rural town will receive much less as crime does not happen as much (Bureau of Labor Statistics 7). The employment of detectives and other law enforcement jobs is expected to grow 4 percent from 2014 to 2024. The demand for employment of law enforcement varies greatly upon location yet the need for them continues...
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...decisions to reveal things to the general public that are not entirely true. As an effect, that could cause the public to lose respect for law enforcement. An example of this can be seen from the events that took place in Ferguson, Missouri where teen Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer and eventually led to riots in the streets. These events happened because multiple media outlets decided to tell the public details about the shooting before any actual investigation could figure out what happened. The media kept spitting out information about the incident that made the Ferguson police department look bad. The police department could not defend themselves from these accusations because they could not give out any information about an ongoing investigation. Furthermore, the rise of technological advancements like social media outlets, i.e. Facebook and Twitter, are potential dangers that are beyond the reach of traditional policing methods to plan for. These social media outlets can allow for a flash mob to organize in no time and a potential crisis could spring up in the matter of hours. These outlets also possible led to the organizations of the mobs of Ferguson and Ferguson P.D. was not fully prepared for the violence that occurred. In court cases, mistrials also have occurred...
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...Constitutional Law: CRJS400 - 1402B - 01 Individual Project: Unit 3 Human Rights Analysis Human Rights Analysis The case of Plessy vs. Ferguson established the separate but equal doctrine that was prevalent throughout life in the South for over fifty years. The case involved a man by the name of Homer Adolph Plessy, who was a colored shoemaker from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was only 1/8 black and 7/8 white, but under Louisiana law he was considered black. It also involved a white Judge by the name of John Howard Ferguson. In 1892 Plessy was asked by the Citizens Committee which was a political group made up of African Americans and Creoles to help them challenge the Separate Car Act, which by Louisiana law separated blacks and whites in railroad cars. If a black was caught sitting in the white section of the cars, they could get either 20 days in jail or a $25 fine. He agreed to help the Committee. On June 7, 1892, Plessy purchased a first-class ticket at the Press Street Station in New Orleans to go to Covington, Louisiana. The railroad didn’t support the Separate Car Law, because of the expense and trouble involved with it. They chose this station for that reason and the station was in on the test as well. He sat in the white only section and waited for the conductor. When the conductor arrived he told him that he was only 1/8 black and that he refused to move to the colored car of the train. A hired detective told Plessy he was violating the law but he still refused...
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...Michael Brown and the 1st Amendment “A shot rang out in the Ferguson sky”. Although this line resembles a line from a song, the events that unite the two are real. Happened August 9th Michael Brown was shot by an officer in Ferguson named Officer Wilson. Michael Browns case didn’t go unheard from the, the main story, violate protests and witnesses comments and the prosecutor’s story will be mentioned in this paper. Officer Wilson violated the first amendment by not reading Michael Browns rights so the situation was not dealt with appropriately. The main story has so much detail that makes it sound so true. Michael Brown was an 18 year old teen and was unarmed and this event happened or occurred on August 9th. Wilson left an apartment he...
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...Militarized Police: A Growing Epidemic Eric Reed Liberty University Abstract The purpose of this research is to document the chronic spread of militarization of police agencies across the United States at the federal, state, and local levels. Police militarization is one of the most controversial issues facing our police forces and encompasses a wide range of problems, from cases of excessive force, to civil rights violations, to budgetary problems. This research will include events that led to the creation of the first SWAT units, the aftereffects of the September 11 attacks, as well as the problems that both the contemporary public and police agencies face today. Finally, this project will highlight several proposed solutions to curb the increasing prevalence of police militarization, specifically as it pertains to agency administration. Militarized Police: A Growing Epidemic Eric Reed Liberty University Every day across the United States, tens of thousands of police officers and federal agents put their lives on the line to serve their communities and their country. They face a myriad of threats that could reveal themselves at any given moment, and it's impossible to predict what the next day of work holds for these men and women. The key to survival is to be well-prepared for any situation; as such, it is of utmost importance that our officers and agents have access to the protection and tools they need to deal with and adapt to the ever-changing force of...
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...St.Louis and New York many people have been facing this issue. Two incidents in particular is the Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown and The killing of a Staten Island man by a police officer. The Ferguson shooting was taken seriously and caused many people to question racial profiling. While Michael Brown was a black teenager the killer happened to be a male, white police officer. This caused many people to have different opinions on whether or not Brown was killed do to his race. Brown was suspected to have done nothing wrong to Officer Wilson and it came to the conclusion that Brown was shot for no apparent reason. As this case continued to be seen through the government, many things didn't make sense to why Brown had been shot 12 times. Many people have came to the conclusion that Officer Wilson wanted Brown dead. No one really knows why this may be the case. Earlier before Brown was killed, he was seen causing a problem in a local liquor store. Once Brown arrived at the scene he should have addressed the situation in a better way however he chose not too. Aside from the Ferguson situation, there was similar situation just a month later. A black Staten Island man was killed by a white police officer due to an illegal head lock. Eric Garner a black man was killed by Daniel Pantaleo by putting him in a chokehold that prevented him from breathing. The New York City Police Department doesn't allow chokeholds which makes this incident suspicious. Garner was...
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...It was known that the tensions between the minorities and police had been high due to the zimmerman shooting. All it needed was one event that would cut the issue right open. On August 9, 2014 Michael brown, an unarmed black teen was shot six times. Considering the wounds that were sustained in the incident it is very clear that there was a hidden racial tension in Ferguson. This tragic event brings up many questions that deal with discrimination in the police force and police brutality. This is only one of a few rising police shootings, and many more police brutality cases. Michael brown and his friend, Dorian Johnson, were walking down a street in a close suburb of St. Louis, Ferguson. From the account of the Policeman, Wilson, he asked them to move onto the sidewalk. Brown reached into the...
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