. In the case of Travyon’s death, it is mostly due to the tragedy that the person who was shot is black, and the person who shot him was white. However, in my opinion, I don’t believe that race should have anything to do with it at this time. I think that no matter what the color of their skin, if a person is a danger to themselves or others then the situation should be dealt with accordingly. Ideally, this person should be either 302’d by someone who knows them and could have reason to believe they are a danger to others, in this case. The other option would just be locking him up until the trial is proceeding. This would probably be the most common response. (part 3)
I think that most decent citizens wouldn’t even let that happen. I do think that people these days who are in the justice system are knowingly not forgiving at all. And especially in the cases of blacks and many other minorities. These are the people who are targeted the most by the justice system.
I do think that this situation can be closely related to the Travyon case. I think that in general, black people and the law do not mix, but only according to the justice system. Anytime any black person is slightly out of line, they will typically get arrested. When a white person is slightly out of line, they do not get arrested, they may get a warning, or a “slap on the wrist” so to speak, but they do not get “locked up” nearly as often as their counterparts, the blacks and Hispanics mostly. (part 2)
I think that this case with Melissa is actually absolutely ridiculous. The fact that she went through so much with her husband and child is extremely disturbing and almost unheard of that the justice system would not take this into account. The idea that this entire case has to do with a child makes the entire case different. Yes, the justice system could argue that the gunshot was entirely bad for the child to be exposed to, but when it comes to a life or death situation, I’d rather my child be exposed to hearing a gunshot, than be exposed to seeing their mother die, or die themselves. I think that Melissa did the best thing she could have done in that situation. She saved at least her own life, and possibly also her child’s life. I don’t know how the justice system does not see that. I also don’t understand why the justice system would not account for the fact that her husband was abusing her, WHILE SHE WAS PREGNANT. This idea is absolutely outrageous. (part 1)
I also think that it is interesting that many people of black or Latino decent is in an unfortunate circumstance, not only because of social barriers but also because of legal barriers. In our society, people believe that the common, white person is the ideal, and therefore, anyone else is going to look either more or less innocent than the common white man. In most cases, for whatever reason, the black and Latinos are the ones who are discriminated against on a legal standpoint. So in this case, this is also a disadvantage to being a minority in the United States and being discriminated against. (part 3)
Obviously in this article, the man has experienced people making fun of him for his race and also people not accepting him, which I think is a really big deal. If people are not accepted for their race or even given a chance then they definitely have a social disadvantage in the society that they are living in. I believe that if I were a minority in a certain society then I would definitely want to leave that society. I think it’s a huge disadvantage to make friends and even relationships. If you are a minority then there are many people who would not even give you a chance just because of your race before they even know your personality. In a society where you are part of the race majority, you have much more opportunity to get to know the majority of your society without racial judgment. (part 2)
This situation is very common in the United States, from my understanding. Most people who are curious about this, in a sense that people are not so much interested in the idea that people are seeing things the way that a certain race sees things. I think it’s really interesting how there’s such a difference between people who are of a certain race that is uncommon in their area, and people who are the majority in an area. For instance, I’ve never really been in an area where white people are uncommon. I’ve also never realized how much it may affect people who are in an area where they are the minority. I think one of the main reasons why white people have somewhat of a reputation of being racist is because we are naïve. I’d be willing to bet that most white people who are racist have never been in a culture where they are the minority and may feel uncomfortable about their race. I think that in order to relieve racism from primarily white societies those white people would need to experience being the minority in a primarily non white society. In general, it just makes sense. Also, I think it could be really unfortunate to be a minority. (part 1)
An idea like this though is uncalled for, and this is one of the many reasons why people would want to identify our gov’t as corrupt. These rules and laws just keep on adding on top of eachother an now that we start to realize this, we are at the same time realizing how much our government really is controlling us, without us even realizing it. And while they tell us how free we are, we then experience the idea that maybe they aren’t telling us the truth and maybe people are not actually living as freely as they think. It seems as if the government slips in right from under our noses without us even noticing the influence they have on our actions.( part 3)
So when us Americans think about how “free” we are, we should actually think about the fact that in a lot of other countries people can wear as little or as much as they want, their government doesn’t tell them what to wear. This isn’t all countries, but a lot of them. A lot of them do have rules, mostly religious rules that may shape the way they dress. And the government of these countries probably controls this to an extent. And other things and actions that people do in these countries are controlled too, But the fact that America is now starting to have rules similar to these countries in which their government is knowingly corrupt, this is something that should probably start to scare us. Our government isn’t corrupt, in a lot of people’s minds, also in other’s minds, it is very corrupt. (part 2)
I think the saggy pants problem is an interesting one, especially to be covered in the legal system. I do think, however, that it can’t really do any harm. I think that since this law is new, and it doesn’t seem to be particularly specific, that the law enforcers should be pretty forgiving at first. By this, I just mean that they should give a warning before they actually cite people for this. I think that a lot of states would benefit from having this law passed also, however, it’s obvious that this may not be the situation that would be most ideal for states which have big urban cities where there is a lot of diverse dress. There may be many more problems for people who do this regularly and now will be penalized for their dress. I think this also has a lot to do with the idea of freedom in the United States. If states are starting to make laws like this now, by the time my generation is 60 there will probably be a country dress code. (part 1)
This situation is proving that most people are not all that smart until they are aware of what is going on. Sometimes I think that a lot of people are like the fact that they may be considered smart for reasons like being bilingual for instance. This probably makes them feel empowered and feel like if they are suppose to be smart then they will probably subconsciously make themselves smarter without realizing it. This is a situation that makes me think that if Hispanics knew that this bilingualism makes them smarter then maybe they will make themselves smarter not knowing or realizing it at the time. This situation is easy for all of us to understand. (part 3)
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