preview

Segregation It 's Not Just A White And Black Issue Essay

Satisfactory Essays

Jordan Reuille-Dupont
Coons
Honors Language Arts
30 August 2016
Segregation… It 's Not Just a White and Black Issue Racial tension in the United States is a growing concern. A big challenge is raising awareness about racial segregation effects on the wider community. In order to ease the pressure and begin repairing race relations the paranoid style of American policing and the segregation of American citizens should be addressed as a primary cause. Along with undermining the legitimacy of officers, communities where a distinct separation is based on race or other differences, allows distrust of the police force to fester and grow. By not believing the police force is there to protect and serve, an unbalanced society is created from injustices and distrust. To begin unraveling our racial crisis communities should focus on programs to help eliminate segregation. The center of racial tension is said to come from white cops intentionally harming based on the ethnic descendant, or when high power government officials abuse the status they were given to discreetly harm the lower classes or other cultural groups. Unfortunately, all the stories on the subject focus on white brutality when in reality "Most black citizens are killed by other black people, not police officers." (p.2 Beaty). Almost 100% of the time cops resolve violence and crime without resorting to killing the convicts. This is not in any way remarkable, brave, or outstanding. America has decided it is

Get Access