This article tells the story of a white police officer shooting a black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Terence Crutcher, the man who was shot, fathered four children and according to his family was a “devoted Christian.” Crutcher was described by police as a “big bad dude” seconds before being shot.
Days after the incident, it was reported that “officers discovered PCP in Crutcher’s vehicle.” Crutchers family and lawyer have since pointed to the announcement as serving as a type of immoral intellectual justification for the unlawful shooting of Crutcher.
Lately, the death of Terence Crutcher has garnered even more public interest after “police shot and killed a black man in Charlotte on Tuesday afternoon.” At a conference on Wednesday, Attorney General
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Mainly, the shooting highlights how our government only has the power to control de jure segregation, while de facto segregation requires a societal wakeup rather than a governmental one.
For instance, when the US Government escorted the Little Rock Nine into school, it didn’t suddenly change the way the local white community felt about African Americans. In other words, just because they were there, didn’t mean they were welcome: the government couldn’t possibly change that.
I believe the current police shootings in America are much the same. While protesters and movements call for governmental action to inspire change, there’s actually very little the government can do to alter the mindsets of individual police officers aside from enforcing stricter punishments. There simply exists no law that can instantly alter a person's deeply rooted psychological mindset. In the end, with the rapidly diversifying demographic of the United States, social change will come, just not
Upon Hasan’s graduation from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, he worked as a mental health provider with the Army Medical Corps. Hasan was assigned to Fort Hood and was responsible for providing care to soldiers in the readiness center which gave him access where various soldiers being processed to deploy or return from Iraq or Afghanistan. Hasan himself was scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan. Some reports suggest that Hasan’s reaction was impacted by stories he heard from soldiers returning from combat tours, in accordance with his profession (http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/07/nation/na-fort-hood-shootings7).
The Kent State shooting has sadly been one of the many fatal shootings throughout history in America. There are growing rates in mass shootings in America today as we know. They are becoming more common in our daily news sadly. We have many Anti-shooting, and many rallies to end war on certain topics. This just happened to be one for the Vietnam war. .
The Virginia Tech shooting was one of the biggest shooting. Seung-Hui Cho was the mass murderer of the Virginia Tech shooting. Cho killed 33 people and injured 18 more. I am going to explain a little of who Cho is and some information about the Virginia Tech shooting. I will also explain the motives behind the why he did the shooting and how officers responded to the crime. Finally, I will explain how Virginia Tech and campuses across the nations have changed there active shooter situations.
“From that point on,” after witnessing the body—and Mamie’s courage—“Mississippi began to move” (Bush 3). On July 2nd 1964, John F. Kennedy signed the civil rights act into law. Now, This was meant to be a turning point in history and the act of gunning down a black youth became a staple case of racism considering it was the case that led to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act. However, within the emergence of this new racism, “African American males between the ages of 15 and 34 comprised more than 15% of all deaths logged in 2015 by investigation into the use of deadly force by police” (Swaine 1) even though African American males only make up 2% of the population. From Emmett Till’s gunning down in 1955 to Walter Scott’s in 2015, we are witnessing history repeat itself when America can clearly see, “of course the evidence is not there, but we are still claiming skin color was not a factor” (Crump 2). The city of North Charleston, S.C., was all too willing to accept the officer’s version of events, even though the physical evidence clearly showed that the officer had landed four out of eight bullets in Scott’s
To be specific, the occurrence of the Treyvon Martin shooting impacted the lives of many, and opened the door to many conversations. This event made Americans realize that racial profiling was still at the forefront of America’s issues. Treyvon Martin, an African American bystander, was shot down by a neighborhood watchman who was part of a watch group (Ortiz 717). Now, many debated whether or not George Zimmerman, the perpetrator, was racially profiling Treyvon. This sparked the debate towards the subject of discrimination and led to new topics that included
Throughout Cannery Row the use of interconnecting chapters is used by John Steinbeck for a purpose that was not understood at first by critics. Nearly half of the chapters in Cannery Row are interconnecting chapters, some chapters even stray away from the plot, but are implemented for one reason or another. These chapters were not seen to have significance to the book at the time and lead to many bad critics of the novel, but the bad reviews would not be enough to stop people from buying Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. Having these interconnecting chapters take up so much of the novel has to have some significance since it was deliberately implemented by its author. Understanding these interconnecting chapters plays a big role in understanding Cannery
Major events have crafted the United States and other nations into what they are today. Going from world wars in the 1940’s, to civil rights movements in the 1960’s, to extravagant national debt today, have all played a part in shaping our nation. Being from rural Mississippi, world news being made here is uncommon. We see all of our major news from televisions or newspapers, and this “news” is all happening elsewhere, far from here. Whether it is a good thing that we do not make the big news or not, the fear of uncertain events still lingers. From shootings in schools to bombings in cities, we are fortunate for being seemingly far from these dangers. Even though no physical effects pertain to me, mental pain and fear stays and leaves doubt
Cameron Wethey Mr. Swarner World History DE 30 November 2015 The Fall of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire began in 27 BC. The Empire reached its height at 117 AD and split into West and East in 285 AD. It falls in 476 AD due to speculated reasons.
A case of police brutality in Charlotte, North Carolina is the 2013 case of Jonathan Ferrell. Ferrell had been in a car accident and ran to a woman’s home for aid. The woman assumed someone was breaking in her home and called the police. The police found Ferrell near the scene of the car accident and he attempted to make his way towards them asking for help, when the footage on the dash camera show that police officer Randall Kerrick began to open fire at Ferrell shooting him ten times. Kerrick was not indicted by the jury after the judge declared a mistrial. Two years later Ferrell’s family is still fighting for justice. General Roy Cooper told the press “Kerrick did not follow his training during his encounter with Ferrell. ”Most of them [police officers] ...understand that officers must be held accountable when they do not follow their training --
All across the nation, in the news the black community has been making their voice heard, in regards to white police brutality, and murder against the unarmed black community. Many of these brutal attacks and flat out murders of unarmed black people haven’t been largely prosecuted, some officers have even been acquitted of any wrong doing or murder. This has led to outrage in the African American community at large. The shooting of an unarmed black teen named Michael Brown caused the racial strain in this country to break.
After an investigation into this incident The DA’s office did not charge Officer Campbell. There was only one actual witness to the killing and his credibility was questioned. Apparently this is one of many other incidents against minorities in the city of Denver. As a result and investigation into the Denver Police Department was initiated. The Investigation was geared towards trying to identify if Officers were racially biased and “trigger happy” when it came to minorities (Maher, 2008).
Racial injustice against people of colour is an immense, ongoing issue that has not only targeted lives but has also taken many innocent lives. In America, these racial divisions date back to the days of slavery, where black people were denied of their basic human rights because of discrimination. In present day, some individuals view America as a post-racial environment, due to such victories as electing a black president; but the brutal, fatal and unjust events in Ferguson, Missouri prove that these divisions are still present. On August 9th, 2014, an unarmed, 18 year old black teen was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. The events that led to the death of Michael Brown occurred on an early morning where Mr. Wilson stopped Michael Brown and a friend after leaving a convenience store. An altercation occurred which prompted Mr. Brown to flee and officer Wilson to begin shooting. The death of Mr. Brown caused the city to stand up against police brutality through peaceful protest, looting, and even violence, to gain justice for Mr. Brown and his family. As the protests grew, the police used military tactics such as, tear gas, to “maintain order” during the unrest of the city. In recent, news the grand jury decided that Officer Darren Wilson was not responsible for the death of Michael Brown, which led to a larger public outrage not only in America, but also across the
This type of death presents a unique set of problems because of the constant media attention and the public debates that often occur surrounding the shooting, and if a trial ensues it is often highly publicized, as is the verdict. Consequently, media attention can lead to friends and families constantly reliving the tragic event over and over, thus compounding their grief. The untimely death of young Black males by police shootings also has implications for social work practice and particularly for social workers who practice in the realm of social justice. Death by police shooting can lead to a distrust of law enforcement officers and the criminal justice system within the Black community; moreover,
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One community that stands out the most for the conflict between law enforcement and their community is Ferguson, Missouri. On August 9, 2014 Darren Wilson, 28, a white Ferguson police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American male (McLaughlin). This case started one of the biggest uproar the nation has ever seen between community and law enforcement. When the incident first occurred there were many pieces of information missing to paint a scenario of how and what occurred between Brown and officer Wilson. Apparently Michael Brown was walking home late at night when officer Darren Wilson and Michael Brown got into a confrontation that lead to Wilson shooting Brown, the case goes