White Paper – darnell18

White Paper

Content Descriptions

  • Statistics supporting a higher percentage of people being pulled over being minorities
  • What race the officers are that pull over these minorities
  • Discrimination defined and analyzed
  • The Philando Castile killing
  • Dallas revolt and killing of police officers
  1. Working Hypothesis 1

It is inexcusable to think that as far as we have come as a nation, that members of society are still heavily discriminated against.

1a. Working Hypothesis 2

We have come extremely far as a nation up to this point, but it is truly saddening knowing that discrimination is still a prominent factor in society today.
2. Topics for Smaller Papers

Definition/Classification Argument

  • Discrimination defined covers a broad, vast variety of factors outside of simply race. It is important to fully understand the meaning because on a more narrow scale, young black males are more likely to get pulled over than adult black males due to certain stigmas.

Cause/Effect Argument

  • Continuing to discriminate toward African Americans in particular, and getting violent, leads to revolts or retaliations such as the one in Dallas recently. Those who felt disrespected or discriminated against stood their ground and shot and killed police officers. The fatalities on both sides prove this social issue’s significance.

Rebuttal Argument

  • In today’s day and age, more often than not it is just assumed that when a person of color is pulled over, stereotypes or discrimination/racism factored into the traffic stop. But it is essential to know that black officers pull over black people too. As well as that, white officers also pull over white people. Therefore, the opposite race is not always specifically out to get you because of how you look.

3. Current State of the Research Paper

At this point in my research, I am satisfied with the direction my paper is heading. It is a hot topic in our society today, so to shed some light on facts and statistics to educate any reader is my goal. I have a lot of content to work with and I am even educating myself in the process. More sources are still needed, but as of right now I am on track and where I want to be with this paper.

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