Causal Argument-Philly321

Calming the Storm

Officer Darren Wilson was proud to pin the badge of the Ferguson Police Department to his dress blues, but since he discharged his Sig P229 pistol on August 9, 2014, the badge reminds him that he mortally wounded a teenager in the line of duty. A nationwide study conducted from 2008-2012 by Pamela Kulbarsh, a psychiatric nurse for over 25 years and a member of San Diego’s Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, found that nearly 150,000 officers have experienced symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, not to mention the officers who, because of the stigma of appearing weak, have yet to come forward with their symptoms. For years, we have ignored the calls for help from the guardians of our safety who have pledged to protect our nation.

It has been argued that officers are in no way affected by cultural influences in their field of duty. If an officer is in distress, he or she will seek out help. On the contrary, John Seifert, a Boulder County Sherriff’s Deputy, who earned a medal of valor for his actions in a 2008, a gun battle that saw dozens of rounds fired, struggled for years with post-traumatic stress disorder. He left the police force two years later and began heavily drinking. In 2015, Seifert was found at his home outside Nederland with a single shotgun blast to his neck. Why did Seifert choose not to seek help? Mike Violette, an executive director of the Colorado State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, emphasized that it was “difficult enough to have officer’s come forward who have this problem. There is an ‘I can handle it’ attitude that cops have.” Seifert is one of hundreds of officers nationally who have taken their lives in the past 4 years, many of them suffering from PTSD. It is a condition long ignored by law enforcement, where confessing emotional trauma is looked down upon.

Perhaps the largest barrier to finding effective treatments and support systems is the culture that exists within law enforcement. The profession requires officers to restrain from their emotions and rein their feelings of pain or suffrage. It is presumed by law enforcement that officers can make that emotional switch and focus on another case, regardless of what they may be experiencing. In a predominantly male culture emphasizing toughness and a shrug-it-off, suck-it-up mentality, officers are forced to keep their feelings to themselves and resort to unhealthy methods of coping, which result in negative outcomes (such as alcohol abuse, risk-taking behaviors, etc.).

When a traumatic incident occurs, officers are left with the images, the smells, and the sounds. It lingers around them. A study conducted by psychologists from Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Rochester found that suppressing emotions can lead to negative emotions like anger, anxiety and depression. We know that stress can build up and become chronic when our “natural” fight-or-flight responses meant to help us survive in conflict situations are frustrated. Similarly, detrimental effects may occur when negative emotions remain unexpressed. When stress starts to interfere with an officer’s ability to live a normal life for an extended period, it can wear and tear on their bodies creating new problems or make existing problems worse. An officer, who does not come forward because of the stigma of appearing weak, will drive themselves crazy under the constant reminder of a horrific incident.

Law enforcement personnel receive training on the warning signs of alcohol use, abuse, and dependency. Informing police officer’s about the negative effects of alcohol abuse can only help them to a certain extent. But when police officer’s actually accumulate astronomical amounts of pressure in their field of duty, alcohol seems like a reasonable solution to their problems. Why not drink alcohol as a temporary relief to help cope with a murder case? Law enforcement is both a mentally and physically demanding job.  Alcohol provides an outlet for police officers because they refuse to seek treatment for their anxieties or symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The most remote cause for alcohol abuse in law enforcement lies in alcohol’s ability to alter levels of neurotransmitters in the brain that takes officer’s away from their line of duty and into a mindless bliss.

Police officers are more at risk alcohol abuse than the general public, as a result of their stress levels. Internal stressors, such as administrative stress, include lack of support, long hours, overtime, no room for advancement, and family complications.  External stressors are correlated with outside factors such as the attitude of the general public, daily exposure to trauma, negativity, and uneasiness when dealing with challenging and dangerous situations. Vicki Lindsay, a professor of Criminology and Penology at the University of Southern Mississippi, conducted a study of police officer’s in urban communities and found that of those officers surveyed, 11% of male officers and 16% of female officers reported alcohol use levels deemed “at-risk” by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Problems that develop (such as alcohol dependency) are usually the result of officer’s, because of the stigma of appearing weak, reluctance to seek help.

We need to eliminate the stigma surrounding the culture of law enforcement regarding the harsh judgment of police officers who seek professional help for mental health concerns.  It is critical that officers learn healthy coping strategies to minimize stress on a regular basis, rather than attempt to mask stress with alcohol or other unhealthy behaviors. We cannot simply teach them about the negative effects of alcohol. We need to be there when it matters most.

Works Cited

New Source

“Police and PTSD” The Law Enforcement Magazine. 22 Feb. 2013. Web. 4 Nov. 2016.

http://www.policemag.com/channel/careers-training/articles/2013/02/police-and-ptsd.aspx

New Source

“Police Officers struggle with PTSD” The Denver Post. 18 Jun. 2014. Web. 4 Nov. 2016.

http://www.denverpost.com/2014/06/18/police-officers-struggle-with-ptsd-but-treatment-can-bring-stigma/

New Source

“Keeping Your Emotions Bottled Up Could Kill You” Huffpost Living. 31 Mar. 2014. Web. 4 Nov. 2016.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/timi-gustafson/bottling-up-negative-emotions_b_5056433.html

New Source

Willman, Elizabeth A. “Alcohol Use Among Law Enforcement.” The Journal of Law Enforcement. 2.3 (2008) 1-4. Print.

Missing Dollar – aaspiringwriter

In this paradox no contradiction is actually taking place. There is no missing dollar. Adding $27 and $2 (to get $29) in the end is not required at all. The ladies paid $27 out of which $25 went to the restaurant and $2 went to the waiter. Actually we are supposed to subtract $2 from $27 and not add it to $27 . Adding $27 and $2 to get a $29 is just an additional calculation to confuse everyone.

Definition Argument-Prof2020

The separation of church and state is a concept that has been misinterpreted and blown out of proportion more times than it’s possible to keep track of. It defines the distance in the relationship between organized religion and the nation state. Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802 referencing the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. It includes this excerpt:

“Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church and State.” [1]

He’s explaining that the Bill of Rights impedes the establishment of a national church which, in turn, prevents the government from interfering with a person’s right to expression of religion. After all, English protestants came to America seeking religious freedoms. That was a main pillar in the development of America as a colony of England.

Over time, the phrase has been so widely used and interpreted that it’s lost some of its salt. The separation of church and state is also tied to more broad religious freedoms such as being able to practice whatever religion you choose in the way you see fit. The United States was founded on biblical principles, most of which serve our country well and support the values of most American citizens, christian or not. However, we cannot claim to be a religiously inclusive nation while our laws only respect one religion.

In addition, having legal freedoms yet being oppressed by the general societal stance isn’t true freedom. For example, muslims are legally permitted to practice their religion in America as they see fit but after the Twin Tower attacks on 9/11, animosity towards Muslim Americans has skyrocketed. One in four Muslims either knows someone who has or have personally experienced an act of anti-muslim discrimination, harassment, verbal abuse or physical attack since 9/11. This discrimination and negative stance towards the entire culture isn’t just affecting those on the receiving end of it. European Americans are being misinformed about the reality of the situation. This extreme instance of widespread prejudice has blinded the rest of us to the truth about the groups involved, resulting in their oppression and our ignorance.

Because of the censorship in schools on what pertaining to religion can and can’t be taught, a lot of the details we learn about the 9/11 attacks comes from outside and often biased sources and so forms our own opinions on what actually happened. This is the reason we need to properly educate people on as many religions as possible. Religion is incredibly controversial and a lot of the friction could most likely be reduced if more people truly understood what they were arguing about. This education needs to start early, in our middle and elementary schools. Far too often, children grow up with convictions they adopted from their parents. Their beliefs aren’t even their own but if they heard it from their parents it has to be right..right? Sadly, that’s not always true. You have complete control over how you view the world but depending on the lens you’re using, what filters through will be vastly different. By properly educating our citizens about different religions and cultural practices, we’re giving them a better opportunity to make informed decisions about their how they interact with others.

While I truly believe in this concept, there are far too many rigid restrictions for this to flow smoothly. When the separation of church and state policy was adopted by the United States, it prevented one problems but started another. With the way the policy is currently being enforced, teaching students in public schools about religious practices becomes very difficult because the government can’t be seen throwing support behind a religious movement. This also prohibits the government from providing any funding or support to a private school, especially those with a religious affiliation. However, there is a loophole. Separation of church and state prevents government funded schools from teaching religion so in 2000, the public school district in Modesto, California began teaching about religion. The World Religions program is heavily regulated and monitored. Each class receives the same textbooks, study guides, visual aids, and lesson plan as every other class in the district. As long as the instructors aren’t giving more attention or support to one religion over others, the plan works and has worked brilliantly.

A group of researchers from the First Amendment Center has been following the program since its inception. The team admitted they were unsure of what their investigation would conclude. Students enrolled in the program were interviewed before, during and immediately after the course ended and then again six months later. They found that the student body involved became far more tolerant of other religions and cultural practices and even more likely to stand up for them and protect the religious rights of others. Students themselves said that the course had broadened their views and prepared them to fight back against faith based bullying. [2Perhaps the biggest concern of parents in the district is that it would weaken the faith of children who were raised with a religious background. Contrary to expectations, this increased tolerance resulted in no change in the faiths of students. Students who entered the program with religious convictions ended the course with the same convictions. [2]

With religion and religious beliefs being such a controversial topic, particularly in America, we need to take great strides as individuals and as a nation to mold our country and communities into those that cultivate and reflect the diversity growing within them. Diversity should not divide us. It should better prepare us to face controversy and handle it fairly and with an open mind.

Citations

  1. “Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury BaptistsThe Final Letter, as Sent.” Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists (June 1998). N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.
  2. Kilman, Carrie. “One Nation, Many Gods.” Teaching Tolerance. N.p., 2007. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

E09: Brief Causal Arguments

In-class Exercise

Consider what you know about your own Topic and Thesis.
Make 5 brief Causal Arguments derived from your own research, as I have done on the Lecture Page “Types of Causal Arguments.”

  1. Single Cause with a Single Effect (X causes Y)
  2. Single Cause with Several Effects (X causes Y and Z)
  3. Several Causes for a Single Effect (Both X and Y cause Z)
  4. A Causal Chain (X causes Y, which causes Z)
  5. Causation Fallacy (X does not cause Y)

Use the Reply field below to make your Arguments.

Definition Argument- Princess272

A term that’s definition is debated throughout the world is a father. It takes a true man to be a true father, because the two go hand in hand. In order to define a father, a man must first be defined. A man is someone who is of good moral standing, does what he needs to do in order to succeed, is true to his word, and cares deeply for others. An example of a true man as oppose to a self proclaimed man is that any man can get a woman pregnant, but it takes a special one to step up and be a father. This idea of stepping up to the plate is the main difference between a self proclaimed man and a true man.

Google defines the word father as “a man in relation to his natural child or children”. This definition is more than lacking luster; it lacks the essence of what a father is. A father in today’s society is considered a provider, protector, teacher, friend, exemplar, patriarch, disciplinarian, and spiritual leader. These eight attributes of a father in today’s society sheds light on what father should be but not who can be a father. Any man who stand ahead of the curve for a child and leads them to bettering themselves is truly a father.

My father in particular is a great man. He took in my eldest brother as his own when he married my mother even though he was not his biological child. At the mere age of 3, my  brother did not know the significance of what my father had chose to do. My father chose to lead the path for this bastard child even though he did not have to. He decided to provide, protect, teach, be a friend, exemplify, be a patriarch, disciplinarian, and be a spiritual leader for this child even though my father had no offspring of his own. Due to men like my father who step up and be the father other men were not ready to be, the definition by google stating a father is “a man in relation to his natural child or children” is false. My father was more of a dad than my eldest brother’s biological father could ever be.

Father’s teach in many different ways. Some ways fathers teach are through example, as a patriarch, through disciplinary actions, and through spiritual leading. My father did and continues to do all of these things. First and foremost, my father is a pastor; spiritual leading came with the territory of being him. he constantly reminds his children of what God has planned for us and how we should stay focused on him. Because of actions such as this, his moral standing has always been exemplary and was always the example of what a man and a father should be. My father constantly used bible quotes over the years to back anything he does. One of his favorites to quote was Ephesians verse 6  chapter 4, which states, “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training an admonition of the Lord”. With that said, he still had no problem chastising his children in order to help them understand right from wrong. In this aspect, the disciplinarian came out.

One action that always must be met in order to be considered a relatively good father is being “a man of your word”. A mans word is his bond. This aspect ties back to one of the most important attributes of being a father. Teaching what is right through example. If a father tells his children he will do something, it is a promise. A promise should never be broken or trust is lost. Without trust, a father cannot be a friend to their offspring. They can show kindness and compassion, but the level of interest cannot be faked. When keeping ones word is not seen as a priority, the bond is broken. The level of trust falls, and the relationship between the father and child suffers. If a man does not do everything in their power to keep their word to their children, they are not truly a father.

Although society has been changing and roles of mothers and fathers have been shifting, a father throughout time has always been the provider and protector of not only their children, but the family as a whole. In order to provide, fathers through the ages have gotten jobs that they may have not wanted to do, but they always made sure their family had the food on their table and a roof over their head. Fathers also have always been the protector of the family through different means. For some it’s a physical manifest of fighting an individual in order to protect his family; for others, it’s keeping their children out of the streets and getting an education.

According to google, a father is simply  “a man in relation to his natural child or children”. This false definition does not meet the standards of societies definition of a father, nor my own. A father does not need to be the biological father to his children, but rather a spiritual and moral leader that guides their children to a better life. This is done through teaching, being a trusting friend, protecting/ providing, leading by example, being man of good moral character, chastising children when needed, and being a spiritual leader. Without these qualities, no man can consider themselves a father let alone a great one.

Sources:

  1. https://www.facebook.com/FamilySharecom/. “9 Qualities of a Good Father.” FamilyShare – Discover How to Improve Your Family Life and More. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.
  2. Ephesians. King James. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

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.

A07: White Paper

Hypothesis: If someone told you that there were a surgery that could make an athlete come back not only to their own strength before the injury but even stronger, what would you think?

Benefits we see from this surgery:

  1. Baseball injury, torn UCL ligament in a players elbow
  2. Causes players to have a ligament from other part in body removed and wrapped around to increase strength
  3. Long recovery but makes the players arm stronger then it was before the injury happened
  4. Should we start thinking about performing the surgery before an injury even occurs?
  5. This could amplify the game itself and make people change the ways they play

 

1.Working Hypothesis

In baseball, pitchers are forced to throw a ball at a inhuman direction which causes tremendous stress on the arm which could make the ligament holding just the lower arm bones to upper arm bones to tear leaving them sitting out for part of their careers which could be prevented with a single surgery.

2.Topics for smaller paper:

1)Definition/ Classification Argument:

  •  Sports injuries and how they can ruin players careers
  • how we can help prevent these injuries
  • different recovery times for different athletes injuries

2) Cause/Effect

  • The causes of all these injuries have many reasons that we can prevent but a certain injury in which is the scariest in baseball can we stopped early if we start to get this surgery done before the injury even happens.

3) Rebuttal Argument

  • People will think that if they believe there really is a surgery that not only brings an athlete back to their normal self but even stronger, why would we not have this done to every player before they start there main careers.

3.Current State of Research Paper

I believe that researching this topic is making me understand more about how we could really prevent this.  From looking up sources from the Elbow injury that happens at a rate to the surgery itself and recovery time is really giving me a good idea.  Being i am a baseball player myself is making this paper a lot more understandable for me and making it much more fun to write also.

 

 

A03 Summaries- aaspiringwriter

1.)Climate Change: The Hoax

It seems counterintuitive that the climate change can be a hoax, yet most scientists are affirmative about it. There is no doubt the climate is constantly changing. The summers are getting hotter and the winters are getting colder and humans are held responsible for that. But is this happening because of the human induced pollution or is it just the natural cycle. The climate change is a dynamic process and it’s been taking place since the existence of earth. It is the natural fluctuation of the earth’s weather, over which no-one has any control. It happens with or without the actions of humans. Over the past 2,000 years we have seen the roman warm period, cooler dark ages, medical warm period, ice age and gradual warming to the present day and none of them was caused by humans. CO2 is held responsible for the ozone layer depletion, the rise in the earth’s temperature, melting of the Arctic Ice and for the climate change. However, even with the increased amount of CO2 in the atmosphere there has been no sign of global warming in the past 17 years. Satellite and weather balloon measurements show no statistically-significant global warming for nearly two decades. The whole global warming and climate change hoax has been created by politicians and businesses to create a multi-billion dollar industry. The global climate change industry is worth an annual $1.5 trillion, according to Climate Change Business Journal. That’s the equivalent of $4 billion a day spent on vital stuff like carbon trading, biofuels, and wind turbines. People are forced to buy stuff from the climate change industry. They are asked to go solar, go organic etc. They are held responsible for the climate change and in-order to avoid the guilt they are ready to pay anything these climate change industries are asking for. They’re already priced into their taxes, electricity bills, the cost of petrol, the cost of airfare, and the cost of almost every product and service. In which no one gets precisely anything in return except for the carbon traders, the environmental NGO’s, the environmental specialists and the government. Climate change isn’t based upon objective science. It is a hoax created by few people to make trillions of dollars.

What they haven’t told you about the climate change

2.)Can we live without technology?

It seems counterintuitive that we can live without technology. We are surrounded by technology and cannot imagine our life without it. Technology makes our life easy by helping us conduct our day-to-day activities. Alarm clock helps us get up on time. Television provides us with the world news, weather forecast and also entertains us whenever needed. Refrigerator keeps our food fresh. Transportation vehicles helps us commute from one place to another. Mobile phones and computers keeps us connected to our loved ones. Technology helps us expand businesses globally, provide great 24/7 services, keep track of our money, health, home and family. But is technology also disturbing our inner peace. Is our constant desire to be active on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat; making us anti-social. Technology connects us globally, but is it making us loose the connection with the person sitting in the same room. Is it adding to our stress? Yes it is in a way and can we do anything about it? The answer is no. We are so used to with technology that even a day without wifi makes us restless. When asked if humans can live without technology, people generally answer that they can. Human race has been around for thousands of years without technology and it lived long enough to last up to the invention of technology. But its easier said than done.  Technology has made us lazy and greedy. We are not content with what we have and always greedy for better-better food, better environment, better job, better looks. We would like to live in a temperature controlled house and eat preserved food and call someone whenever we want and still complain about technology. It is technology which has made us what we are today and if that technology were to disappear then I would say that so would we. Is it good or bad? No-one knows.

3.)Do we still need Feminism?

It seems counterintuitive that after so many efforts being made to improve the position of women in the society and after so many feminist movements, we don’t need Feminism. However, we still need Feminism as much as before because women face a significant discrimination compared to men. Regardless of the social, economical or political status there are deep gender inequalities in many societies. Saudi Arabia prohibits women from driving. Countries like India and China Infanticides baby girls. They prefer a male child over a female child because of the dowry system and one-child policy. In U.S a women makes only 82 percent compared to her male friend working in the same field. In some countries women can’t even own a land, they don’t even have a right to initiate divorce. In-fact in many countries girls are banned from getting any education. Every single day hundreds of thousands of women faces violence, abuse and are raped, molested and humiliated. This gender discrimination is a real problem and not just a hoax. There are very few lucky people who haven’t seen it or faced it but it is still out there.

Definition Argument- yankeeskid6

For the past couple of years all we have been accustomed to is watching Television and seeing a story about an unarmed black being killed by a cop. This has stirred itself into a movement, or a as I view it a civil war. Race tensions are almost as high as those from the 1960’s. The war between cops and black Americans has grown into a world epidemic. When we look at the definition of racial profiling it is said to be, “the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race, ethnicity, religion or national origin.” The definition proposes the argument that white officers arrest and/or kill African American citizens purely based off of the color of their skins and no actions. I find it hard to ever prove that a cop is racial profiling anyone. A law enforcement officer must have a reason for an arrest and must have a valid reason for firing their gun otherwise it would simply be murdering. This issue must be looked at not as a whole but as a singular person to person psychological issue. Racism is a noun, it describes either a person, place, or thing. So when a person describes an entire police department as racist it is just silly. Racism distinguishes one whole races from another whole race, grading the worth of each one to another. Therefore, when a police department holds staff with more than one race, by definition it is nearly impossible to title it as “racist”. When we move to the statistics and facts of police killings it is pretty clear that these two terms are no where present and easily misconstrued.

When we begin to look deeper into the arrests and killings involved with police officers some interesting statistics show up. First, lets look at where the common everyday African American citizen lives. According to pbs.org, since 1999 it has been recorded that close to 70 percent of black families or individuals live in the cities or inner-ring suburbs of America. Next, when we begin to look at crime rate in America we find out that most of the United States crime takes place in the Cities of the United States. According to the “New Observer” the worst murder rates take place in Detroit, New Orleans, Newark, St. Louis, and Baltimore; these all being majority black communities. Therefore, is it fair to say that cops are racially profiling these areas because of race, or are these people just looking at the facts and doing their job? The most interesting fact is that of the arrests themselves. Even though these communities are dominantly black statistics presented by the FBI say, “In 2013, 68.9 percent of all individuals arrested were “white,” 28.3 percent were black, and 2.9 percent were of other races. Furthermore, the FBI report claimed, “white” individuals were arrested more often for violent crimes than individuals of any other race and accounted for 58.4 percent of those arrests.” (newobserveronline.com) The article goes on to say that whites account for the most juveniles as well. So if more non-African Americans are being arrested each day in dominantly black communities how is discrimination, racism and racial profiling such immense topics of conversation? The answer is within itself, the media.

The media coverage of crimes involving African Americans has increased immensely over the past 2-3 years. Though it has been statistically shown that more whites are arrested throughout the year, the coverage of African American arrests and assault from police have overlapped the facts. The perception of the public is highly influenced by the media. If the media is always showing the wrong from officers or stories involving a white cop and a black criminal of course the public will grow a an image of racist police officers. Public perception is everything. This was imminent in the financial crisis of 2008. The public perception began to dwindle as more media coverage bashed the banks for losing money. People began to get scared and pulled out of their shares out of pure fear presented by negative coverage. Over 70 percent of crime coverage is based around African American arrests or killings. (Colleluori and Angster) The media deceives our perception and makes an issue out of nothing because it produces rating and controversy. Like the famous actor Morgan Freeman said in an interview on a news station, the reason there is still racism is because we keep talking about it. Think about that, if we simply stop talking about racism it will slowly go away. African Americans have the same rights as whites, they are recognized as everyday citizens with the same opportunities. It isn’t the 1950’s anymore and it will never be like that again. So when we go back to thinking about racial profiling and discrimination, is it the police that are targeting black or is it the media itself for commerce?

Works Cited:

https://mediapromotesracism.wordpress.com/

http://newobserveronline.com/new-fbi-crime-figures-confirm-black-towns-dangerous-white-areas-safest/