As the conflict theory is demonstrated by Karl Marx, there is a continuous struggle between different groups in our society. Crimes often happen in Silver Spring Md over and over. Most of the time it is considered that blacks / African American are mostly involved in such situations. This makes them to be strictly monitored when they are seen shopping in different places because of the perception that people have about them.
In the positive way it may be right that they are known according to studies of crimes that they are the majority of the people who commit crime but in the negative way it is wrong because people take advantage of that idea and may even use it to exploit those who are innocent just because they are associated with a particular group of people.
I think the only available opportunity is to remember that we are all equal despite our racial or ethnic differences and that all the different groups have equal opportunities to commit crimes therefore they should be treated equally.
Something else that i discovered is that Maryland is number 10 in the most violent states in America according to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMqUvjbEjxw which is quite interesting.
I agree to your statement and think it would resolved a lot issues our society has today if everyone was applying justice without racial distinction.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said. I also found the part about African Americans being monitored solely because they are statistically known to commit crimes interesting. doing this can be considered as racial profiling (which it is) but if there are facts to prove it and by doing so you are able to stop crimes from happening then it should be done as a preventative measure. But like you also said, other people should be investigated as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree about why racial profiling may be both useful and harmful when it comes to crime and about how statistics alter the perception of many. Sometimes too much energy is being prove that a certain someone is committing a crime, based soley on their ethnicity, when that energy should be focused on putting the right people away.
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