Emmett Till Murder Case Report

Words: 1650
Pages: 7
Open Document
In 1955, Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi because he was wrongly accused of whistling at a white woman. In January of 1956 his murderers were acquitted and went on to have their confessions published. In 2012, Trayvon Martin was murdered in Florida because he looked suspicious. Although one could hear the voice recording of the verbal altercation between George Zimmerman and Martin, he was still found not guilty of murdering yet another black boy in America based on race. In 2014, Mike Brown was murdered in Missouri because he was aggressive and dangerous. This shooting was recorded and had several witnesses, but the police officer whose duty is to protect and to serve was found innocent of slaying a black life. So, when the great W.E.B. …show more content…
When racism is discussed when innocent black lives are murdered people often mention, “What about the black on black crime?”. One way to break that myth is that per the Bureau of Justice Statistics there was a less than 10% difference between black on black and white on white crime. So there is no great difference between interracial violent crimes. Also, what most fail to realize is that black on black crime justice is swift. The suspect is quickly found, tried, found guilty, and sentences in many cases to the upmost extent. On the contrary when the suspect is a not of African descent, we see that the verdict is not …show more content…
The parties may think race is not relevant, or they may fear that if they call attention to race they will be accused of playing the race card. Race, however often is relevant to questions anbout the reasonableness of fear and calling attention to race may be the best way to defuse the adverse effects of implicit racial bias …(101) Another aspect of racism in the justice system of America is known as the school to prison pipeline. The American Civil Liberties Union defines the school-to-prison pipeline as a trend when students are basically being funneled out of schools in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Instead of many of students in poverty or victims of abuse and neglect or even disabled getting educational and counseling services, they are systematically pushed out. This brings the first aspect of the school to prison pipeline that pushes out
Show More

Related Documents: Emmett Till Murder Case Report

Emmett Till's Murder

“Looking at Emmett Till” the reader is perceived with Emmett’s murder as a symbol of the uprising Civil Rights Movement. Emmett’s horrific murder is the living prove of the racism that occurred at that time in history and how it has no intentions to stop moving through time. Today, more than ever, African Americans are facing another battle for equality. It seems as if the phrase, “history eventually repeats itself” is been prove by the continuous breaking news of African Americans been murder by white…

Words 550 - Pages 3

Essay about Hate Crimes

crimes motivated by racial, religious or ethnic prejudice. Ever since the term came out, it was started to appear everywhere. After 1985, newspapers and magazines began publishing hate crimes reported throughout the United States. U.S. News and World Report, was the first major magazine to publish an article regarding hate crimes, which questioned a law in the District of Columbia which enhanced the punishment due to hate. A hate crime might not always be about hate but being prejudice. Although,…

Words 2017 - Pages 9

Essay about Trayvey Martey

fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford. On the evening of February 26, Martin went to a convenience store and purchased candy and juice. As Martin returned from the store, Zimmerman spotted him and called the Sanford Police to report him, saying he looked suspicious. Moments later, there was an altercation between the two individuals in which Martin, who was unarmed, was shot in the chest. Zimmerman was not charged at the time of the shooting by the Sanford Police, who said that…

Words 3637 - Pages 15