The Condemnation Of Blackness And Crime Analysis

Throughout the United States, there is clearly inequality within African Americans. They have always been seen and treated as a minority. Many Americans do not see African Americans as being on the same level as them; they see them as aliens. Blackness is automatically linked to criminality, as expressed throughout Muhammad’s The Condemnation of Blackness. The statistics of crime throughout the United States are seen as a reflection of African Americans. No one thinks to look at any other race when it comes to criminality. Throughout history, blacks have always been treated unjust; however as of late, the mistreatment of African Americans have gotten out of hand. Just recently, there was yet another case of unjust mistreatment against an African …show more content…
Many people are just walking aimlessly about the city; thus the act of moving about the city lacks a place. It is thought that if people live in an environment where it is seen as “ghetto” (lots of drug use and trafficking, etc.), that places them at risk of falling victim to aggressive behavior, as stated in The Code of the Streets. There is a huge difference between “decent” families and “street” families. Decent families tend to raise their kids in a respectful manner without following the code of the streets, whereas street families are more concerned with themselves rather than their children and they follow the code of the streets. Eric Garner came from a decent family and there should have been no reason for officers to harass him the way that they did. Their actions may have been justified had Garner been an actual criminal. However, then again, the act of murder can never be truly justified; especially when there was no cause for it other than race. Many things are also stereotyped to be thought of as only for blacks. An example of this is hip-hop music, as stated in It’s a Hip-Hop World. Of course music isn’t the only thing thought of that blacks like. They are also stereotyped as criminals, simply because of their race and color. This is why Eric Garner was so ruthlessly targeted by the police on many occasions. Many people resist against the unjust system through different forms, such as graffiti; as talked about in Urban Graffiti: Crime, Control, and Resistance. It is understandable for people to get so tired of the way the system treats innocent people. Whenever an officer is in the wrong, he never receives any form of

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