Stereotyping, in its various forms, plays a significant role in class divisions of our society but perhaps none more impactful than with the categorization of race as it relates to law enforcement. While statistics may seem to guide citizens to believe minorities commit more violent crimes, Mann suggests, “what types of crimes are defined, how they are defined, and who is defining them” are primary flaws in the overrepresentation of crimes committed by African-Americans (1993, p. 70). Perhaps the strongest influence contributing to the public perception of crimes committed by minorities is the racial stereotypes depicted by the media. I offer the movie trailer for “Whose Streets” advertising the aftermath of the Michael Brown police involved shooting in Ferguson, MO, from my white privileged seat, is a reminder of how the…