Examples Of Institutional Racism
Institutional Racism Within the Criminal Justice System in the U.S
Institutional racism is quite apparent in the U.S criminal justice system as not only the police force seem to be "institutionally" racist, but the judges too in certain states. Ian Haney. F Lopez defines institutional racism as being divided into “path and script racism: Path racism is directed racial status-enforcement influenced in an unrecognized manner by racial institutions. Script racism is undirected racial status-enforcement influenced in an unrecognized manner by racial institutions.”Lopez suggests that some judges in the state of California are institutionally racist, especially towards Mexican-Americans. Take for instance, “a transcript of a penalty hearing held …show more content…
Here the judge deteriorates the defendant- “You are just an animal. You are lower than an animal. Even animals don't do that. You are pretty low. I don't know why your parents haven't been able to teach you anything or train you. Mexican people, after 13 years of age, it's perfectly alright to go out and act like an animal. ”
He then progresses on to state that the defendant's sister “will have half a dozen children and three or four marriages before she is 18”. And that they should send her “back to Mexico. You belong in prison for the rest of your life for doing things of this kind. You ought to commit suicide. That's what I think of people of this kind. You are lower than animals and haven't the right to live in organized society-just miserable, lousy, rotten people.”
The judge then makes a reference to Hitler by saying “Maybe Hitler was right. The animals in our society probably ought to be destroyed because they have no right to live among human beings.” Finally the judge states that when Mexicans “are 10 or 12 years of age, going out and having intercourse with anybody without any moral training-they don't even understand the Ten
Institutional racism is quite apparent in the U.S criminal justice system as not only the police force seem to be "institutionally" racist, but the judges too in certain states. Ian Haney. F Lopez defines institutional racism as being divided into “path and script racism: Path racism is directed racial status-enforcement influenced in an unrecognized manner by racial institutions. Script racism is undirected racial status-enforcement influenced in an unrecognized manner by racial institutions.”Lopez suggests that some judges in the state of California are institutionally racist, especially towards Mexican-Americans. Take for instance, “a transcript of a penalty hearing held …show more content…
Here the judge deteriorates the defendant- “You are just an animal. You are lower than an animal. Even animals don't do that. You are pretty low. I don't know why your parents haven't been able to teach you anything or train you. Mexican people, after 13 years of age, it's perfectly alright to go out and act like an animal. ”
He then progresses on to state that the defendant's sister “will have half a dozen children and three or four marriages before she is 18”. And that they should send her “back to Mexico. You belong in prison for the rest of your life for doing things of this kind. You ought to commit suicide. That's what I think of people of this kind. You are lower than animals and haven't the right to live in organized society-just miserable, lousy, rotten people.”
The judge then makes a reference to Hitler by saying “Maybe Hitler was right. The animals in our society probably ought to be destroyed because they have no right to live among human beings.” Finally the judge states that when Mexicans “are 10 or 12 years of age, going out and having intercourse with anybody without any moral training-they don't even understand the Ten