Colorblindness, nonetheless, does not actually work. Colorblindness, in essence, states that everyone is created equally by the government regardless of race and the laws surrounding it seem to make it sound factual. The government and law enforcement do take part in racial profiling, granting people or color harsher jail sentences and punishments than their white counterparts. It is not uncommon for people to receive prison sentences of more than fifty years for minor crimes (Alexander, 91). The media bands together to create this negative, misleading image that black people are almost destined to display criminal behavior. Because of mandatory minimums and the three-strike laws, when people of color are guilty of minor crimes, they end up receiving ludicrously lengthy prison sentences. Being released from prison makes life hard for people of color so most often, they have no choice but to return to a life of crime. This, in turn, almost guarantees reincarceration for formerly incarcerated
Colorblindness, nonetheless, does not actually work. Colorblindness, in essence, states that everyone is created equally by the government regardless of race and the laws surrounding it seem to make it sound factual. The government and law enforcement do take part in racial profiling, granting people or color harsher jail sentences and punishments than their white counterparts. It is not uncommon for people to receive prison sentences of more than fifty years for minor crimes (Alexander, 91). The media bands together to create this negative, misleading image that black people are almost destined to display criminal behavior. Because of mandatory minimums and the three-strike laws, when people of color are guilty of minor crimes, they end up receiving ludicrously lengthy prison sentences. Being released from prison makes life hard for people of color so most often, they have no choice but to return to a life of crime. This, in turn, almost guarantees reincarceration for formerly incarcerated