k teen boy by a white officer started a large outbreak of riots in Ferguson. Escalating riots are becoming out of hand and are bringing about serious consequences; buildings are being burned down‚ lives are being ruined‚ and even deaths have resulted from these riots. The riots in Ferguson are a major injustice because the city of Ferguson will never fully recover from the tragic aftermath. Evidence from the past proves that riots like these seen in Ferguson will have devastating
Premium Police brutality Police United States
Three members of the Russian punk-rock rebel band‚ Pussy Riot‚ have been jailed for two years after staging an anti-Putin protest. The official reason for their incarceration has been officially listed as “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred (1).” The sentence has sparked intense global support for Pussy Riot‚ as well as increased opposition against the Russian government. The all-female band performed this protest in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior‚ Moscow’s main Orthodox cathedral.
Premium Punk rock Russia Feminism
London Riots Between 6 and 10 August 2011‚ several London boroughs and districts of cities and towns across England suffered widespread rioting‚ looting and arson. Following a peaceful march on 6 August 2011 in relation to the police response to the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan by Metropolitan Police Service on 4 August 2011‚ a riot began in Tottenham‚ North London. In those following days‚ rioting spread to several London boroughs and districts and eventually to some other areas of England
Premium United States Los Angeles Rodney King
and the consequence of the Los Angeles riots that erupted in the wake of the acquittal of the white officers who were caught on videotape beating him. However‚ the police using excessive force against unarmed black men leading to civil unrest has been repeated many times in the United States. The historic Watts Riots‚ a result of police harassment and brutality‚ took place almost three decades prior to the beating of Rodney King and the subsequent LA riots of 1992 (Marable‚ 90). On August 9th of
Premium Rodney King Los Angeles Police brutality
Analysis Essay CJ/407 Monday May 26‚ 2014 The Attica Prison Riot This paper reflects on two crisis situations‚ The 1972 Olympic Terrorist attack in Munich‚ Germany‚ and The Attica Prison Riot of 1971. This paper will discuss what went wrong on behalf of the negotiators and how things could’ve of different with a properly trained crisis negotiation team. The ongoing crisis staging in prisons and at local police departments makes it possible for a crisis team
Premium Prison United States English-language films
Angeles: The City of Riots Home of the largest populated area in the United States with just over 4 million people; the city of Los Angeles is one of the most well known cities in the world. It is home to many of the world greatest actors as well as the upper class of America. The city is full of life with many iconic landmarks such as Hollywood boulevard‚ the Hollywood sign‚ and the Kodak Theatre‚ yet it is hard to believe that this great city has been home to two of the worst riots in U.S. history
Premium African American Black people Rodney King
Question 1 - Definitions Visual Acuity Visual acuity is a test used to determine the smallest letters a person can read on a standardized chart (Snellen chart) or a card held 14 – 20 feet away. This test may be done in a health care provider’s office‚ a school‚ a workplace‚ or elsewhere. Visual acuity is expressed as a fraction. • The top number refers to the distance you stand from the chart. This is usually 20 feet. • The bottom number indicates the distance at which a person with normal
Premium Eye Ophthalmology
No other race riot can compare to the destruction of the Tulsa Race Riot. From late at night on May 31 to June 1 early in the morning‚ "over 300 people were killed‚ mostly black‚ and more than 40 square block and 1‚256 buildings were destroyed" (Pusey). Black men did their best to fight back but were out powered. The mod had grown to be over 5‚000. The rioters looted and burned down hundreds building to demolish black people’s pride. The surviving African American’s struggled to alive‚ they had nothing
Premium African American Black people Race
Reflective Essay- Cronulla Riots 2005 This essay will be reflecting upon how culture can influence individuals by the analysis of the Cronulla riots of 2005. It will touch on and emphasise how differing perspectives‚ thoughts‚ ideals and values are determined by a variety of cultural backgrounds and how in essence this defines each individual from the next. The experiences mentioned in this essay are of my own along with those of friends and family members that witnessed the cultural clash on December
Premium Culture
Introduction The stonewall riots of 1969 happened consecutively for 3 days‚ it all started on June 27th in Greenwich Village‚ New York at the Stonewall Inn. During the 1960’s it was common for the police to raid gay bars‚ and when this would happen the gays and lesbians would try to sneak out the back door. The police would arrest the patrons and drag them off to jail‚ their names were written down and published in the newspaper by the next day and as a result they would be fired from their jobs
Premium Homosexuality LGBT New York City