Judge Arrington’s Truth vs. the Media’s Spin

Judge Arrington’s truth vs. the media’s spin After twenty years of living abroad the young man returned to his home of Atlanta, GA. Although, he was aware of how the city had flourished in business development, job opportunities and how bad the congestion of the roads and highways would between commutes he wanted a little more in-depth detailed from some of his friends; which prompted him to ask a question, how would they describe living in Atlanta? No matter how many people responded to his question, the one word that kept repeating itself was “race and politics” (Sugg, 2008).
Upon his continued research of the city it seemed that no matter where he looked, read, listened, or just happened upon, race, racism or racist seems to rear its ugly head and usually in the political arena (Sugg, 2008). Turning on the television to watch the nightly news, listening to the bashing of the Mayor of the city and Commissioners of the different counties calling their undercover research journalism making sure that the views are interpreted as such instead of the backdoor racism most of the African-American would see it as, more so, because the individuals being criticized and ridiculed are African-American working hard to make a change in the city of Atlanta and yet still being held accountable for the color of their skin.
Now comes’ the attack of Judge Arrington of Fulton County Superior Court with many years of service to the City of Atlanta. What a spin the media used on the Judge’s approach to seize an opportunity and speak with a group of young black American males (Sugg, 2008). The Judge requesting the Court Room cleared by media, journalist, etc. to talk heart to heart with the young men about how so many African Americans worked hard by the sweat of their bows, and even dying for the opportunities available today to each one of the young men; and generalizing how and why most people of other ethnic backgrounds criticize the way they’re dressed with pants hanging and