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Dishonest police agendas.
I found this video online which is somewhat of a reiteration of the Village Voice articles we read. The most shocking statistic was that 51% of summonses which were handed out by the NYPD were dismissed. This statistic is plainly ridiculous. Regardless of whether or not Police officers are given quotas, this enormous issuance of tickets is a blatant waste of time. Not only does it waste both officers’ and citizens’ time, but it breeds distrust and resentment toward police in general.
The Voice article also highlights the fact that police from the 81st precinct were forced to basically clear the streets of people. Whether people were given summons, or simply brought to the station and later let go, these wrongfully treated citizens are, again, building resentment for the police force as a whole.
If citizens can’t look to police for stability, then who can they look to? While leaving class, I overheard students discussing their acceptance and trust in relation to Firefighters. I believe this is due to the fact that Firefighters are generally thought of as protectors of the community as opposed to enforcers.
I found this article about the usage of Firefighters to help patrol high crime areas. There are differing points of view concerning this arrangement. It can be said that Firefighters are untrained and ill-equipped to deal with crime prevention. On the other hand, the mere presence of Firefighters can help to prevent crime. Problems are often exacerbated by a Police presence, whereas a Firefighter presence may be advantageous in preventing problems.
medicalization over crime?
I really enjoyed reading this article! The way society is becoming, it seems as though, you have to have all this medication, to be normal. I think that doctors try to prescribe pills, and different medicines, for things that cannot be helped by medicines. Criminals however, are exempted from the legal justice system by being conducted via several tests on becoming “fit for trial” in order to decide a lighter faith due to the lack on mental healthiness. Doctors that give all these medications to kids, or individuals and whoever, doesn’t always help these individuals to cope with their disorders, resulting in worse side effects or actions that are immoral for the norms of society. Although not treating these disorders with proper medication, ca result in worse future for patients, having too many can end up on the same path as the untreated. The right amount and somehow, coming to a balance between medication and reality of the disease, with close supervision and right treatment, a sick mind can walk among healthy ones with no visual discrepancy.
laurentio
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Crying Wolf – False Rape Accusations
Rape is a very topic. I believe that any human being that forces themselves onto another, is not worthy of life, air, they are just the lowest scum of the earth. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, in 2007, there were 248,300 victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.1 (These figures do not include victims 12 years old or younger). That’s almost a quarter million people assaulted each year, and that’s just the one who reported the attacks. Although most people believe that females are the only victims of rape, what they are not aware of is,
“About 3% of American men – a total of 2.78 million men – have experienced a rape at some point in their lifetime” (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2006).
Because of these biased beliefs, the judicial system shows favoritism towards women when it comes to these matters. Authorities are much more likely to believe and investigate a woman’s claims of rape then a man’s. Also the jury is more inclined to believe that a man is guilty of rape, and are less likely to convict a woman because it’s difficult to put the woman in the aggressors’ shoes. Also women are the majority of the sexual assault victims, so when it happens to a man its just difficult for people to fathom. Women know this fact and will use it to their advantage. There are women out there who have screamed rape, because they know that most people will not only suspect them of lying, but will fully believe their claims. This puts the man in a very vulnerable position, because it’s basically his words against the women’s and lets be realistic here, most juries will side with the women. Society has labeled the man as the aggressor and the woman the victim when it comes to these matters. The link I provided is a rare instance where a women’s guilt got the best of her and she actually admitted she was lying. The accused was set free, and I personally believe she should be held accountable and be incarcerated herself! This is just one instance; there are hundreds of men sitting in jail as I am typing this, because of an evil woman’s lies. LIES LIES LIES!!!!!
