Crime and Privelege

After watching and reading the deferent article on racial discrimination and privileges. Because of the high amount of minority’s in prison, people have associated violent crimes with blacks and Latin Americans. When comparing the case between Alex Wood and Tiron Brown, it shows how power, money and influences, can change the decision of sentencing dramatically. Because Wood can influence the decision of the people that will judge him, he can receive special treatment. For an example the juries personally know Mr. Wood and the status he had in the church and felt deeply for his situation when the almost fell on their knees. When asking myself if I would put my best friend in prison or a person that could negatively influence my life if I did not give him or her special privileges, I may negatively influence the court. But if there was a person that I did not know and had no influence in my life I would care less about the person and may judge a person incorrectly based on my first impression, such as Tiron Brown. People may perceive the rich and religious guilty free and the poor unworthy of better treatment.

 Segura, Liliana. "Study Settles It: Shocking Black & Latino Imprisonment Rates the Result of Racist, Punitive Impulse." Blackboard Learn. 10 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://learn.vccs.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tabGroup=courses&url=/webapps/blackboard/content/contentWrapper.jsp?content_id=_16092917_1&displayName=Linked+File&course_id=_285663_1&navItem=content&attachment=true&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alternet.org%2Fstory%2F146550%2Fstudy_settles_it%253A_shocking_black_%2526_latino_imprisonment_rates_the_result_of_racist%252C_punitive_impulse>.

The Human Behavior Experiments 1

From the day people start school abidance is the first thing the student learn. When to wake up when to do home work. Teachers may have different morals and values then the student, but the student has to obey his or her teacher or he or she will suffer consequence. In the marine corps there are a standers set of rules and if not obeyed the marine can receive a maximum punishment of death. the sixth general order states that he or she must obey all orders. "To recieve, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me, all orders from the Commanding Oficer, Officer Of the Day, and officers, and noncomissioned officers of the guard only" because of this form of training will do unspeakably things because he or she believes that this is acceptable norms.


"Marine Corps General Orders." The Montney Family Home Page. Web. 13 Oct. 2010. <http://www.montney.com/marine/general.htm>.