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>.
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