We are having our film screening and discussion on Wednesday from 5-7 pm. We hope everyone can make it!We are planning on showing the film and having an open discussion regarding 'achievement gap' and also topics the film touches on like why there is a lack programs like Baraka school here in the United States and systematic racism. we also hope to come up with solutions that can be enforced moving forward.
Police Don't like Black People
This article focuses
on a study of 40 black men in St. Louis, Missouri to understand black men's experiences with
police. The study age ranged from 13 to
19. Interviewing took place between spring 1999 and spring 2000. Participation
in the study was voluntary, and assured confidentiality. Brunson targeted young black men
because research has identified them as the group frequent involuntary police
contacts in the United States. In the study, most of the young men interviewed
had had an overall negative view toward police.
The in depth
interview was divided in parts:
AGGRESSIVE POLICING
POLICE MISCONDUCT
POLICE VIOLENCE
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
WITNESSING POLICE
VIOLENCE
Experiences range from
getting picked up and being dropped off in remote location instead of taking
them to the police station, causing physically harm and taking money if the
teens can’t explain where they got it from.
Finding: Black adults and adolescents report more
dissatisfaction and distrust than their counterparts from other racial groups. They never report
misconduct because they don’t feel like it would be taken seriously and some
are not comfortable going to the police station.
Brunson explains at the end that
citizen complaints against officers could be initiated in the prosecutor's
office rather than in police stations.
Flaw in study: African American’s
perception of police before encounter came mostly from family and friend’s experiences
which might be exaggerated.
I loved the film Boys of Baraka and I think it will be such a great experience for anyone else to view the film as well. It is a very touching documentary and I feel that the crowd you guys show the film to will definitely be moved and gain a lot of knowledge from the film.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ilyne and I think we made a good choice in showing this meaning because it shows the evolutioni of the boys and the impact that the school had on them. As far as the article, I agree with you. In the black community police are HATED. This is for various reasons ranging from family or friend being incarcerated or the police wrongfully beating or treating them or someone they know.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your film screening! I hope it goes well. :)
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