Colin Ferguson Case Study

The Colin Ferguson case is a mystery among most. Questions arise over why he open fired on that railroad? What drove him so mad to acting out in a reckless way? I had those same questions and that’s when I remembered the Ferguson case. As I read different articles I found that Racism in America has always been a problem and will most likely continue to be a problem. People thinking that if someone has different color skin as them then it makes it okay to treat them differently. Every single person on this planet has a skeletal structure, organs, tissue, muscles, a brain, and a heart. So what makes people look at other people differently because of the color of their skin and why was Ferguson such a racist against whites?
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She found him “aggressive and hostile” according to the about news blog “more than once the police were called to their home to break up a fight” (Colin Ferguson). After the divorce he decided to attend Nassau Community College where he eventually became suspended after being overly aggressive and disruptive during lectures (Colin Ferguson). “He became very outspoken about black power and his dislike of whites” (Colin Ferguson). He called nearly everyone around him a racist and would spend his time to call out for violence and a revolution in order to “over-throw white America” (Colin Ferguson). He had two main incidents that showed his insanity throughout his academic career (Colin Ferguson). First, he claimed that a white women shouted racial epithets at him when he asked her a question about a class assignment (Colin Ferguson). An investigation came to prove that no such occurrence ever took place (Colin Ferguson). Second, while a professor was telling the class about “her trip to South Africa when Ferguson interrupted her, shouting, “We should be talking about the revolution in South Africa and how to get rid of the white people.” and “kill everybody white!” (Colin Ferguson). His classmates tried to stop him but it only made him even more angry causing him to shout, “The black revolution will get you” (Colin Ferguson). In 1991 after being suspended from school, he moved to Brooklyn, NY

Kuby” were the ones who picked up Fergusons case (The Long-Island). They used Black Rage as a defense for Ferguson (The Long-Island). They claimed that him living in a race-based and domineering society drained him (The Long-Island). Ferguson didn’t like that strategy and decided that representing himself would be a better option (The Long-Island). He argued that he hadn’t committed the crimes charged against him, even though there were eye witnesses and a police report stating that he was guilty. Instead he argued that he was “framed for the shooting” (The Long-Island). The specialists that picked up Ferguson 's case believe that defend himself was the worst thing he would do (The Long-Island). They decided that asking the court if they believed he was sane enough to make this kind of decision in respect to his case (The Long-Island). The court said that he was definitely competent enough to direct his own defense (The Long-Island). Kuby sat with Ferguson during the trial to assist him, but allowed him to construct the arguments (The Long-Island). Ferguson twisted his story and ended up comparing himself to John the Baptist and said that his story would prove his innocence (The Long-Island). Judge Donald E. Belfi called him “selfish”, “self-righteous”, and featuring a lack of remorse for the crimes committed (The Long-Island). The judge sentenced Ferguson to 300 years in prison (The Long-Island). They claimed