Law Enforcement Class Analysis

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Personal Analysis I had not been speeding, I obeyed all traffic signals, and I didn’t even change lanes. There was no physical issue with the car, but the police at the time when I was going to school in South Carolina, wanted to pull me over for passing him. I passed him because I was on my way to work and he going slower than 30 on a 40mph street. But he proceeded to tell me that I needed to get out my car so they can check to see if I had any drugs on me or in my car. I told him that I am a college student and I work at the University of South Carolina as a security guard for the stadiums. Today, I notice a lot of things in terms of how different people interact with each other. I am scared for my own safety because of how law …show more content…

The war on drugs has produced greatly unequal consequences in racial groups, displayed through racial discrimination by law enforcement and unequal drug war despair suffered by communities of color. African Americans comprise 14% of regular drug users, but 37% of those are arrested for drug-related offenses. The rates of drug usage and selling are comparable across racial lines, but people of color are more likely to be stopped, searched, prosecuted and convicted for a drug violation more than whites. Mothers and fathers are imprisoned as well. This leads to a lack of parental figure to provide a good role model and stabilize African American household. The impact on these children is severe. African American youths are becoming more involved in gangs in order to have income for their families. Also, the youths are dropping out of school and being tried for drug-related crimes. The war on drugs benefits the prison system and its owners. There are more people in prison in America than China; china’s population is four times the population in the U.S. More than 50% of inmates that is currently in federal prison are there for drug-related

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