Our System at Its Finiest

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People find joy in others pain. Through time, there’s always going to be an obstacle in life preventing people to achieve their goal. Structural violence is a form of higher authority restricting (in a hidden approach) lower classes to reach to their level of authorization and control. Gender role for women and some men are obstacles because of sexism, responsibilities and double standards. In almost all countries, many leaders are controlled by males and leaving women or men, who don’t meet the expectation, excluded from ever getting power to help the people. Sexism is still impacted in many of the eastern countries, many women’s still can vote because of their gender. Women go through many expectations and rules so their voice can be considered valuable. Poverty has become one of the biggest issue in the United States and rely on money, because money (in several countries) is key to survival. Second class and lower class citizens in the United States struggle with taxes and location of where they live and are receiving unfair healthcare because of their past health problems compare to other countries that you would consider a third world country who can provide free healthcare for everyone who live in there. Our justice system treat women in prison worse than men prisons, their health care aren’t as impressive as other men prisons; not only prisoners get mistreated but specific lower class neighborhoods too; targeting on second and lower classes for drug crime and homicides. Instead, white collars are not getting caught because of high class citizens dressing formally compared to lower class citizens. Overall, violence in society plays a large part in our lives through poverty, gender/sexism, and justice systems. A solution to...

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... in prison in most states are regularly shackled, preventing them from moving about during labor. Incarcerated women in Washington State may are not shackled during birth as corrections policies forbid it, although there is no law on the books banning the practice. Only 5 out 50 states band this cruel and unusual punishment and many women don't spend longer than 24 hours with their new born child before the authorities take the infant away. This proves how inhumane the system works and how injustice it is. Women in prison are also routinely denied basic reproductive health services, such as pregnancy testing, prenatal care, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and access to abortion services. Men in prison are often seen by loved ones but women tend to be sent away farther than men do so their children will find it harder to see their mother.

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