When Doug Penhall entered the bustling operations room of the Jump Street 's chapel, he found his gaze immediately drawn to his best friend, Tom Hanson. It was not unusual for him to beeline to Tom when he arrived at work; they always had plenty to talk about, such as baseball, girls, football, girls, hockey, and of course, girls. But what caught his attention on that particular morning was the intensity of Tom’s gaze. With his brow puckered in concentration and his full, bowed lips pursed in a displeased moue, Tom’s stare remained fixed, although on what, Doug had no idea. However, his curiosity was genuinely piqued and forgoing his habitual early morning trip to the coffeemaker, he sauntered over to Tom’s desk, pulled up a chair and sat …show more content…
He was an exception cop who, like all the officers working at Jump Street, still looked young enough to pass as a teenager. However, because of the circumstances of his arrival—being sent undercover to see if the team were, in fact, guilty of entrapping minors—his acclimation from official nark to undercover nark had been a somewhat bumpy transition. Even after Tom’s accusations of rape and racism, he had taken it all in his stride and eventually, after working together, Doug, Judy and Harry had accepted him as one of their own. Only Tom held on to his lingering animosity, his distrust of Booker causing the two men to argue constantly, much to the annoyance of their captain. But Tom could not shake off his genuine dislike of Dennis Booker. As far as he was concerned, the arrogant cop was bad news and he could not understand why nobody else could see …show more content…
“Yeah… Well, technically he’s bi,” Doug replied before his eyebrows suddenly rose in surprise. “I thought you knew?” “How would I know?” Tom hissed in an angry rush of words. “It’s not like he’s wearing a fucking sign around his neck!” The idea of Booker wearing a neon sign that stated I’M BISEXUAL, HONK IF YOU THINK I’M SEXY was too much for Doug and he started to snigger like a twelve-year-old. But Tom’s irate and somewhat hurt expression soon sobered his mood and swallowing down the last of his giggles, he once again placed an arm around his friend’s shoulders. “Lighten up, Hanson. It’s not a big deal. So Booker swings both ways, it’s not like his sexuality affects how he does his job. He’s a good cop and that’s all that matters.” “Yeah?” Tom muttered moodily, his face a picture of despondency. “That’s easy for you to say. You’re not the one who’s probably featuring in his
The crowded bar was noisy, smoky and in no way what Tom had in mind when he had suggested to Booker that they were in a slump and needed to set time aside for a weekly date night. When he had made the proposal, he had expected quiet nights in listening to music or dinners at fancy restaurants, but so far, they had experienced the unsavory environment of a pool hall and a night out at a Monster Truck exhibition. To say he was unimpressed would have been an understatement; his lover’s apparent lack of thoughtful and suitable suggestions for the perfect date had him feeling downright pissed off. It appeared Booker was not only adept at getting his own way; he also did not have a single romantic bone in his body.
Two days later... Having endured an hour-long grilling from Fuller about Booker’s disappearance, Tom exited his superior’s office feeling more than a little dispirited. Astute enough to know something had happened at the fraternity, Fuller had badgered him relentlessly about the hazing case, but Tom had remained stubbornly tight-lipped and had revealed only the bare facts, much to his captain’s indignation. But there was a reason behind Tom’s reticence. Without Booker by his side, he had come to acknowledge his rape as his own private hell and not something he could readily share with his friends.
Law enforcement There have been instances of injustice demonstrated by law enforcement officials pertaining to black individuals. A disproportionate amount of black people are being subject to brutality and incarceration due to racial profiling. More black individuals in prison means an increase in the chance of the decision of the death sentence for black individuals, depending on what is being accused of them. This can be justified based on the belief that blacks are simply committing more crime, but the truth of the matter is, black people are often targeted based on racism by officers and this is why they represent such a large proportion of people in correctional facilities. To illustrate, following a wrongful vehicle search without consent
Suppressing a smirk, Booker glanced at Tom, but the younger officer kept his eyes focused straight ahead. A sigh of annoyance expelled from between his lips. He did not understand Hanson’s detachment; he had thought after their forthright conversation that their relationship would start to develop into something more gratifying. He had, however, found himself sadly mistaken. Tom only spoke to him when absolutely necessary, preferring to spend his nights in the college’s expansive library, rather than in their room with him.
“I’m not sure what to say to that,” I admit. I decide to let this drop too. “You amaze me, you know that. I wish more of the brothers had women like you.” “You’re biased Kane.
There was a touch of parental contempt in it, even toward people he liked and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts.” ch.1 Analysis: Nick is describing Tom, since he’s the narrator. Nick describes tom through his voice but yet you can get see all his personality through it. It also gives a small detail about nick like how close he pays attention to those around him and describes them in detail descriptions. 7.
Tom, although he’s much more respectful, breaks the law multiple times, and rebels against those with more power than
Through characterization, Fitzgerald makes this police officer seem more real and individual, rather than sounding robotic or scripted. The effect of this sentence leaves lasting effects on Tom Buchanan as he later reacts with his emotion as Nick writes “In a little while I heard a low husky sob, and saw that the tears were overflowing down his face. ‘The God damned coward!’ he whimpered. ‘He didn’t even stop his car’”
Poverty and The Justice System An author by the name of Bryan Stevenson wrote the book Just Mercy. Throughout the book he discussed various points about the United States justice system and the wrongfully convicted crimes that occurred. The stories that the author told indicated that “ The opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice”(18). Wealth is an abundance of valuable possessions or money.
A few minutes later the silence was interrupted by the handsome blonde sitting next to Veronica. The young man didn 't want the girl to think about him as of a shirt-chaser, because he was not. Sitting by this unknown girl, he just wanted to be courageous and strong, and flirting only
He was giving of himself help. He was in no way harming anyone. Then when Bob Ewell came home and found Tom Robinson, he set out to ruin his life. Tom was innocently helping Mayella when Bob Ewell accused him of raping his daughter. The white people said Tom was guilty, killing Tom with their conviction before he even had a fair trial Tom’s is seen by very few of the characters in the book.
When Nick describes Tom, it is showing a sign of cruelty. Nick describes Tom by saying, “Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward” (9). Here Nick is describing how Tom Buchanan changed from when they both attended college together. In college, Tom was very friendly and was wonderful to be around. Nick realized, when they met again, that Tom had changed from friendly to cruel in the years after Tom and Nick graduated from Yale.
Though he could not be explicit in his representation of homosexuality or queerness, in the
Tom and Tim are both seen as threats to a majority of the community. Tim Johnson may also relate to the mob because the mob wants to kill Tom Robinson and Tim Johnson is wanted dead as well.
Earlier before this Rita had made the assertion that Jay’s sister was crazy. “Your sister’s crazy, isn’t she?” (Hemley, Whipped 115). Initially, this really bothered Jay and he began to stand up for his sister before backing down. “Sure she’s crazy,” I said.