Lawrence King was a fifteen-year-old kid that was shot in the head for being gay and not dressing to his supposedly “sex”. He was shot dead in the computer lab in his Junior High, E. O. Green Junior High in Oxnard, California. (Cathcart, 2008). King was very open about him being gay, like going to weekly meet ups with Ventura County Rainbow Alliance every Friday night (Cathcart, 2008). King classmates said he started to wear makeup and dress in women’s cloths and proclaimed himself gay to the whole school. A group of boys had verbal confrontation the day before of the shooting over how King portrayed himself (Salliant & Covarrubias, 2008). Lawrence King shooting really highlighted some major issues that were happening in the middle school. Some were: issues regarding gays, transgender people, bullying, white supremacy, child abuse and school violence came to the surface. (Gould, 2011) Brandon McInerney shot King in the head two times while he was sitting behind him in the computer lab. He was charged as an adult with premeditated hate crime and gun possession. (Cathcart, 2008) Details about the two boys back rounds and home life made this case even more emotional. King came from a foster home for …show more content…
These experiences do not have to huge blowout situations but could be just small instances where McInerney gets offended. As Ghazi-Tehrani states, “Most theoretical accounts of hate crime assume a necessary psychological cause because leading definitions of hate crime presuppose individual hostility toward the victim 's social group.” (Ghazi-Tehrani, 2016) In this instance, there is extreme individual hostility toward King that was amplified by him getting asked to be his valentine that hit a moral note for him. These psychological reasons are just one aspect of Heck’s functional approach of explaining hate
James Earl Ray plead guilty of assassinating Dr.king, However Ray recanted three days later and wanted a trial. The king family doesn't believe that Ray killed their father they believe the government had something to do with the assassination of their father. Leaders in the black community also don’t believe Ray killed Dr.king. The King Family doesn’t believe that Ray killed their father, they believe Ray was framed and he didn’t even pull the trigger that fatally killed their father.
On November 22, 1963 time froze when the beloved John F. Kennedy was tragically taken from this world. We will be looking at two accounts of the assassination, the first will be the official account AKA, the Warren commission 's report. The second will be from Doug Horne and his 5 volume work with the Assassination Records Review Board. After we have looked at the two accounts I will then tell you what I believe happened.
Officers Identified in Fatal Minneapolis Shooting The two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, 24, have been identified. Jamar was said to be unarmed at the time of the shooting. The two officers have been identified as seven year veterans of the police force, but their race has not been disclosed. Both officers have been with the Minneapolis Police Department for thirteen months.
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. The shooter was believed to be James Earl Ray. James Earl Ray did kill Martin Luther King, because of his confession, physical evidence, and opportunity motive. Within a few days of confessing, James claimed he was innocent and starting saying how a guy named “Raoul” set him up. There wasn’t enough evidence to prove that a “Raoul” existed and had shot Martin Luther King Jr, which is why James was still charged guilty.
In "When Brooklyn Was Queer," Ryan presents a handful of unique accounts that reveal how queer individuals have previously been marginalized and have sought for acceptance. Ryan, for instance, recounts the story of Louie, a gay man who was held and arrested in the 1930s solely because he was gay. Louie's experience is one example of the many ways LGBT people have been criminalized and mistreated throughout
The city’s history of white physical and sexual violence was long and horrific. Colored folks were not allowed in amusement parks, motels, and other recreational spots. King opposed this institutional racism in employment, housing, and local administration of education, welfare, and criminal justice. He embraced a more coercive non violent strategy to address this issue, which is
On October 20, 2014, LaQuan Mcdonald was shot 16 times by law enforcement after being seen holding a knife. Although he was carrying a knife, video evidence showed that McDonald was in no way posing a threat to the responding officers. After the murder, the McDonald family revealed that LaQuan suffered from PTSD and complex mental health problems. However, there is no education for police officers on how to respond to people with disabilities or injuries. I am not justifying the murder of LaQuan McDonald, but I am trying to justify why defunding the police will only hurt our society more with the few requirements needed to become an officer.
King was in jail for speaking his mind about racial discrimination, but the clergyman did not like his protests accusing him of putting the lives of others in danger, but in reality it's the police who act violently and put the lives of innocent people in danger by persecuting the unruffled protesters. He also defends his organization and reminds the clergyman and the government that he has done no wrong or harm to anyone, yet he is in
April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his Mountaintop speech, “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I 'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God 's will. … I may not get there with you.
The state of California is one of the highest states for drive-by shootings, and Los Angeles is the home of many gang wars. You are facing a heavy prison sentence and a high fines if you have received a citation for penal code 26100 PC. You need a reliable attorney who can work with you to create a concrete defense strategy. You can contact our office no matter what state of the legal system you are in. We can help you or your family member at any point before you end up behind bars.
“...;when you have to concoct an answer for a five year old son who is asking; ‘Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?’” (King 275-276). The whole of the paragraph that this quote is from is all demonstrating pathos. The use of the child is used to relate to the audience members with children, or who remember being a child (which would be almost every member of the audience) and make them think of how hurt that child must be. Dr. Kings usage of the audience’s sympathy is widely shown before and after every quote containing
. On January 30th, 1835, Andrew Jackson was nearly assassinated. The assassinator, Richard Lawrence, was an house painter, and went up to Andrew Jackson as he left a funeral in the House chamber of the Capitol building. The Lawrence shot at him, and he missed the shot.
(Sub-subpoint 1) 87% of students said that the main cause of school shootings is because they want to level the playing field. (Alfred University) 2. (Sub-subpoint 2) For example, a 12-year-old from Nevada opened fire at school because he was bullied. He was called “an idiot, a retard and gay”.
Mass Shootings have been pretty common in the U.S. In the past 30 years or so. According to the Congressional Research Service, there have been 78 mass shootings in the United States since 1983. The shootings have resulted in 547 deaths and 1,023 casualties. Mass shootings are only responsible for a very small percentage of deaths in the United States, but mass shootings are happening more often than ever, a mass shooting happens on average one time a month.
Every choice you make in your life has a consequence, and each consequence affects how your life will be. Everyone has to make quick choices that will affect not only themselves but everyone around them at one point in their life. These decisions can be scary and can come at a great risk to those who chose them. On Thursday October 1, 2015, there was a shooting at Umpqua Community College.