Police Brutality In The Film 'Straight Outta Compton'

While watching some scenes from "Straight Outta Compton" you cannot help but be in some kind of shock. We have all heard of police brutality and discrimination, but watching scenes based on a true story raise many eyebrows. You can see the anger that the characters feel after being discriminated because of their skin color. To this day, police brutality is a big issue across the country and it is always making headlines. You would think that by now we would have come a long way, but that is not the case. Maybe everyone could use a bit of a Humanistic-Existential therapy to become more self-aware and reach higher states and purposes. “Straight Outta Compton” takes place in the Southern Los Angeles, California. In 1988, five African-American

Providing a warm, therapeutic atmosphere frees clients to explore in self-exploration. In the movie “Straight Outta Compton” there is a lot of violent acts committed from police. The movie shows you how the police can be prejudiced and abuse their power. Both sides, the people being discriminated against. The cops could have benefited from a client-centered approach because it could help them start to think broader and maybe become less prejudice. From there they can began to grow and reach for a higher purpose. Client-Centered would also help the group N.W.A, which represented the youth in those time, to realize their purpose and control their destiny despite burdens of the past. Client-Centered therapy helps you get past roadblocks in life placed in path to self-actualization. When your actual self and your ideal self-begin to come closer, that is when you reach self-actualization. (youtube video). This method is the most effective way for people and groups in

"Rogers believed that we are free to make choices and control our destinies despite the burdens of the past (book Citation here)". Existential therapy focuses on what clients are experiencing “here and now” which could bring both sides to an understanding of what’s going on. This encourages individuals to rely on their own values and develop themselves to their highest potential. The characters in the movie faced many hardships and endured much pain because of discrimination and prejudice so that is why they have that anger built in. The client centered approach would allow them to feel accepted and also feel like they have unconditional support as well as empathy. From there they can start to be genuine and start working onto becoming their ideal self. "Every person is constantly changing as the perceived self moves closer towards the ideal self (Carl