Tuesday, September 20, 2011
how body language can be misinterpreted by the law and used against us.
In many cases language can be used to dehumanize an individual. This tends to happen most commonly within the African-American society. Language is not only verbal but is physical as well and can be used against some one very easily. For a police officer will see a group of young adults walking somewhere and notice that they walk with a certain bop. Or perhaps you notice their language is very vulgar when they talk. A cop would more than likely stop them because their body language and the way they speak they "appear" to give off the the impression that they are in a gang. To take it a step further in the Amadou Diallo case Mr.Diallo was shot nineteen times by the police because he reached for his wallet and they assumed he was armed. Another form of body language that was misinterpreted by the law.
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I agree with everything you said here bro. The use of body language can and usually is misinterpreted. I personally believe it is wrong, yet it happens everyday. Hopefully one day the law can make restricttions which will enables us the people more protection.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100% , the cops can stop and search you for whatever reason they see fit. And when they find nothing they let you go with no apology. They are stopping young minorities in rough areas not young white kids living in expensive neighborhoods with a doorman.
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