Baltimore Addendum Malcolm X Quotes and Opening Clip "We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary." "Our objective is complete freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary." Harlem BY LANGSTON HUGHES What happens to a dream deferred?LANGSTON HUGHES Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? "Concerning nonviolence: It is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself, when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks. It is legal and lawful to own a shotgun or a rifle. We believe in obeying the law." "It doesn't mean that I advocate violence, but at the same time, I am not against using violence in self- defense. I don't call it violence when it's self-defense, I call it intelligence." "I don't favor violence. If we could bring about recognition and respect of our people by peaceful means, well and good. Everybody would like to reach his objectives peacefully. But I'm also a realist. The only people in this country who are asked to be nonviolent are black people." What is your gut reaction to the images? What do you think commentators online will write and what does that say about the racial problem in America? When is it okay to respond with violence? Do the protestors have a legitimate concern? Bloods and Crips Unite in Baltimore Parker recruited Marines and Army personnel after tours of duty and he recruited Southern white males who had a certain racial view of the world, then he put them on the streets of Los Angeles. The mentality was pervasive and abusive, and corrupt to its very core. Police beat black and Latino residents, assaulted their women, and governed by fear and intimidation in the same way they did in the South. William Henry Parker III was the police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Black gangs developed as a reaction to Whites from South Gate and Huntington Park patrolled their neighborhoods and enforced a White only policy Point of view of the film-Both gangs filled a void left open after numerous assassinations in the 1960s and the COINTELPRO crackdown on groups like the Black Panther Party (a group that originated to respond to police brutality) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN4pP-1NWoA Case Studies 1967 Newark Riots-Two white Newark policemen, John DeSimone and Vito Pontrelli, arrested a black cabdriver. Rioters thought the man was killed in their custody Watts Riots-Marquette Frye, an African American man behind the wheel of his mother's car and was pulled over. After administering a field sobriety test, Lee Minikus placed Frye under arrest and radioed for his vehicle to be impounded. [ Rena Price reached the intersection of Avalon Boulevard (Fryes mother)she scolded Frye about drinking and driving. Someone shoved Price, Frye was struck, Price jumped an officer, another officer pulled out a shotgun. Backup police officers attempted to arrest Frye by using physical force to subdue him. [ Other cases we examined this year Newark Riots 1967 What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? LA Riots 1965 What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? Abner Louima 1997 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6hsrpmRATo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6hsrpmRATo Situation: Louima is at a night club in NYC as a fight breaks out between two females. Police are called to the scene. As one of the arriving police officers, Justin Volpe was struck in the head. Louima was identified. On the ride to the police station the arresting officers beat Louima with their nightsticks. At the police station, Louima was stripped naked and beaten further. According to the testimony Volpe cuffed louima, grabbed his testicles then inserted a plunger in a certain area of the body. Outcome: Volpe was sentenced to 30 years in prison Charles Schwarz was convicted on June 27, 2000 for helping Volpe assault Louima Conviction overturned claiming an unfair trial. Louima did get 8.7 million in a lawsuit Amadou Diallo 1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLkrlklDX Wk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLkrlklDX Wk Situation: An unarmed West African immigrant with no criminal record was killed early yesterday by four New York City police officers who fired 41 shots at him in the doorway of his Bronx apartment building, the police said. Michael Collins, a police spokesman, said that investigators who went to the scene of the shooting did not find a weapon on or near Mr. Diallo. Two of the officers, Sean Carroll, 35, and Edward McMellon, 26, emptied their weapons, firing 16 shots each, the police said. Officer Kenneth Boss, 27, fired his gun five times and Officer Richard Murphy, 26, fired four times. A pager and a wallet were found lying next to the body, a police official said, adding that it was unclear whether the officers could have mistaken the pager for a weapon. Outcome: Four New York City police officers were acquitted today of all charges in the death of Amadou Diallo, the immigrant from Guinea who was fired on 41 times as he stood, unarmed, in the vestibule of his apartment building in the Bronx. The jurors -- four blacks, including the forewoman, and eight whites -- deliberated for three days before reaching their verdict. Their lawyers laid much of the blame for the shooting on Mr. Diallo himself, saying he had behaved suspiciously and had not obeyed the officers' commands to stop. Latasha Harlins Situation: A 15 year old enters a store and places an orange juice in her bag. She proceeds to the counter at which point the clerk Soon Ja Du says you tried to steal the orange juice. Latasha says, Bitch Im trying to pay for the orange juice. Soon Ja Du grabs the bag at which point Latasha and her get into a scuffle over the counter. When the two stop, Latasha looks at the Soon Ja Du and turns around. Soon Ja Du pulls a gun from the counter and shoots Latasha in the back of the head. Latasha dies instantly. Outcome: Soon JA Du gets probation. The family has been robbed numerous times by Black and Latino in the past and the family was on the edge and very suspicious of the two groups. The store was located in a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood. Start at 1:48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuIY2I-kyKMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuIY2I-kyKM Media Political POV Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake gave an emotionally charged press conference on Monday night, calling the people looting the city "thugs" trying to tear the city apart. Read more:rawlings-blake-press-conference-on- baltimore-city-riots #ixzz3Ybj9YyFYrawlings-blake-press-conference-on- baltimore-city-riots #ixzz3Ybj9YyFY Riot Training Inhumane reactions are expected to occur in reaction to police brutality that shows inhumane actions When would you (yes you right now) respond to violence with violence? Violent protesting is a way of saying enough is enough. Everyone has a breaking point! Should members of the Baltimore Black community who are victims of rioting and looting be upset? Will racial tension between Blacks and Whites in America ever be resolved? Why? Written response. You are allowed to argue yes. Just provide your support.