Racism is an issue that has been around for hundreds of years. Throughout the twentieth century movements have taken place in order to change the ways of our past. Although there have been significant strides in the world today I don't think that anyone can truly say that racism is gone for good. There are still organizations out there that thrive off the hate of another culture. Even outside these organizations racism seems to be evident in many aspects. Recently issues have come up to point the finger at the men and women of law enforcement. There have been a number of cases that may depict acts of racism, or have there? Is it just an act put on by another organization in itself to make us think this way? Has the media played a major role in what we believe is to be happening in the world? Also have we really looked at the big picture and put ourselves in the shoes of law enforcement officials? Have we attempted to look further into the cases involving so called racism and cases like them, or looked at how we train officers to react in certain situations? I think that we need to look into the big picture a little harder before we make any judgments or statements regarding racism.
             In today's technological society, we have a new type of legal system, a system that makes a judgment without the use of a judge and jury. This is a type of legal system that travels through the atmosphere, across the radio waves and into our homes. A legal system in which the judge (the media) delivers a verdict without the complete evidence of the case presented. This is the role of today's media. An act that is commonly only seen through the eyes of the media is one that has recently been labeled as police brutality. Acts of racism by the police officials on innocent victims do to their ethic background. In most cases it is the white police officers abusing black citizens who by the image of the media have done nothing wrong to deserve t...