Traffic... it makes the rage of Hades flow through your veins. I'm in San Francisco to execute some local triad boss, who got in over his head with the Boston mob. Its not a pretty job, but at least I can leave the frozen tundra of Massachusetts for the foggy grounds of the Zodiac Killer. I’m in San Francisco to end the rule of a Triad who had my boss’s son beaten to a pulp after one too many hands of blackjack. …or at least, I should say, I'm on my way to San Francisco. It has been three hours since I left Oakland for “The City” and I haven’t even made it halfway yet. “FUCK!!! What the hell is wrong with you lady!?!?! NO! NO, you cannot merge into my lane! NO, FUCK!” She merged. I had been gaining inches of ground every twenty minutes. The last bit of progress I made was taken by some hippie, with a liberal arts degree, wanting to COEXIST. At least, that’s what she advertised on her bumper sticker. Personally, I don’t give a damn about politics, or belief. What I do care about is, “GETTING TO THE FUCKING TURNOFF!” Screech! Holy shit, do these people not know how to drive?! “Aren’t you all jived up and ready to go?” Oh no not again. “You know these people are just animals, cattle, feeding the machine of big government and big rules.” Go away. Go away. Go away. Suddenly, as if listening to my demand for …show more content…
As I gazed ahead the white spires of the San Francisco Bay Bridge towered into the sky. Ahead was my turn off, a road that spiraled down onto Treasure Island, the site of an old naval base. This was my destination. As I was above the island I could see hangars, docks, and towers that seemed to rise up; signaling an advance from days gone by. The waters around the island were dotted with small sailboats that seemed to not have a care in the world, as they sluggishly moved forward in the dark waters. In the distance you could see the copper colored Golden Gate Bridge, that seemed to act as a passage to the Pacific
Although southern beaches in the United States were originally composed of swamp land, sand was added to cover these swamp areas in the 1950s to make them resemble traditional beaches present in other coastal areas of the world, and therefore more appealing for human use and recreation (York). In her poem “Theories of Time and Space,” Trethewey directly references these spaces that have been changed under human influence, giving navigational directions to the reader to “cross over / the man-made beach, 26 miles of sand / dumped on the mangrove swamp – buried / terrain of the past” (11-14). The words “cross over” insinuates a passing by, or traversing of the “man-made beach” without much thought by whoever is traveling over it. The scenario is further illuminated by Trethewey’s use of the word “dumped” when describing the scenery as being “buried terrain of the past,” both holding a negative connotation which hint at something being deliberately concealed under the non-native
Gailey, Harry. The War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. Novato: Presidio, 1995.
In the New York Time Article by Timothy William, Inquiry to Examine Racial Bias in the San Francisco Police Department, first thing to remember known as implicit social cognition, implicit bias refer to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. Another key point to argument is that there is no systematic bias in the criminal justice base on race. To point out, in performing their policing duties, police officer are able to exercise a high degree of discretion. This means that they have a have a broad freedom to make decision about how to act on the given situation. For this reason some police officer deliberately use their wide power of discretion and their authority to perform
A. The Road to Pearl Harbor. N. p. : Princeton, 1950. : ill. ; ill. ; ill. Print.
[6] Ellis, Henry. From the Kennebec to California; Reminiscences of a California Pioneer. Part 5.
The history of the United States is one of duality. In the words of the
Racism (n): the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other race (Wordnet search, 1), a controversial topic in today’s society, a subject that many people try to sweep under the rug, but yet a detrimental problem that has been present in America since the colonial era. Will this dilemma come to a halt? Can all Americans see each other as equals despite their skin color and nationality; and what role has it played in past generations versus today’s generations and how will it affect our future? Has this on going way of thinking gotten better or worse? These are questions raised when many think about the subject; especially members of American ethnic groups and backgrounds, because most have dealt with racial discrimination in their life time.
Gilded age San Francisco stood as a beacon for travelers bound for the western coast of the United States. The most prominent city in the developing west during the latter parts of the nineteenth century and the opening of the twentieth, San Francisco encompassed a range of conflicting identities. This time period marked a transitory stage in the development of San Francisco, evolving from a booming “frontier town” to a “civilized metropolis,” the emerging San Franciscan identity retained qualities from both poles of this spectrum. Chinatown, existing as a city within the city, shared this relationship of extremes with San Francisco. To travelers visiting San Francisco, Chinatown was a necessary stop. The writings in travelogues published during this period describe Chinatown through a mix of revulsion and curiosity, its inhabitants virtuous and sub-human. In short, within the developing city of San Francisco, an expedition into Chinatown remained a visceral exploration of a foreign and exciting environment.
Smith, William Ward. Midway: Turning Point of the Pacific. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1966. Print.
“…Everybody jumped on him, and beat him senseless… Everybody was hitting him or kicking him. One guy was kicking at his spine. Another guy was hitting him on the side of his face… he was unconscious. He was bleeding. Everybody had blood on their forearms. We ran back up the hill laughing… He should have died… He lost so much blood he turned white. He got what he deserved…” (Ridgeway 167). The skinheads who were beating this man up had no reason to do so except for the fact that he was Mexican. Racism in this day and age is still as big of a problem as it was in the past, and as long as hate groups are still around to promote violence, society is never going to grow to love one another.
Dating back to the beginning of times people have always been looked at different depending on the color of their skin or what your religion, race, or beliefs may be. It is in our human nature to not like people for certain things that they are. Many will argue that in this day in age we are no longer at a race war but how can you be so sure when you actually open your eyes and see reality. Rapper Kanye West once said “racism is still alive, they just be concealing it” and these words are everything but false. You must ask yourself the real question about racism and it is how could you ever cure such a thing in people’s minds? People are free to think and believe what ever they would like and old habits such as racism will never change in people.
Have you ever been discriminated against simply because your skin is darker than the next person? Have you ever been told by someone that “your pretty for a dark skin girl or boy?” Have you ever been racist toward your own race? Since long before we or our parents were born, the black community has faced this problem with racism within the same race. In the black community, it is said that if a person have a lighter skin complexion, than they are superior to those with a darker skin complexion. Racism within the black community is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.
Racism is the mistreatment of a group of people on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, place of origin, or ancestry. The term racism may also denote a blind and unreasoning hatred, envy, or prejudice (Dimensions of Racism). Racism has had a strong effect on society. Despite the many efforts made to alleviate racism, what is the future of African Americans' Racism's long history, important leaders, current status, and future outlook will be the main factors in determining how to combat racism. Racism is still present in many societies, although many people are doing their best to put an end to racism and its somewhat tragic ordeals.
In summary, on 03/11/16 at 1516 hours I was assigned to a Domestic Incident at the Cicero Police Station.