Topic > Time to Kill by John Grishmams - 1193

One describes the problems African American male defendants have in getting a fair trial. Given the negative actions of the police, it is reasonable for many African Americans to accept that police racism exists and that this racism would lead to false bias in placing African American defendants in a judicial setting. It also shows the difference in the treatment of white people who are the exploiters, constantly presenting themselves as the “good guys”. Their superiority is considered justified while non-whites are the “bad guys”. In Kopplemans first section, Understanding Human Differences, he describes how the majority group creates names and labels for minority groups. When a dominant group has the power to label the subordinate group, the labels are used to define and control the subordinate group. The media portrays these groups negatively (Koppleman, 2005). In “A Time to Kill”, African Americans are labeled as enemies of the community, the story is based on the fact that society is so racist that this father must avenge his daughter himself. If the child had been white, there would have been prosecution to the fullest extent of the law; however, because the girl was black, she could not count on the justice of our system to prevail in a positive outcome. Unfortunately, this stereotype is deeply rooted in our popular culture and