{"id":3976,"date":"2020-11-07T14:50:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T19:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2020-11-07T14:50:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T19:50:27","slug":"carly-11-9-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/11\/07\/carly-11-9-post\/","title":{"rendered":"carly 11\/9 post"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is so easy for people to hear the words \u201canti-drugs\u201d or \u201cbanning drugs\u201d and immediately believe whatever the message or ruling is, it is a good one. However, for so many low income people and in particular, people of color the war on drugs has been devastating. White privilege is something that is incredibly relevant today, and has been around for many hundreds of years. Unfortunately, racial biases are at an all time high when it comes to drug possession and drug use. Hispanics and blacks are 3x more likely to be searched while they are in their vehicles than whites. While this does not surprise me, because of how corrupt the system is, this saddens me. Racial biases involving drugs have become way too normalized and it is incredibly unfair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While watching the movie <\/span>Just Mercy, <\/span><\/i>I became incredibly upset. So many people of color are wrongfully convicted or get sentences for crimes that are astronomically different than whites. The racial biases within our systems has been a problem for a very long time, and I truthfully do not know when it will stop. I am increasingly saddened and astonished by the racism that is still so prevalent in not only our country, but in our court systems. One thing that I am interested to see how it plays out is the fact that Oregon just decriminalized all drugs. The disparity between drug laws in all the states is very interesting to me, and I am intrigued to see how this ruling plays out. Overall, this reading and movie left me saddened and discouraged with the way our systems have performed in regards to drug laws and sentencing. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is so easy for people to hear the words \u201canti-drugs\u201d or \u201cbanning drugs\u201d and immediately believe whatever the message or ruling is, it is…<\/p>\n

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