SOCI 210 Lecture 10: SOCI210 February 8th
Document Summary
It was like there were two new yorks. There was a lot of violence (gun violence, etc. ) Documentary about 4 african americans and 1 hispanic who were falsely charged for the rape and assault of a woman in central park in 1989. Later on, another inmate confessed to the crimes. One of the most famous trials of the 1980s. After this crime, donald trump made a statement about how we need to bring back the death penalty. This was in the middle of a racism war in the united states. They did not know one another, but they lived in the same neighborhood. Judged because of the color of their skin and where they were from. In the 80s, there was an underclass of criminals that struggled a lot. All of a sudden, teenagers had lots of cash and guns. The people who suffered the most through this rise in criminality were the ones that were blamed.
