13th Documentary
Why was George Zimmerman not charged w the death of Trayvon Martin?
"stand your ground", can kill someone if you feel threatened in FL
In ____, the prison population jumped to over 1 million
1990
In ____ , the prison population jumped to over 2 million
2000
The United States has what percent of the world's prisoners?
25%
What percent of black men are expected to go to jail in their lifetime?
33.3%
What was Nixon's Southern Strategy?
By winning over Southern conservatives, poor and working class whites, Nixon hoped to break the Democratic Party's dominance in the South. war on crime -> race=crime
How did law enforcement deal w crack vs cocaine?
Crack- prison for life, usually black or Hispanic people. Cocaine- more sophisticated, usually white people Focus on crack to hurt black communitities
How was the media portraying civil rights activists?
Criminals violating laws
The murder of _____ ____ was seen as a catalyst for the civil rights movement?
Emmet Till
What did the SB1070 bill do?
Gave police the right to stop anyone they thought looked like an immigrant. detention facilities-> CCA-> ALEC
What are "superpredators"?
Generation of kids growing up fatherless, jobless, godless. Animals
Why didn't Kalief Browder take the plea deal?
He didn't want to feed into the issue of (forced/not educated) plea deals
How was MLK Jr. classified by the FBI?
One of the most dangerous people in America
Why was Fred Hampton, leader Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers, murdered while he was sleeping?
Police/gov. were afraid of him because he could unite people. Events w blacks, whites, puerto ricans, etc
Which president was the first sitting president to visit a prison?
President Obama
What image was the documentary trying to portray about Donald Trump?
Racist, statements and stances similar to those held in Jim Crow times
What film was responsible for the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan?
The Birth of a Nation
What happened to the poverty level during Reagan's administration?
There was an increase in poverty
What were Jim Crow laws?
They were laws that enforced the strict separation of the races. segregation/ African Americans marked as second class
When was crime beginning to increase in the US?
When the civil rights movement was gaining steam?
once felons are released how are they still penalized?
access to student loans, food stamps, jobs, loss of right to vote, owning guns, jury participation
_______ ____ were overrepresented in the news as criminals
black men
How has ALEC changed the law making process?
corporations have a huge say in law making
What is the loophole in the 13th amendment?
criminals- no forced labor except as punishment for a crime arresting African Americans for small crimes like loitering after slavery
How are corps benefitting by using prison labor?
free labor/ cheap w volume (slavery)
The 70's ushered in an era of ____ _________
mass incarceration
What is the current BLM movement about?
mass incarceration system-> police brutality who's life do we recognize as valuable ? re-humanization
How do private prisons profit?
off of punishment crime policy-> increase criminalization-> profit
What is the common thread for all riots shown in the documentary?
police brutality
A few complaints about ALEC and the legislation they are creating:
private probation and parole, reinventing a system of oppression, imbed prisons in homes, perpetual surveillance/control of POC, prison labor is slavery and steals jobs
who would be the ideal people to work in jail and interact with inmates on a daily basis?
social workers and teachers; with understanding of human behavior
What was Bill Clinton's three strike law?
third violent crime (felony), mandated to prison for rest of their life
How did Reagan transform Nixon's "war on drugs"?
turned rhetorical war literal; 1982 "just say no"
What is new about this era of police brutality?
we can force a conversation through social media smart phones and constant technology
