Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Though times have changed and people are seen as more open minded in today's society, one has to wonder if Martin Luther King Jr. would feel that there are still racial problems within the criminal justice system today. I am convinced that Martin Luther King Jr. (and any other person interested in equality) would find that there needs to be more information, specifically when dealing with high stake's court cases involving black people and the death penalty. Although there have been some writings about this issue, I feel that there needs to be more. Especially writings that are easily accessible and digestible by the common citizen, so as to bring about an increase awareness of this issue. I feel that not only is it a matter of moral justice, but for many black people the quality of life is at stake. I hope that this blog will make people more socially conscious, because I feel that racism is a social problem and we can make the United States truly a country of liberation if we gain a better perspective of some of the issues.
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Hey man.. nice start here. You have found an area of interest and have displayed your concerns and why they are a concern to you. However, now that you have did some research, saying that people "would find that this topic is not covered enough and that there needs to be more information available" is rather assumptive and vague in nature. I'm sure with more time researching, you found many more articles about this issue. You might want to rephrase this to something like "although there have been writings about this issue, I feel that there needs to be more. Especially writings that are easily accessible and digestible by the common citizen, so as to bring about an increase awareness of this issue..." Just my suggestion. Great starts so far!
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