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Pick 1 of the 2 questions to answer in the padlet!! Make sure to include your name :) 

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Pick 1 of the 2 questions to answer in the padlet!! Make sure to include your name :) 

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1. Reread the scene where Officer Castillo brutalizes Justyce (7–9). What biases does Officer Castillo have against Justyce? Why might Officer Castillo have these biases? How do these biases directly impact Justyce?

2. After “The Incident,” Justyce writes letters to Martin (Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) to make sense of his feelings. He discusses what happened to Shemar Carson in Nevada and realizes that his good character does not make him “exempt from the stuff THOSE black guys deal with” (12). How has “The Incident” changed the way Justyce thinks about his life/about society?

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1. The main bias that Officer Castillo has against him is that he is black. He sees a black man in a hoodie an automatically stereotypes him to be a "thug". These biases cause Justyce to be arrested, physically beaten, and cursed out. So because he is black the officer doesn't value him as a person and sees him as less than.

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2. The incident changed the way Justyce thinks about society by making him realize that people will discriminate against him no matter how good his character is.

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Justyc probably now feel that it isn’t fair and that they should do something about it and Fight for their rights.

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The biases the officer has against justyce is the fact that he black wearing a hoodie and headphone “looking suspicious “ the reason why he has these biases is since the officer is racist and sees him as a threat because he’s in a rich neighborhood this effects justyce because he gets arrested and jammed into the hood getting treated like if he was some sort of animal

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2.) The incident made him realize that even if he does his best to be a good person and not seem like stereotypes some people won't bother to look past it; they will still immediately judge him and make assumptions about his intentions and character because of their own biases and racism.

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One of the biases Officer Castillo had against Justyce is that he has seen other teens who actually were up to no good wandering the streets just like he thought Justyce was. The officer thought that Justyce was just like them and was looking for a girl to prey on. This directly impacts Justyce because even though that is the complete opposite of that he was attempting to do, it was difficult to convince the author otherwise.

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the biases that the cop said was that justyce look suspicious because he had his hood on with his headphones

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the biases that the cop said was that justyce look suspicious because he had his hood on with his headphones

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"The Incident" has changed the way Justyce thinks about his life/society by making him more aware of the prejudices that people have against him just because he's black.

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The officer has biases by saying he looks suspicious because the things he wears.

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Some biases that officer corillo may have against justyce is his race. He has this bias because of history and what he may have been told or dealt with. Having this bias directly impacts Justyce because Officer Corillo would think any black guy would be doing something wrong if they did something of the likes that caused suspicion.

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Officer Castillo has biases against Justyce just because he thinks he looks suspicious for wearing a hoodie and because he's black

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Officer Castillo profiles Justyce when placing him under arrest. He uses stereotypes to excuse his brutality, stating that Justyce's "kind" is never up to any good. Officer Castillo might have these biases because he has a very narrow mindset. He probably grew up being told that certain people acted certain ways, and got comfortable with that mindset as he grew older. These biases dont allow Justyce to live his life as the successful child he is. He isn't able to have fun or do a good deed without being bombarded with accusations of maliciousness. He isn't able to simply live his life without being threatened and hurt.

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1. Officer Castillo saw that he was wearing his hood up and was a black male. Castillo acted the way he did because since Justyce was alone with a white girl, he suspected he was trying to do her harm. This impacts Justyce because he was doing the opposite of what the officer thought he was doing, and he was judged just by his skin color..

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Officer Castillo is biased against Justyce because he is a person of color and he stereotypes him as a person who is up to no good. This effects Justyce because he is not that type of person and he has never been.

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It made him think how things would have gone if he wasn't a black guy and he worried that something might happen again if he just walks around.

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2. the incident made him realize that even if he is a good person people don't always see that and in instead they use their own biases to make decisions instead of looking past them to hear people out

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Officer Castillo seems to have a bias towards white people since he seems to quickly follow harmful stereotypes about black people in order to get Justyce arrested. He probably has these biases since he was raised with those beliefs. These biases directly impact Justyce by having Officer Castillo arrest him without a solid reason. Officer Castillo believes that black people are always trouble and out to hurt people which is why he was instantly acting rough with Justyce while handcuffing him.

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1. The biases that the officer has are that Justyce is almost a grown man and he can be misunderstood as he is trying to help his drunk ex, Melo. So it can be looked at as if he were trying to do something to her or take advantage, which might explain why the officer reacted in that way

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The incident changed Justyce's perspective on society and his life by making him think that no matter how great his life is, how many achievements he has, and how he has never done anything to jeprodize him and his family in a bad way, he would still be a criminal in a cop's eyes because of the color of his skin.

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Juctyce thought that if he was good in school then even though he's black he wouldn't have to deal with the things other black guys deal with but he realized that it doesn't matter because in the cops' eyes he's still black.

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The incident changed the way Justyce thinks about the legal system or cops in general now that he realized how cops can really be.

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2. Justyce thinks that maybe things aren't as equal as people say they are. He also thinks that maybe he's no different from the guys that looks like "thugs" if cops are treating him the same way as them.

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Officer Castillo might have biases because of the stereotypes about young black teens. These biases impact Justyce because he is a young black teen in a upperclass area and he happened to have a hoody whle walking which made him look "suspicious" 2.) He use to think that if he does the opposite of his races stereotype he wouldn't be connected wit that type of behavior yet based off what he looks like on the outside he's still treated unfair. He can't seem but to wonder if things could have turned out differently is he wasn't black.

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Officer Castillo, has a bias against Justyce simply because hes black, and on top of him being black he looked " sketchy because of what he was wearing, the hoodie and the earbuds... The cop seen a drunk white girl with a black guy and immediately thought the worst. he had no real reason to act the way he did and say the things he said. all based on assumptions and judgment. These biases directly impact Justyce because hes experiencing it firsthand, fist hand racism. all because of officer Castillo being bias, in the first chapter the officer even said " i know your kind punks like you wander the streets of nice neighborhoods searching for prey."

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Officer Castillo immediately calls him a punk. He might have these biases over Justyce's ethnicity. They directly impact Justyce because it gives him more perspective on how some police are.

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The cop is bias based on the fact that he assumed Jus was doing bad because of the hood over his head and the way he looked sketchy. The cop called him a punk and said "your kind".

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The incident changed the way Justyce thinks about his life by seeing how differently other race are being treated unfair especially when he experienced it. He thinks the life he has isn’t fair at all and hopes somehow life changes to be greater.

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Justyce probably thinks it’s unfair that he has to fight for his rights still and is still being treated unfairly.

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Officer Castillo has very obvious biases against Justyce, that being not only his clothing but also his racist bias against him because of his skin color. Officer Castillo might have this bias because of how his family brought him up, or because he is in the police force and those working with the police are more commonly than not racist. These biases affect Justyce because the officer deemed him untrustable enough to keep him in handcuffs for a couple hours before being spoken to by a lawyer. Had Justyce been white instead, Officer Castillo wouldn't have even bothered him. - Gabrielle Silva-Huerta

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question 1. The basis the officer had against justyce is his race. Justice explains that he didn't do anything wrong and tries to explain what happened ut the police still had him retrained regardless of what he or other people told them. Justice writes to martin explaining that other kids of the same race as him have gotten arrested before and even killed by officers but that he'd never expect it to happen to him since he was a good kid.

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The officer is biases towards Justyce because of his race the biases impacts Justyce by being handcuffed even though he did nothing wrong

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Officer Castillo is racially biased against Justyce. He might have these biases because he's been passed on feelings of hatred towards African Americans from the family generations that preceded him. As a result of these biases, Justyce is a victim of police brutality due to the color of his skin.

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Question 1) - Olivia C

The biases that Officer Castillo has against Justyce is that he's a black male. Saying that his "kind" wander the streets in nice neighborhoods looking for a "prey". This officer is extremely racist, which is for the reason why he has these biases. Hes brutally hurting a innocent teenager because of the color of his skin. This situation deeply impacts Justyce because he never thought he would be in a situation like this.

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2. The incident made Justyce realize that no matter how good of a person he is, people would still be biased and unfair towards him because of his skin color.

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Mr Castillo has these biases against Justyce because he’s black, has his hoodie up, and is a somewhat safe area. These biases impact Justyce because he is accused of breaking into Melo’s car when he was just trying to help her .

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1. Officer Castillo's biases were that Justyce was thuggish and dangerous. Officer Castillo probably thinks this because Justyce is a black male , with a hoodie and earbuds on. Officer Castillo may have these biases becuse he is a cop in the 80's where a lot of them were racists and quick assume. These biases directly impact Justyce due to it altering the way was treated during the altercation.

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1.) one of the biases the officer had against Justyce is he looked like other teenagers who were up to no god and was looking 'suspicious' (not really) and thought he was just another guy who would steal cars in a safe neighborhood even if he was doing the complete opposite the officer has a façade of whos bad and good.

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1. Officer Castillo biased against Jus was his "weird" choice of his clothing. He puts him in handcuffs without telling him what crime he committed and punches his face when Jus tries to talk. Jus was wearing a hood on and earbuds which the officer mistreated him. He biased against him because he seen him with other teens who were up to no good. This impacts Jus because even tho he was doing good and wasnt committing a crime, it will be difficult to convince the cop the true story/

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One bias the officer has against Justyce is his clothing and how he had his headphones on. He might have these biases because he's in a safe neighborhood. This affects Justyce because he is black.

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1.) Officer Castillo has biases against Justyce because of the fact that he put Justyce in handcuffs not knowing the situation Justyce was in. Accusing Justyce of looking suspicious just because of what he is wearing and that he is black. Officer Castillo was not treating Justyce fair nor with respect because of the person he thought Justyce was.

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Officer Castillo has certain biases towards Justyce. This ultimately affect him because the cop assumes he is attempting to break into a white woman's car. This is due to the fact that he is dark skinned, has a hoodie on with earbuds, and he is in a rich neighborhood at 3 AM. This makes Castillo put Justyce into cuffs with no actual evidence towards Justyce.

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(Question 1.) Officer Castillo assumes Justyce is doing something bad because he looked "suspicious" with his hood on, and basically judged Justyce because he's black and automatically assumed he was doing something bad. This means the officer has a bias against black people, especially since he thought Justyce was trying to hurt the Melo (whom he assumed was a white girl) and didn't listen to when Melo's parents showed up and explained what was really happening. Castillo's bias affects Justyce because it showed him that even if you're trying to do the right thing, as long as someone has a bias against you, they will assume that you are up to no good.

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1.) The officer has a thuggish appearance against Justyce where he was wearing a hoodie looking suspicious. This impacted Justyce y how the way he sees the police and how he going to act.

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the incident changes how Justyce thinks about society in many ways. he realizes that being a good kid and having good grades and having a bright future doesn't mean anything if they are always going to be a racist cop or just anyone who is racist towards them because of their skin tone. the prejudice towards them because of it.

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2. The incident with the cop made Justyce see how society hasn't really changed and that some people still haven't seen the new ideas on other people, treating them for who they are and are instead keeping the same bias towards certain people, no matter if their looks or situation is different from threats.

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1. The officer immediately jumped to the conclusion that Jus was up to no good because of his brutal initiative. Castillo may have these biases due to his experience in work(this doesn’t justify his action in the slightest). This changed Jus’s perspective on how he’s viewed due to the incident and allowed more freedom of mind.

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1. The biases officer Castillo had against Justyce were about the clothing he had on and his skin color. The officer assumed that Justyce was doing something wrong based on the color of his skin and what he had on.

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1.) since it applies that the officer was racist he probably thought of justyce as a sterotypical "thug" (hoodie, headphones, etc). The officer probably has these biases because first they are in a safe neighborhood (assumingly mainly white) which makes justyce look out of place.

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the biases the author has against Justyce is since he was walking around with his hood on and headphones on, the officer immediately suspects that Justyce was up to no good because he's a racist. These biases impact Justyce since he's of color, he gets arrested and injured.

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The experience led him to understand that despite his efforts to be a good individual and defy stereotypes, some individuals will not bother to see beyond impressions. They may still unfairly judge him, forming assumptions about his intentions and character based on their own biases and racism.

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He had a bias that a he’s seen lots of teens like his kind walk around trying to cause trouble and break into cars, that justyce wearing his hoodie and headphones made the officer think he was going to do that.

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Justyce’s words to Martin prove although you can present yourself in a respectable manner certain aspects of society will still view you as only a race and not you for you. That moment changed his perspective.

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The incident changed the way justyce thinks about life since he thought that if he tries to be the best person he can be he won't be treated the same way some other black people are treated, but the incident showed him that even if he is the best person he can be, if he looks even partly suspicious, he'll be treated like every other black person.

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1) The biases Justyce received was by what he looks. For example, he was wearing a hoodie and headphones thus making him look suspicious in the cop's eyes. Though Justyce tries to explain the situation he is not listened to by the cop.

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It made him realize that even with being a good student and a good person some people don't judge by that, and they judge by the color of their skin instead.

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1. Officer Castillo's bias nature stems from Justyce's skin color as he points out skin color by saying things such as "I know your kind" and "couldn't resist the pretty white girl" insinuating Justyce was kidnapping Melo.

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1. Officer Castillo was bias towards Justyce as he assumed because he was black and was wearing a hoodie and the girl in the car was white, that he was trying to take advantage of her by taking her keys to her car. Justyce is directly impacted by this discrimination as he is brutally assaulted by the police offer Castillo, to which he later further arrests Justyce with no reason behind it.

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2. The situation made jus realize he will be discriminated against just because the color of his skin regardless of his character and how smart he is.

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Officer Castillo was biases against Justyce because he was using stereotypes against black teens and put him in handcuffs without knowing anything. This impacts Justyce because he now realizes the unfairness of police.

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2. The incident changed the way Justyce thinks about society because no matter how good of a kid he is, he is still going to be discriminated based off his race. He compares himself to the other kid and notices the differences, yet the singular similarity that they're both black dictates how society views him.

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2.) The incident made Justyce realize no matter how good of a person you are there will always be people out there who will judge you by the color of your skin. Justyce is a really smart and humble person just because of his skin color and him walking around it made him look like "a criminal".

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It's changed Jus's view on Racial equality and makes him more conscious about other people's prejudices

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2. The incident makes him realize that getting arrested has not only has to do with who u r as a person but mainly as how u look or come across as.

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1. Officer castillo has a bias against justyce just because he is black. He might have this bias since Justice lives in a city where crime is prominent and Justyce might look like he was up to no good going by a girl in a car with his hood up. The bias might effect Justcye since this is his exigence, this made him start thinking about the injustices that black people face soley on their skin color

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1. The bias the officer has against justyce is him being black. The reason he has this bias is because he was black in a rich neighborhood, so he thought he didnt belong there.

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1) He has a bias towards him because Justyce is black and in a hoodie, he has the biased because its late at night and in a good neighborhood and he thinks Justyce is trying to take advantage of Melo, as he says “I know your kind: punks like you wander the streets or nice neighborhoods ssearching for prey. Just couldnt resist the pretty white girl who’d lovkrd her keys in her car, could ya?” (8).

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the situation makes him think differently because he didn’t think he fit into those stereotypes but the officer thought he did and because he got stereotyped it made him think it could happen to anyone bad or good people just because of their race

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1. Officer Castillo biases against justyce is because is an African American guy. Office Castillo might have these biases because of the way he was raised. Because he doesn’t like black people and finds them distasteful it was directly impact justyce because he’s black.

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The officer arrests Justice for no reason without even asking for an explanation. All he sees is a girl who looks white in a car and him there he assumes he is stealing or doing something to her because he is black. I think the officer maybe have these biased because he is white and racist so he assumes that Justyce a 17 year old black guy is doing something wrong. These biases effects Justyce because he is out in handcuffs and out as guilty when he is innocent wasn’t able to explain himself and did absolutely nothing to deserve that. In fact the officer arrested him instead of the girl when she was going to drive drunk.

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The incident makes Justyce that being a good kid and a good student don't absolve him from being targeted from the police

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2.After the incident Justyce realizes that this problem can affect anyone in a minority group which makes him realize how much of a problem this is since even though he is trying to be a good person he is still being effected by discrimination.

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1.) Officer Castillo has his own biases on Justyce is because some people obtain traditional belief and refuse to accept others. In the moment, Justyce was suspected suspiciously at the wrong time as he was portrayed as a stereotypical thug.

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1. Officer Castillo is biased against Justyce since he is black. Officer Castillo saw that Justyce had a hoodie up and he was with a white girl at night, he suspected he was trying to do something to her.

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1. As said in the text it says that the cop saw a hooded figure and considered him suspicious so maybe that's why he thought that and also said that he was black.

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1. The bias that officer Castillo has against Justcye is that the fact he was black wearing a hoodie, and the fact that he was in a nice neighborhood, and next to a drunk "white girl". This bias directly impacted Justcye because officer Castillio deemed him as a threat and arrested him for no reason

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1. Officer Castillo thinks Justyce looks suspicious. Officer Castillo might have these biases because Justyce is often stereotyped due to his skin color. These biases impact Justyce because people may treat him differently.

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1. Officer Castillo was prejudiced towards Justyce because of the color of his skin, judging the situation before he knows what really happened. He might have these biases because that was the social norm at the time, and he thinks all black people are criminals.

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1. After “The Incident,” Justyce realizes that no matter who he is and what he does, racist biases will target him for the color of his skin. It changed the way he viewed his life as he thought he was above those biases police. He now acknowledges the issues with society and the unfair racial inequality.

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1. officer castillo saw a figure carrying a woman into a car, which looked a bit suspicious. He also was probably racist against blacks, since he said "your kind" when beating Justyce.

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2. the incident made justyce realize that no matter how hard he’s worked to be a good student/person, and even if he thinks he isn’t intimidating, he’s still going to get stereotyped and discriminated against.

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2. Justyce realizes that his background and how “good” and educated he is not the first thing people see especially the cop. He realizes that he will constantly be discriminated wether he is a good person or not based off his appearance and skin tone.

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2. After the incident Justyce writes about his emotions and how it is affecting him. He believes that not everyone has justice and he wants changes to happen because its unfair.

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2. The incident changes the way Justyce things about his life as he realizes no matter his character people will always have a bias against him based on his looks and not the way he acts

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The officer is clearly hostile with justyce because of his skin color, and even takes it a step farther by grouping justyce with people of his color that do bad things referring to him as “THOSE” people. The officer might have this prejudice because of the stigma against black people .

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2. The incident changed the way Justyce thinks about society by making him realize that people will discriminate against him no matter how good his character is or may seem to others

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1. His biases are because Justyce is black and the way he dresses is wrong to the cop, this can be because of his beliefs and the way he grew up to dislike black people. This impacts Justyce because he is being wrongfully accused by the cop because of his appearance.

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2. The incident made Justyce open his eyes and experience police brutality with racism himself. He now knows that even if he looks respectable and wears nice clothes, you cannot stop racism. Justyce knows this because even though the police officer saw him trying to help Melo, he still experienced racism.

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2. The incident changed the way Justyce thinks for the reason that he believed that black people were mistreated due to their appearance. However, him being a good student and having a formal appearance and still getting mistreated changed the way he viewed society. He now sees the true injustice people face.

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The incident between Officer Castillo and Justyce changed the way he views society in a racist way which is why he writes to Martin Luther King Jr. Justyce opens his eyes on how even though he is an honor student with excellent grades, he will be judged by his appearance.

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1. Officer Castillo has biases against Justyce. He seen justyce wearing a black hoodie and earbuds and that made him look “Suspicious” and “mysterious”. The officer might have these biases since hes racist. The officer probably grew up in a rich environment to have those kinds of thoughts. This impacts justyce because if officers like Castillo have those views, they would get treated unfairly.

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2.The incident with the cops changed Justyce's view on his life and society in many ways. He never thought a situation like this would happen to him because he's a great kid, but now he realizes that someone could just judge him based off appearance. He sees that racism is still a problem many people face in society.

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2 Justyce realizes he is just as susceptible to the unfair treatment some cops give to young black men, even if he attempts to be an outstanding member of society. He didn't think he would ever have to experience this.

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Because Justyce thinking he is safe from the racial stereotypes of black people he thought he would never get racial profiled but after the incident now he thinks that just by fitting the stereotype of a hoodie he got handcuffed

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2. He thought that just because he didn't have the look for a gangbanger or dressed like one, he wasn't going to be racially profiled. This made him realize that no matter how he looks or dresses he will always be racially profiled

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2. “The incident” changed the way that Justyce thinks about society in a very negative way because he now realizes the harsh truth of racism and racial stereotypes, he also realizes that although he doesn’t view himself as stereotypical, society might.

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2. One bias Officer Castillo has against Justyce is finding him suspicious because of the color of his skin and the hoodie was wearing. He stereotypes him as someone looking to cause trouble and looking to harm Melo and this results in Justyce being wrongfully put in handcuffs.

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1. The bias that Officer Castillo has against Justyce is that he's black. He sees someone that's black and immediately thinks that he's up to no good or that he's just a "Punk". This bias caused Justyce to be arrested, literally beaten up, and cussed out. So just because he's black, the officer doesn't treat him like a normal person but sees him as an outsider and not valued as anyone else would.

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2. The incident changed Justyce perspective about society. Justyce sees society as a negative way because he believes that black people are being mistreated due to their appearance and putting stereotypes.

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Officer Castillo finds Justyce suspicious due to his race and his clothing. He uses stereotypes to assume that he causes trouble, leading to him being put into cuffs.