https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw SERP 478 en-us 2021-02-10 17:40:17 UTC 2026-01-22 00:47:01 UTC hello@padlet.com tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190335427 The article states that 85% of people sentenced for crack cocaine offenses are black... even though the majority of the drug users are white? It's crazy to me that something as small as skin color can influence your life in so many ways. Makes me sad that society is still biased towards certain groups.]]> 2021-02-11 01:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190335427 tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190340682 I agree with the author when he says that society today is still dealing with wrongful media coverage of illegal drugs.]]> 2021-02-11 01:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190340682 tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190342825 How did anyone post an article like the one the New York Times posted in 1914 about cocaine making black men murderous, WITHOUT any evidence of how the drug affects you biologically? You'd think SOMEONE would question its authenticity but it just goes to show how gullible society (especially the media) is.]]> 2021-02-11 01:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190342825 tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190347239 I don't necessarily believe the New York Times article is solely to blame for the way society views cocaine. The more the media portrays drugs poorly, the more people believe what they see. I think it's been a snowball effect and while the New York Times article may have started racial biases, what society has done to portray cocaine heavily influences these biases too.]]> 2021-02-11 01:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190347239 tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190359896 Super messed up that in 1987 cocaine was blamed for a man holding people hostage when cocaine use was never confirmed!]]> 2021-02-11 02:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190359896 tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190368116 It was honestly crazy to hear the racist words that were allowed to be published into public news papers and how some terminology still lingers around today.]]> 2021-02-11 02:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190368116 tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190370121 It's horrible and so true that law enforcement is selective with drug laws in favor of whites.]]> 2021-02-11 02:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190370121 tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190372434 Why oh why aren't white criminals held to the same standard as blacks when it comes to drug laws or really any law!? I will never understand how certain people let skin color define a person. ]]> 2021-02-11 02:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190372434 tmotley6 https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190374499 The author holds a very firm stance on just how racist society might sill be and I completely agree. Especially when looking at incarceration rates of blacks against whites, it's truly shameful.]]> 2021-02-11 02:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tmotley6/oocp6y5t0qws1wpw/wish/1190374499