tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post474278651463640209..comments2023-10-31T02:08:20.043-07:00Comments on CJS395 Spring 2012: The Media: Creating Hatred and Distrust in the PoliceMichael Gizzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691728024188312906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-63489986065124591072012-03-24T01:02:32.085-07:002012-03-24T01:02:32.085-07:00Sex & violence sell. I can't buy into the...Sex & violence sell. I can't buy into the idea that "the media" created this culture. Perhaps the media is guilty of sensationalizing things but if people wanted positive, uplifting media they would speak with their dollars. They would speak by turning the channel. What's more exciting, a story about a cop who exercised poor judgment or a story about a cop who did what he or she is expected to do?<br /><br />Sometimes positive police stories do make it to the media though. A few months ago the story about how a police officer paid for a little boys lunch just moments before he (the officer) was murdered was all over the morning news shows. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=888_1313555881<br /><br />I agree that many people have an irrational hatred of police. I find that most of the time they're just upset because at some point they got busted for something they think they should have just gotten a warning for.<br /><br />However, I fail to see how that CNN article you cited is problematic. If you ask me the article is not very good and doesn't seem to have a point but I don't think that the author is saying anything that hasn't been said before. I'm black & I'm afraid of the police. I didn't get this fear from the media.<br /><br />Another statement I take issue with is "The black community and media refuses to put any blame on law makers who made the Florida’s version of our “castle doctrine,” and the prosecutor who still refuses to charge." First, there isn't really a "black community" but that's a topic for another day. My main point is that the average citizen isn't thinking about who makes legislature or how the criminal justice system actually works. I'd argue that for the most part people are completely ignorant to those things. People just operate under the belief that if you shoot someone and everyone knows it then you will be arrested. Since that didn't happen in this case people are left confused. I'm a criminal justice major & I'd never even heard of the castle doctrine (or stand your ground) types of laws until just a few weeks ago in my law class. I doubt most people with no vested interest in the cj system knew about them either.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701520294581443381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-20995967492858457032012-03-23T21:41:18.358-07:002012-03-23T21:41:18.358-07:00I believe many news stories on television cannot b...I believe many news stories on television cannot be taken at face value. The media tend to either only show one point of view, which is usually related to the networks biases, or they themselves have not gotten the whole story before it has already been reported.<br /><br />The media tend to only show negative and depressing stories. As you stated, many stories related to law enforcement agencies tend to be about their mistakes or corrupted employees. There are, however, officers that risk their lives every day to protect and serve their communities. These types of stories are rarely shown. The media is inclined to focus on the negative side of all aspects of news because it seems to drawl more viewers. I think it would be nice for there to be more positive and uplifting stories shown in the media, but it is unlikely that the media will ever change their stance on which scoops they go after and what storylines they will show each night.Thomas Myerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681627783916201509noreply@blogger.com