Work Still Needs to Be Done

Watching the documentary made me realize the prejudice on Latinx community within America’s police and prison systems. I liked how the documentary was formatted in describing which American event and how that event triggered the prejudice the Latinx community started experiencing to present day. The interviews included here and there when describing the history was a nice addition to the film that not only gave a new perspective on the history mentioned but also added emotions to these events in history. I was also reminded of a concept I had frequently heard about: expecting police to give out a certain number of tickets within a time frame. Since police are forced to hand out tickets despite people doing no harm, police tend to target the Latinx and Black community, seeing them as “easy targets”. To see that such a practice is still being done today only emphasizes how progress and work needs to continue to dismantle the bias against the Latinx community in America’s police and prison systems.

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