Reaction to “It’s Quiet Now”
When I reading this story, I actually drew a parallel between the events in the story and some of the recent instances of racism and violence in the U.S. police force as well as the protests and even race riots that resulted from it. Most Americans seem to think of the United States of a modern country where equality and justice prevail; a city upon a hill, so to speak. I know that most Americans probably wouldn’t liken America to South Africa under Apartheid laws or even modern South Africa, but the events described in “It’s Quiet Now” weren’t all too different than what’s happening here. I probably wouldn’t have all too much trouble believing these events occurred in the U.S. if the location was changed to …show more content…
The biggest difference between the police in the story and the police here is that the police in the story were technically still enforcing actual laws, unlike the police here which use violence against people who haven’t even broken a law. That’s the biggest difference that I see, but in my eyes both are corrupt and both are just as evil.
Another big similarity that I saw was the protests and the riots. In “It’s Quiet Now”, there are huge riots in response to the apartheid laws. Even schoolchildren express their discontent by burning down buildings of the police and councillors. pedestal entire township is in discord and chaos. Though this may not be happening everywhere in the U.S., it is still the reality in certain areas.
Though most protesters are peaceful here, there are also some race riots that are really not very different than those mentioned in the story at all. There were riots in response to Ferguson that involved arson, theft, and all the same type of things mentioned in the story. The police’s response to these events was not any better, using tear gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters, yet somehow there are still people that vehemently defend
When I reading this story, I actually drew a parallel between the events in the story and some of the recent instances of racism and violence in the U.S. police force as well as the protests and even race riots that resulted from it. Most Americans seem to think of the United States of a modern country where equality and justice prevail; a city upon a hill, so to speak. I know that most Americans probably wouldn’t liken America to South Africa under Apartheid laws or even modern South Africa, but the events described in “It’s Quiet Now” weren’t all too different than what’s happening here. I probably wouldn’t have all too much trouble believing these events occurred in the U.S. if the location was changed to …show more content…
The biggest difference between the police in the story and the police here is that the police in the story were technically still enforcing actual laws, unlike the police here which use violence against people who haven’t even broken a law. That’s the biggest difference that I see, but in my eyes both are corrupt and both are just as evil.
Another big similarity that I saw was the protests and the riots. In “It’s Quiet Now”, there are huge riots in response to the apartheid laws. Even schoolchildren express their discontent by burning down buildings of the police and councillors. pedestal entire township is in discord and chaos. Though this may not be happening everywhere in the U.S., it is still the reality in certain areas.
Though most protesters are peaceful here, there are also some race riots that are really not very different than those mentioned in the story at all. There were riots in response to Ferguson that involved arson, theft, and all the same type of things mentioned in the story. The police’s response to these events was not any better, using tear gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters, yet somehow there are still people that vehemently defend