Moises A Iriarte CRJ 101 Professor: MS. Chaumtoli Huq As a criminal justice major student I have put a lot of enthusiasm in his course and have learn more about how the system works. One of the story that interested me on the book “just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson is the Walter McMillian [page 20]. Even thou I knew that African Americans were discriminated back in time, I read and learn about how they were treated and all the suffering they went though. The story of Walter starts as Stevenson took Walters case, Stevenson took the case because Walters case was one of the flood of cases Stevenson found myself frantically working on after learning of a growing crisis in Alabama[pg.
In his book Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson shows empathy and compassion as he puts a stop to mass incarceration for Juvenile Offenders by providing equality of justice. Stevenson works endlessly, day and night to correct a wrongful conviction of a Death Row inmate, Walter Mcmillian. When he first meets Walter, at the end of the Book, we know that he's innocent. In page 73 of Just Mercy, Stevenson meets Walter’s wife Minnie Belle Mcmillian, and his Daughter, Jackie, as they were waiting patiently for him, after he promised Walter that he’ll meet his family. This shows that Stevenson will even put in the time and effort in order to get to know more about Walter and his family in order to prove he's innocent.
Could you imagine a family member convicted of a felony you know they didn't commit? This happens in the book Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson which is also a memoir of Bryan Stevenson's life as a criminal justice lawyer. This book takes place in the 1980s in small Monroe County in Alabama where Walter McMillan, an African American man lives with his family. Monroe County is a poor community in a predominantly African American community. Stevenson at that time lived in Virginia.
“Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done,” wrote Bryan Stevenson. Bryan Stevenson is the author of the nonfiction novel Just Mercy, a true story about the wrongfully imprisoned Walter McMillian. McMillian was put away for murder but did not commit the crime. This is about how McMillian was freed from this accusation. In the novel Just Mercy, Stevenson proves that one bad action does not define a person, and that mercy is important to show when a mistake is made through his use of pathos, logos, and ethos.
Bryan Stevenson generated an inspiring and serious voice in his memoir Just Mercy. The novel by Stevenson is something that weighs on the reader’s heart due to the naked truth revealed in almost every case presented to the audience. The tragic and real events throughout the book are heavy and difficult to grasp, especially when all of the events happened recently. Every chapter exploits the raw corruption of the justice systems, as well as the proof that there are good and just people in the world. Stevenson tells half of the story from his perspective, and the other half as a third party narrator.
What kept him going was having the families of the accused support and cheer him on. Another thing that motivated Bryan to keep going was the pain in the accused when he saw them. There was one boy that really hit hard for Bryan. “I’d never held anyone who gripped me as tightly as that child did or who cried as hard or as long.. When I left the jail, I was more angry than sad.
“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by lions” Alexander the Great. Killer Angels the historical novel by Michael Shaara details many great lions of leadership. One of these great lions of leadership was Joshua L. Chamberlain, a colonel of the Union army. Chamberlain coming in to a leadership position after acting as a professor led to him becoming a great leader through his personality characteristics. These included how he was a decisive and intuitive leader, an understanding leader, and an intelligent leader.
Stevenson begins chapter 12 of “Just Mercy” by telling the story of Marsha Colbey, a poor woman convicted of the 1st degree murder of her Stillborn son. A Department of Forensic Sciences autopsy revealed, “that Marsha Colbey’s baby was born alive but also asserted that the child would have survived with medical attention” (Stevenson 144). A mere few weeks after the stillbirth, Marsha found herself sentenced to life in prison for the unrelated death of her innocent child. Stevenson reports that the state weaponized her economic status to forge a powerful narrative against Marsha’s character and parenting ability. The death of a child is already a horrid event, often having significant mental health results on parents and family members.
“There is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and perhaps a corresponding need to show mercy (Stevenson 109) .” This bold statement is one of many as Bryan Stevenson sets the tone for his renowned award winning novel Just Mercy. As a young lawyer from Georgia, built the foundation for his company, SPDC (Southern Prisoners Defense Committee) to help convicts that are on death row or in need a second chance. Bryan Stevenson, a young lawyer from Georgia who fought for justice on the behalf of inmates on death row, showed tremendous intelligence in becoming a successful lawyer, demanding for not backing down in moments of refusal, and was an overall advocate
First, his experience as a law student coming to prison to tell a death row convict that he didn’t have his execution date has not yet been set. He gave the man hope, and the chance to bid farewell to his family. But the story showed more than the warm heart that Bryan has, it demonstrated the behavior of prisons, proving one of the many flaws in the justice system. He was astounded at the way the guards mistreated the inmate, even after Bryan’s several attempts to make them stop, blaming himself for spending too much time talking to the prisoner. When the guards were taking the inmate out of the room, the man stopped, readjusted his feet to the ground, and started singing.
There are many victims of unfortunate circumstances in the world today, yet some of these results could have been easily avoided. In the novel, Just Mercy, the author Bryan Stevenson addresses many cases in which children under the age of 18 are incarcerated within the adult criminal justice system. By treating children as adults in the criminal justice system their innocence and undeveloped person, become criminalized. These children become dehumanized and only viewed as full-fledged criminals and as a result society offers no chance sympathy towards them. Stevenson argues that children tried as adults have become damaged and traumatized by this system of injustice.
Bryan Stevenson never knew what could happen and he was full of fear of the possibility of jail time or death. Herbert Richardson was a mentally ill person who didn’t get the help he needed, and due to that, he killed little girl and was executed. During that time, the mentally ill lost most of its funding, and because of that, those who needed help couldn’t get it. Richardson and other mentally ill people didn’t have much money and lived in poverty. Without justice, the world would become nothing but poverty, despair and fear, and the only ones who wouldn’t be affected are the
Power, the ability to maintain control, command, or authority over others can often be determined by one’s reputation and his or her persuasiveness. This principle is displayed within The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, in which follows the town of Salem, Massachusetts attempting to navigate through a “Witchcraft” outbreak supposedly lead by the Devil. Within such a theocratic society such as Salem, the Devil is often associated with death, fear, and uncertainty. While his name alone is often believed to be able to influence others in to following through in certain actions. The Devil, as a key figure behind the immense “witchcraft” occurring in Salem, is crafted by Miller as the most influential “character” due to his infamous reputation and his ability to control characters’ actions.
Hannibal was orphaned at a young age, and lost his sister as a young boy too. The manner in which he lost her was horrific and traumatic. It changed him and shaped him into the man he is today. He traveled many places as a young man, and settled in Florence, Italy for a time. While there he committed a series of crimes and earned himself the nickname of Il Mostro.
Sabrina Gabriele Sabrina Gabriele Basic Instinct About the movie, Basic Instinct: Basic Instinct is about a homicide detective Nick Curran, who investigates the murder of retired rock star Johnny Boz, who has been stabbed with an ice pick during sex with a mysterious blonde woman. Nick's only suspect is Boz's bisexual girlfriend, crime novelist Catherine Tramell, who has written a novel that mirrors the crime exactly in the same way. It is assumed that either Catherine is the murderer or someone is attempting to frame her. Catherine is uncooperative and taunting during the investigation, smoking and exposing herself during her interrogation. She has an alibi using by her book and offers to take lie detector test, which she passes with flying colors.
