James+P.Zero

//__**African American Event/Article:**__// [] This Article is about a law suit against the Beverly Hills Police Department accusing the officers (Who are mostly white) of using racial profiling to influence who they searched or pulled over. The African Americans in this community felt they were being abused by the police force who pulled them over no matter what age. In extreme cases officers have pulled guns on old men without provocation, and physically harassed them.
 * Summary:**

"Something is wrong if the police are just stopping people," said Bill Givers, a white Beverly Hills writer. "And whether or not the Beverly Hills police are racist, there is the perception out that they are, and that is something the city is failing to address."
 * Quotes:**

On another occasion, he said, as he pulled into a parking lot a police officer stopped him, pointed a gun at his head, called him a derogatory name and warned, "If you move, I'll shoot you."

I don't understand how the police were not punished for their repeated offense by the city. It didn't specify in the article how the case turned out but if hope for the sake of the minority populations there that the defendants lost the case.
 * Opinion:** I chose this article because it is yet another example of racist law enforcement disobeying laws put in place to help the victims of the abuse.

//__**Music:**__// media type="file" key="The Distance.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * Track:** The Distance
 * Artist:** Cake
 * Album:** Fashion Nugget
 * Genre:** Alternative

I chose this song because it is a good blend of a steady and catchy beat paired with an engaging story. Although I don't like many of the songs by Cake, I do like this one because of the nice blend.