Q The New Jim Crow Here are a few questions to consider and answer regarding the New Jim Crow. 1. We've been working on proposals during the last part of this term. What proposal or proposals would you offer to address any of the many problems Alexander introduces us to in The New Jim Crow? One possible proposal, for instance, to combat the problem of police violence might be the use of alternative medics rather than police, as is already done at times in Eugene, Oregon, through the organization Cahoots: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/12/cahoots-program-may-reduce-likelihood-of-police-violence/617477/ 2. When it comes to the example of the Oregon Standoff in 2016, Ammon Bundy and six others (all white) stood trial for occupying a federal wildlife refuge, where they fortified their position with heavy ammunition, often aiming high-powered, military rifles at federal agents. All were found to be not guilty and released. Do you think the outcome would have been the same had these individuals not been white? Comment given your understanding of Alexander's text. 3. We've discussed Alexander's use of counterargument, exemplary victimization, and eye-opening statistics. What techniques you find most effective about this text and the argument Alexander posits?
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