Warning: I've never blogged before so bare with me.
The first thing that really shocked me in this chapter was the photo of Emmett Till’s body after being murdered because he apparently “whistled” at a white woman.
The next thing that came to mind were the pictures and videos I’ve seen of the famous Rodney King beating. Even though Rodney King didn’t die and is ironically on a reality T.V. show now, there still was a connection for me. Did anyone else connect the Till picture to anything that has happened in the last 20 something years?
Digital Imaging and how it has “eroded the public’s trust in the camera image as evidence” immediately made me think of Facebook.com. My roommates and I all have seen “hot” girls on Facebook and then have ran into then in real life and have been quite disappointed. I’m pretty confident this has all happened at least a few times to everyone in this class, and if it hasn’t I’m sure it will sooner or later.
For all the veteran bloggers out there, is this somewhat decent?
thanks for the read,
Joey C
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Thanks for taking the time and commenting bob, I know you got a busy schedule going right now haha. But ya, our book doesn't really go in depth about what happened to the men who committed the crimes or what happened to them after but thanks for letting me know that.
ReplyDeleteThe book more talks about how Tills mother knew the visual evidence of a open casket would spark major civil rights movements.
Also, the cops who committed the Rodney King beating, despite all the visual evidence the courts had, all got off on the charges..and that happened what..40ish years later? Kind of crazy.