Every state or country has something to hide, but masked themselves through media, tourism ads and books. This has brought up my interest towards "Spatial justice" regarding justice and democracy practices in Florida.
As multicultural as appeared, having a month that
commemorates the African-Americans, yet there were many outcries and grudges by the
Floridians due to racial injustice. Since 1976 death penalty regime was introduced, they have executed 84 people yet no
white person has ever been executed for killing an African American!
I cannot imagine
how betrayed, outcast and unsafe the black community felt. Moreover, the
issue of racial injustice was amplified by Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law; a law that encourages
criminal act, increasing homicides of
black people.
The blacks were even disallowed to vote in election as they
were "once a criminal". The significant criminal title given to the
blacks, inability to cast a vote or hold office themselves, I call it injustice.
One of the most ridiculous thing I came across was that Florida criminalize homeless people, as a "solution" to its massive homeless crisis, cutting crime and draw in more businesses.
The city spend $5 million to prohibit activities that homeless people do to survive, instead of giving them homes? These people are being treated like trashes, to the extent that they are not even allowed to step into the city.
Even though there are volunteering communities to sustain human dignity and fairness (which they can be fined), the power is still with the government to give them their rights to freedom.
Whenever I think of Florida, I would imagine its lovely weather, that Florida is beach filled paradise, family-oriented, good retirement location, and it's Disney World. Now, I would be questioning myself if Florida is still as amazing as i to think it was.
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