King V. Coates

            I feel like Coates and King would agree that about the whole just and unjust laws theory. They both kind of explain how just because it’s a law doesn’t means its morally right. Honestly, other than that, it is hard for me to come about another point that they would agree on. I feel that the two have to very separate opinions, Coates would say something along the lines of, “That you should not be allowed to prevent violence behavior on a crime that involved violence for absolutely no reason.” That might actually be exactly what he said, if not, close. He would argue that if the community is to receive “hollow law and failed order” that the community should be able to do the same. Kind of like… if they wanna fight dirty, so will we. King would respond with something like, “You don’t fight fire with fire Coates, that’ll only worsen things.” I almost feel like Martin Luther kind of had a more mature feel to how he wanted things to be solved. That might sound a little weird, but he believed that morality was most important in this situation and that violence would only show our government that we are, in a way, disobedient. He explains, “Oppressed people can not remain oppressed forever”.

            If I were to sit down with the two and be able to discuss the situation, I think I would try and discuss their view on a “fix” to this disrespect and discrimination. Because (unlike Carson) I believe that there are possible ways to, in a way, resolve racism. I believe that in order to enlighten our futures/future relationships with others, we must not continue to bring up the past; you can’t expect thing to physically and mentally change if all you are constantly stuck on how things use to be instead of on how things should morally be now. No there isn’t something that the government can forcedly do about the attitudes of their people, but because it has been such a problem in America for so long, you’d think people are ready for a damn change.