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Do you think treating someone who is a different race different good? In the documentary “Murder on a Sunday Morning” Brenton Butler was beat up by the white police and in the novel, Monster, the law enforcement all thought he was guilty, both of the stories have examples of racism. The novel, Monster, and the documentary “Murder on a Sunday Morning” are more alike because they both are on trial for murder, they both are black and some of the law enforcement are treating them badly because of it, and they were both found not guilty. Steve Harmon walked into the store the day Mr. Nesbitt was killed there. Both of the boys are black and that makes people think of them differently. The law enforcement is treating them badly because in Monster they thought Steve was guilty. The novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers is about a 16 year old boy on trial for murder.
Steve Harmon is on trial for felony murder. Steve is in prison and the courtroom in Harlem. Steve was put on trial 2 weeks after Christmas, when the crime was committed. Steve didn't kill anyone but he participated in the crime that leaded to the death of 55 year old
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Steve Harmon walked into the store the day Mr. Nesbitt was killed there. Both of the boys are black and that makes people think of them differently. The law enforcement is treating them badly because in Monster they thought Steve was guilty. Do you think racism is right? Most of the people in the novel and documentary think that racism is right and thats why the people in the documentary beat up the Brenton Butler who is on trial and he was also called a “nigger” by one of the lawyers and in the novel they all thought he was guilty because he was young and black. The novel, Monster, and the documentary are more alike than

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