Short Assignment #3
Azmain Ahmed
On this podcast episode from Ear Hustle, we learn about a man named Tommy Shakur who was incarcerated at San Quinten for the murder of Stanford Bursey at the age of 19. He was part of the Eight …
Azmain Ahmed
On this podcast episode from Ear Hustle, we learn about a man named Tommy Shakur who was incarcerated at San Quinten for the murder of Stanford Bursey at the age of 19. He was part of the Eight …
After further research and analysis into Tommy Shakur Ross’s story in the “Ear Hustle” podcast, the theory I’d say Robert k. Merton’s Strain Theory makes the most sense of Shakur’s gang involvement. Basically, Merton suggests that when people can’t reach …