“The Trial of Thomas-Builds-the -Fire” and “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” gave us insights into how corrupt government really can be. I mean, when the lawmakers are sitting around trying to decide what and how many things to charge you with just to make sure you go to prison, we are looking at a real issue in our law system. While we have seen a good amount of issues with corrupt cops taking advantage of their power, the Indians have never experienced anything differently. Their land was ruthlessly taken from them and were forced into the way of life the American government deemed as “better” for them. I believe that the lawmakers they were surrounded with in this story were using Thomas Builds-the-Fire as an example for the rest of the tribe. If they found a way to put him in prison when he didn’t deserve it, it would scare everyone else into not fighting back as well.
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I like your opinion on about “how corrupt government really can be” and yes you pointed out a good explanation on it.
I agree with your comment with no one wants to believe how corrupt the government is! But no one is ready for that conversation.
Hi Julia! I agree completely that when lawmakers sit around trying to figure out what and how many charges to bring against you just to make sure you go to prison, we have a serious problem in our legal system. I liked how you stated at the outset that these readings provided us with insight into how crooked the government can be because I mentioned the same as well. “Their land was ruthlessly taken from them and were forced into the way of life the American government deemed as “better” for them”. This is a great addition since it offers us some “context” on why Thomas was used as an example to show everyone what was truly going on.