“Suppose Sam grew up in what Shelby calls a “dark ghetto.” Sam joins the mostly peaceful protests of the summer of 2020 over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans at the hands of police. During the protests, he destroys a parked car in an expression of rage. He knew no one was in the car and that no one would physically be hurt by his actions.”
3. Would Shelby think his action was morally wrong?
4. Does Shelby view this as wrong or not?
5. Talk about how Shelby would think about Sam’s case?
6. What is the moral status of deviant behavior in the dark ghettos?
7. Reconstruct Shelby’s argument and
EVALUATE it by considering an OBJECTION.
8. Discuss whether Sam is in some way racist.
9. Explain the view – what is racism
