Question

In the context of Dargan's "Poem Resisting Arrest" poem, what contributes to the poem’s arrest? What biases do you think law enforcement falls victim to in real life? What are the negative effects of this?

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem’s arrest seems to have been the result of the poem questioning accusations of having committed a crime ("it was dangerous to ask why?") which was taken by law enforcement as a resist to be arrested.

Explanation:

Dargan´s poem is part of his book of poetry Anagnorisis, a collection that addresses racism in the United States, by describing the poem´s unfair arrest.

In real life, racial biases are common in the actions of law enforcement, which leads to discriminatory persecution of African Americans in the United States.