1984 and Stop and Frisk

 

Stop and Frisk, Right or Wrong?

https://www.commonlit.org/texts/stop-and-frisk-right-or-wrong

1984 and this article both consider the difficulty in finding balance between protecting people's freedom 

and keeping citizens safe. In 1984, the totalitarian government allows its citizens no freedom, which they 

supposedly do in their best interest. Discuss whether or not the government should be able to violate 

citizens' freedom if it is in their best interest. What dangers arise when citizens assume that all government 

actions are undertaken in their best interest? Who gets to decide what is in the citizens' best interest?

Think about the 3 slogans and what they represent in the book. Education, Technology and 

Leisure.Applythis article to what we are reading as well as to current events.