Searching For Respect.

The Structural violence started 1980s. The drug businesses and violating laws among the police in East Harlem. I think the drug dealing business in Harlem is what led police to have inner city apatherd. This is what led the political-social-economic force of structural violence.  For example,  on page 34, “Street culture’s violence pervades daily life in EL Barrio and shapes mainstream society’s perception of the ghetto in manner completely disproportionate to its objective danger.” However, people in this neighborhood had work jobs illegal in order to have have money that came along with respect. The character Ray gain respect by running an illegal businesses.  For example on page 19, “Business was blooming and the  heavyset, thirty two year old Puerto Rican crack entrepreneur was surrounded by his coterie of employees, friend and wanna be acquaintances”.The people who suffered from the Structural violence in East Harlem was Puerto Ricans, Black, and an one particular white boy. The one particular white boy was the character Felipe. He was getting racial profiling from police. It seems that in East Harlem it’s not the norm to see a white boy in Harlem. For example on page 30, “I was repeatedly stopped, searched, cursed, and humiliated by New York City police officers on the beat. From their preparative there was no reason for a white boy to be in the neighborhood”.  It was like the police  trying to say only people with other skin types belong in the drug field place.  While Felipe was balancing life in the dangers scene in  Harlem Ray became someone new. Ray’s approach on business changed. I think has he got so successful running his business with the drug dealer life he had a changed of heart. He wanted to do something positive. Somehow, he suffered from the drug business was he lacked the “cultural capital”.  On page 28, “He was completely incapable of fathoming the intricate rules and regulation of legal society despite his brilliant success at directing a retail network doe crack distribution.” Ray lacked the ways to do things the legal way. He didn't even have a New York ID. All he need was an ID in order to be who he wanted to be was to be a successful entrepreneur the legal way. He wanted to changed his business ways. His approach being coming a person better when had his first legal economy businesses.