Stop And Frisk By Stephen Colbert And Jessica Williams

Many times in the world authors observe things and want to help make a change. The â€Å"Stop and Frisk† program that was happening in 2013 in New York City was an event that caused uproar from many people, authors included. The program allowed police officers to stop and search an individual if the officer believed the individual was guilty of committing a crime. The problem with the program was that minorities were being targeted much more than white individuals. In 2013, a judge made a ruling on the program. The judge ruled that â€Å"Stop and Frisk† was unconstitutional; however, she did not call for an end to the program, she just called for changes. Reacting to the judge s ruling and the â€Å"Stop and Frisk† program in general, Stephen Colbert and Jessica Williams both made satires about the program. The satires both appeared within a few days of each other in 2013, mocking â€Å"Stop and Frisk†. The satires appeared on two different comedy talk sho ws, â€Å"The Colbert Report† and â€Å"Jon Stewart†, where the audience is expecting to learn about current events through humor. Because the people who watch these shows want to enjoy them from a playful perspective, most of the people already agree with the viewpoints of the hosts, which is liberal. Both of the texts that appear on â€Å"The Colbert Report† and on â€Å"Jon Stewart† use humorous tones and unreliable characters to successfully persuade the liberal audience that the â€Å"Stop and Frisk† program needs to be ended. Both of the texts are effective