Finally, Stereotypes can lead to violence. Emmett Till had a speech problem so he whistled to regain his words. One day when he was in the store he whistled at the white female clerk. The female clerk wasn’t very pleased by the young boys actions so she told her husband and that made him infuriated. Late that night the clerks husband and his half brother kidnapped Emmett and beat him , shot him in the head, tied him up with barbed wire to a fan and shoved him in the river (“Emmett Till”). Even though there was evidence provided the judge still didn’t find the two men guilty. The jurors freed the both men of all their charges and let them walk free. (“Emmett Till”). This story shows how violence plays a roll in stereotypes. Emmett Till was
