In Praying for Sheetrock, Thurnell Alston was the first black commissioner in McIntosh County, but the power was too much for him to handle and he became corrupt just like the others politicians in the justice system and it was his fault for letting power take him and it had nothing to do with racism, “I don't know what happened to Thurnell,” Gay Jacobs said. “I really don't know. It seemed that power, or lust for power, or something had changed him. And it's a very heady thing, and it happens to everyone. It has nothing to do with racing. This kind of thing has no regard for race”' (Green, 1991). According to the book Antidiscrimination law and minority Employment, minority citizens will be more likely than whites to be arrested even for minor infractions and to suffer the consequences on the job market. The reason minorities are more likely to be arrested is because of the stereotypes and discrimination imposed on these groups, which make them more at risk of being incarcerated. Although people believe that minorities are responsible for themselves, it is important to be open to seeing change in others