that police brutality is more prevalent today than it was in the past. This, however, is not the case. Police brutality has been a long standing problem in the United States. The only difference today is that an act of police brutality has a chance of being caught on camera. Thus, it is not the violence that is new-It is the cameras. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, “Police brutality in the United States is the unwarranted or excessive use of force against civilians by U.S. police officers
In the United States there has been a lot of cases of police brutality, but most of them seem to be because of the same reason, race. Discrimination is a big factor of police brutality in the US, just this march there was a case in Los Angeles, California, involving an afro American. The name of the victim is Rodney king, Rodney was involved in a high speed car chase, the police eventually stopped him and ordered him to get out of the vehicle, after he came out he seemed to have taken a step forward
secret that the amount of power police officers are given is in question due to the multiple counts of police brutality within the past few years. Law enforcement has changed over time; however, the intentions of the law enforcers should never be to purposely harm an individual. Whether the brutality brought upon many victims is purposeful or just an accident, is a question that many have asked repeatedly in order to make sense of multiple occasions. The power that police officers are granted with their
01/30/2018 Police Brutality Police is the civil force of local government responsible for the prevention and detection of crime in local communities, Brutality is savage physical violence. By definition these two words are very opposing to each other. Police officers are supposed to protect and serve the people, not to use brutality on the people by abusing their power. Many of the times, the Police uses savage, and brutal force which is not necessary. Personally, I am against police brutality because
against them by police, an estimated 74% felt those actions were excessive.” It is only in the United States where we see the most conflict with police officers. One would think that is because American citizens cause the most trouble, or commit the most crimes, but that is not the case. In America, there has been constant evidence of police brutality, which is when police officers abuse their power to potentially put the American people in danger, rather than protecting them. Police brutality is a major
Police Brutality : Injustice in the system has lead to Mistrust in the African American Community Police officers that are supposed to bring peace to the communities they protect, are only bringing fear to the African American. In many cases the police officer believed that he or she was making the right decision. An example of the would be the Ferguson vs Darren Wilson. Throughout the trail Wilson kept saying how he felt that his life was in danger. Wilson said in his testimony “At this point
High rates of police brutality against minority groups have caused distrust and lack of confidence in the institution of policing by certain social groups. There is existent tension in minority communities amongst law enforcement and its citizens. They view police as the enemy and threatening, instead of protection, and this causes distrust of law enforcement. Often, these citizens use defense mechanisms when coming in contact with the law, and are reluctant to call for help when crimes do take
ESSAY 1 “I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.” -Malcolm X Not everyone shares that view with Malcolm X, especially not the white police. Policed abuse their power and freedom and use it as a means to oppress and discriminate against people of color. Two innocent black boys were shot and killed by police near the campus of Jackson State University in Mississippi in 1970 but the incident was overshadowed in the media. Forty years
The above are reported instances of police misconduct, police corruption, or police brutality on July 24, 25 and 26, 2012. There is no one specific definition of police misconduct, police corruption, or police brutality, but it is generally the abuse of police authority; the violation of the law or of an individual’s rights by the police. Probably the most wide ranging category is considered police misconduct. It refers to law enforcement officers who break the criminal laws or encroach on a
“policing the police” (Source B) and being “the defense of community” (Source B) after their “state violence that had come to characterize life in black urban communities” (Source B). This state violence stemmed from the Civil Rights Movement which was going on in the deep southern states and northern ghettos of America. Black people were being beaten and killed at random by police. Similarly the Black Lives Matter was formed “as a call to action” (Source A) against police brutality and they were