issue I have chosen is police brutality. Police brutality has been and still is a big problem in America. But it didn’t just start in the past few years, the term police brutality started in 1872, fast forward to 2017 police brutally have killed 1,147 people and black people were 26% of those killed. There has been a lot of controversy with people expressing that police brutality has a lot to do with the color of someone's skin and what it represents. Some people think that police are more threatened
Police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. Over the past decade, police have acted out in ways that have made people wonder "are our officers of the law really doing their job?" Unjustified shootings, severe beatings, fatal choking and rough treatment have all contributed to the ever-present problem of police brutality in America. The fact of the matter is that most of these incidents go unreported or unnoticed. Through research, we seek to identify
Vince Hill D. Zlotziver ERWC 12 December 2015 Police Brutality For many years one of the worlds biggest issues has been police brutality. It is one the most controversial cases that consistently shows up in the news. Whether we agree or not there is a point where it is no longer considered necessary force. Police officers are often faced with many life threatening situations and are forced to act with quick reflexes no matter the outcome. Although, with this immense amount of power, comes a lot of
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
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
framework, a participant of the police brutality conflict can comprehensively examine the entirety of both the conflict and the negotiation. The nine elements include identifying (1) parties, (2) interests, (3) issues, (4) options, (5) standards of legitimacy, (6) alternatives, (7) relationships, (8) communication, and (9) the final commitment. No. 1 - Parties: When addressing the issue of police brutality, several parties must be considered, including: the police force, decision-makers in local
like Eric Garner were physically assaulted or killed by the police, and there is a pattern in the victims. These police brutality incidents are heard of constantly, and they are against people of color. The police officer(s) responsible are usually acquitted, despite there being evidence to prove their brutality. These circumstances are similar to what I have encountered in Maycomb. The Tom Robinson case, and the innumerable police brutality cases are ingrained in racism and prejudice. Both condemn
culture. As a result of this, younger generations are more open and acceptable to social change through music. Music plays a crucial role in history by furthering movements, such as the “Black Lives Matter” movement, through the frustration of police brutality toward a humans of
system”. King also states, “we can never be satisfied as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horror of police brutality…” (King 240). Police brutality often occurred while the people engaged in nonviolent protest. This is perfect example of a social injustice that is still present in todays society. To be more specific the Black Lives Matter movement has resulted in police brutality time and time again often leading up to riots because of such injustice. This form of social injustice has led
respected. We proceeded to walk down Brian’s street, a street notorious for housing high ranked police officers and city councils members. We wanted to make our voices heard primarily on this street, if we wanted our cause to be recognized we needed to make our voices loud and clear here in this area. Our chant grew louder and louder, hundreds of people yelling, “ Spring-field P-D, we don’t want brutality!” We were loud, we were energetic, and most importantly, we were determined. Determine to get