What Role Does Social Media Play In The Public's Opinion Of The Police

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Social media defiantly has played a major role in the public’s opinion of the police. Everyone has a camera in his or her hands 24/7 and the ability to share whatever they capture with the whole word via the internet. We all know that people rather watch other people doing bad or stupid things. That is why people liked the TV show Cops and America’s Stupidest Criminals so much. People believe whatever they see and since everyone can watch those videos over and over again the perception that the police are the bad guys has grown. “Accurate or not perception either is truth, or it becomes truth” (Burney,, 2010). We have all heard that respect must be earned and people now just do not believe the police have earned it. References Burney,, N.

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