Police Brutality against African American people has begun to take a toll on our communities. African American communities cannot even trust the police, because of the way they are being treated unfairly by a police officers of them distract or their state. Which is why the police are being coming more advanced in technology, but still fail to use their powers as an officer correctly. This cause the police officers are using misconduct against African American people when confronted by them. This
Unjustified police brutality has been an issue for quite sometime, but only recently has it become an incredibly serious problem. This recent issue has become more serious over time because of the wide use of social media, or perhaps it is because of this new generation who finally decided to shine some light on an otherwise kept in the dark situation.Police brutality is one of several forms of police misconduct. Police misconduct in general is disapproved by not only citizens, but people of power
incidents of police brutality toward minority groups plague our nation, especially that of African Americans, the question asked by many is such deadly force necessary, and what other actions could have led to a better outcome? Although our primary thought is to blame police officers for death, we must realize that sometimes deadly action is unavoidable, and anyone put in a similar situation would act the same way. According to the U.S Supreme Court in the 1985 case, Tennessee vs Garner, police force can
Police brutality has existed for decades from the earlier 1900’s. What is it defined as? Police brutality is defined as using excessive force or unnecessary brutal force in working with citizens. There are many different types of brutality. Gun brutality is something that is very prevalent in modern society. Oscar Grant was one such victim. He was shot in the back after being detained on the platform of a train station in California. The officer, Johannes Mehserle, claimed that Oscar Grant was resisting
Chandler said, “Police business is a hell of a problem. It’s a good deal like politics. It asks for the highest caliber of man, and there nothing in it to attract the highest caliber of man, so we have to work with what we get.” This quote speaks monuments to the problem we are faced with to ay in American society. Although the caliber of people hired to do this job is not the only problem when I comes to excessive force and police brutality, it is one of the factors. Police brutality and the excessive
“HANDS UP! DON’T SHOOT!” The Rise of Police Brutality “I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!” These were the last words of Eric Garner, a middle-aged African American man. Garner died at the hands of multiple police officers who were trying to restrain him for selling cigarettes. These sorts of images are showcased on television way too often. To the point that some people feel helpless, they know that they alone do not have the power to overthrow the superiority of an officer. So they have really no
Police Brutality Who are we supposed to go to when the police and law enforcement abuse their power and because of that they end up abusing people in a violent way leaving them in critical damage. Law Enforcement duty is to make sure communities are safe, and for people within those communities be able to go out of their house without feeling that their life is in danger or they are being threatened. Police Brutality is becoming a bigger issue as each day pass. Police officers are abusing their
What is police brutality? This is a fundamental query that we all must answer before further dissecting this issue. It is the abuse of authority or the unjustifiable infliction of excess force by the police in the performance of their official duties. (Marilynn) The use of brutal force by the police is an activity that dates back many years. However, sustained campaigns by reformists and human right groups have led to the decline of the vice over the years. It is appalling to see the police regressing
There has always been a common assumption from the police and society that minorities, primarily African Americans, are associated with criminal activity, in turn causing police brutality today. When the news report shows a police officer hitting a black man who was suspected of a crime, there are many people quick to point out police officers as racists. Usually, the police officers would say something along the lines of, “He attacked first and would not comply,” or “I thought he had a gun.” Now
In your essay, the topic you’re joining is about police brutality . I can tell because in your introduction when you have mentioned of world issue of police brutality and the abusement of power you seen on social media as well news. The thesis you offer as an answer to this issue at first by addressing the issue of continuation of police brutality which are seen on social media and other outlets and how citizens are frighten and brutalized. By the end of the essay, we come to an understanding