The Misconception of Police Misconduct
Police get the bad end of the stick. They are said to be violent and abuse their powers. “While no one believes the police are perfect, on the whole they tend to use force appropriately to protect their own lives and the lives of others. Moreover, racial disparities in the use of force are largely explained by racial disparities in criminality.” (David French). I could not have said it better myself. This along with the distorted image that mass media networks portray contributes to the demonization of our nation’s police officers. As Mr. French stated above, no one believes they are perfect. But police vastly use their authority responsibly. Of the 965 people that were fatally shot in 2015, 564 of them …show more content…
But they themselves are hypocrites. When organizations such as Blue Lives Matter pop up to protect the rights of police officers, it is often looked down upon by those who are not related to a police officer or do not have strong feelings for the cause. Organizations such as All Lives Matter, who sprung up in hopes of uniting each side and bringing peace, get the same treatment. Black Lives Matters protesters often cause violence as well. It seems almost every time some case gets blown up by the media, the following day there is massive amounts of looting that takes place in the surrounding area. And often, they encourage anarchy. At one point, the organization had signs in a protest that said something about stop obeying the police. Without police, there is …show more content…
Of course there is, and that 's why it 's the public’s job to police the police. But when a case of force is documented, people assume that the cop was abusing his powers. Police officers are sworn in by oath. It is their job to protect the lives of others as well as theirs. So when officers tell people to drop their weapon on multiple occasions and the suspect doesn 't, it 's within their own judgement to fire or not. So next time, instead of assuming the police was wrong, trying asking yourself if the guy who got shot was just being
Police get the bad end of the stick. They are said to be violent and abuse their powers. “While no one believes the police are perfect, on the whole they tend to use force appropriately to protect their own lives and the lives of others. Moreover, racial disparities in the use of force are largely explained by racial disparities in criminality.” (David French). I could not have said it better myself. This along with the distorted image that mass media networks portray contributes to the demonization of our nation’s police officers. As Mr. French stated above, no one believes they are perfect. But police vastly use their authority responsibly. Of the 965 people that were fatally shot in 2015, 564 of them …show more content…
But they themselves are hypocrites. When organizations such as Blue Lives Matter pop up to protect the rights of police officers, it is often looked down upon by those who are not related to a police officer or do not have strong feelings for the cause. Organizations such as All Lives Matter, who sprung up in hopes of uniting each side and bringing peace, get the same treatment. Black Lives Matters protesters often cause violence as well. It seems almost every time some case gets blown up by the media, the following day there is massive amounts of looting that takes place in the surrounding area. And often, they encourage anarchy. At one point, the organization had signs in a protest that said something about stop obeying the police. Without police, there is …show more content…
Of course there is, and that 's why it 's the public’s job to police the police. But when a case of force is documented, people assume that the cop was abusing his powers. Police officers are sworn in by oath. It is their job to protect the lives of others as well as theirs. So when officers tell people to drop their weapon on multiple occasions and the suspect doesn 't, it 's within their own judgement to fire or not. So next time, instead of assuming the police was wrong, trying asking yourself if the guy who got shot was just being