Police brutality is an ongoing fight that can be a frightening reality. Many once believed that police officers were their saving grace in numerous situations. In recent years, there has been corruption to the ideas and values police officers hold. There have been events going on where individuals are fearful of cops and the power they hold on the situation. The issue group I chose to examine involved race relations and law enforcement. The specific argument I selected encompasses cop’s perspective on the occurring allegations that is so prevalent in the media to this day. There have been frequent cases where cops feel attacked, and are feared by the public for many reasons. The text I came across shows the two ends of the spectrum: law enforcement
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Due to this video being published on such a popular social media platform, this is assessable to almost everyone. This video perfectly bring awareness to the multiple situations that involve police and how they are viewed by our society. It gives a great deal of emotion to not only the audience but the individuals themselves who were involved in this production. Many people can relate to this topic as well because it can hit home for some. While reading the comments on this video a user under the name of Mo Mo said, “This really hit me…my dad had got incarcerated when I was 6 months and didn't come back until I was 10 for some type of credit card fraud. Just earlier this year I just saw someone on the news only get 10 months for credit card fraud and his was on a way larger scale than my fathers” (Mo Mo). This is just one example of how many people are effected by different situations involving how police act. The ex-felon Timothy stated, “at the end of the day man, it’s all about money and it’s about numbers” (Cops And Ex-Felons Seek To Find Common Ground). They feel as if the cops do not care what is going on. In the video, the cop’s perspective on this is that they understand that these things happen, but it is ultimately up to a judge to declare these acts. They say there is not much they can do except do their job. Some law enforcement is fair and some are
Due to this video being published on such a popular social media platform, this is assessable to almost everyone. This video perfectly bring awareness to the multiple situations that involve police and how they are viewed by our society. It gives a great deal of emotion to not only the audience but the individuals themselves who were involved in this production. Many people can relate to this topic as well because it can hit home for some. While reading the comments on this video a user under the name of Mo Mo said, “This really hit me…my dad had got incarcerated when I was 6 months and didn't come back until I was 10 for some type of credit card fraud. Just earlier this year I just saw someone on the news only get 10 months for credit card fraud and his was on a way larger scale than my fathers” (Mo Mo). This is just one example of how many people are effected by different situations involving how police act. The ex-felon Timothy stated, “at the end of the day man, it’s all about money and it’s about numbers” (Cops And Ex-Felons Seek To Find Common Ground). They feel as if the cops do not care what is going on. In the video, the cop’s perspective on this is that they understand that these things happen, but it is ultimately up to a judge to declare these acts. They say there is not much they can do except do their job. Some law enforcement is fair and some are