It was interesting that they used the power conflict theory to better comprehend police brutality and misconduct. One thing that …show more content…
With all the research and evidence and newspapers and occurrences and headlines, you would think that more people would open their eyes to see that we have a serious problem in this nation. Often many are all too willing to turn a blind eye to something that negatively affects one of the biggest minorities in the United States. However that is not overwhelmingly surprising seeing as that many problems that affect African Americans can easily be dismissed by people who have the privilege of not experiencing them and that is the very sad reality that we live in. “In society certain groups of people dominate over others do to their control of various important social resources, such as wealth and income, private property that may serve to generate further wealth, and greater control over the police and military forces”. In my opinion with these privileges comes blissful ignorance, and people who choose to ignore the problem are also part of the problem
Overall I enjoyed the essay it provided me with even more information on a topic that I am already very familiar with and evidence that the police brutality and excessive force towards minorities is not a brand new occurrence or concept in the United States. In the future I will enjoy being able to use this article as a source when discussing police brutality with those who believe it does not