Police Brutality: The Use of Excessive Force or De-Escalation
When is murder inflicted by a police officer justified? There have been thousands of police killings in the last ten years, but for some reason only fifty-four officers faced charges. (Kindy, “Thousands Dead, Few Prosecuted”) When it comes to police brutality, it seems minorities are the ones affected the most. “Police brutality is a daily occurrence across the USA, most of it inflicted in the form of a few extra blows, punches, or kicks during arrests.” (Kirschner, Police brutality in the USA) The discussion of police brutality really came to the forefront on March 3, 1991, when Rodney King was tortured and beat by Los Angeles Police Department by Officers, on the streets of Los Angeles. A witness of the event, George Holliday, caught …show more content…
People were shocked to see this behavior from police officers, but even more shocking was watching three officers’ walk free of any charges. The lack of indictment caused an outrage in the country, it brought to the public’s attention that police brutality is a problem in our country. (Rodney King) What is the cause of this brutality? I’m sure there are many answers to this problem, but the most important is police having Implicit Bias’s, not having proper training, and going unchecked. There have already been measure’s put in place to solve these problems, such as some states implementing body cameras. The Cameras are progress, but will not work alone. They also need extensive training in how to handle difficult situations properly and when using excessive force they need to be disciplined properly for their
When is murder inflicted by a police officer justified? There have been thousands of police killings in the last ten years, but for some reason only fifty-four officers faced charges. (Kindy, “Thousands Dead, Few Prosecuted”) When it comes to police brutality, it seems minorities are the ones affected the most. “Police brutality is a daily occurrence across the USA, most of it inflicted in the form of a few extra blows, punches, or kicks during arrests.” (Kirschner, Police brutality in the USA) The discussion of police brutality really came to the forefront on March 3, 1991, when Rodney King was tortured and beat by Los Angeles Police Department by Officers, on the streets of Los Angeles. A witness of the event, George Holliday, caught …show more content…
People were shocked to see this behavior from police officers, but even more shocking was watching three officers’ walk free of any charges. The lack of indictment caused an outrage in the country, it brought to the public’s attention that police brutality is a problem in our country. (Rodney King) What is the cause of this brutality? I’m sure there are many answers to this problem, but the most important is police having Implicit Bias’s, not having proper training, and going unchecked. There have already been measure’s put in place to solve these problems, such as some states implementing body cameras. The Cameras are progress, but will not work alone. They also need extensive training in how to handle difficult situations properly and when using excessive force they need to be disciplined properly for their