Many cases have surfaced involving racial profiling. An abundant number of these cases involved police officers and black “offenders”. People are outraged that so many deaths are happening at the hand, of white cops, are bringing awareness and expressing their views in multiple ways. Some have organized groups against the actions of cops and the reoccurring issues of racial profiling in law enforcement. Others have brought the issue to social media using symbols like “#BlackLivesMatter”, sending their condolences to families of the victim. Millions of people are also taking to the streets across the nation in major cities and states, such as: New York, Maryland, D.C., etc. to help prevent future tragic incidents.
Eric Garner died in Staten …show more content…
Stripping minorities of their basic human rights, which are a given law by birth. Everybody’s rights should be upheld thoroughly, be it freedom of speech or equal protection that’s what the amendments offer. Minority’s rights are being infringed upon because of the way officers use racial discrimination. “Driving while black” is an example of how police officers use their stereotypical thinking while there on the clock. Driving while black causes a substantial amount of innocent African American drivers to badgered and threatened by police questions. It causes blacks to be arrested for delinquency crimes and distracts the officers from extensive offenses.
Media coverage has put the reality of racial bias in law enforcement on the front burner. Officers do their jobs ineffectively based on their personal views. They act upon their prejudice thinking in situations. Officers abuse the power they obtain, unfortunately in an unsatisfactory way. Thus showing minorities that their lives aren’t protected and that ironically are threatened by the ones who are supposed to be protecting
Eric Garner died in Staten …show more content…
Stripping minorities of their basic human rights, which are a given law by birth. Everybody’s rights should be upheld thoroughly, be it freedom of speech or equal protection that’s what the amendments offer. Minority’s rights are being infringed upon because of the way officers use racial discrimination. “Driving while black” is an example of how police officers use their stereotypical thinking while there on the clock. Driving while black causes a substantial amount of innocent African American drivers to badgered and threatened by police questions. It causes blacks to be arrested for delinquency crimes and distracts the officers from extensive offenses.
Media coverage has put the reality of racial bias in law enforcement on the front burner. Officers do their jobs ineffectively based on their personal views. They act upon their prejudice thinking in situations. Officers abuse the power they obtain, unfortunately in an unsatisfactory way. Thus showing minorities that their lives aren’t protected and that ironically are threatened by the ones who are supposed to be protecting