Outraged sparked in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991 as a man named Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers. King was involved in a high speed chase along with two other male victims of these brutal police. Bryant Allen was one of the passengers and was manhandled, kicked, stomped on, taunted, and threatened. The other passenger, Freddie Helms, was struck in the head as he lay on the ground harmless. Helms was later treated for a laceration on top of his head (Newton). As for King, he was tased and beaten by batons with excessive force. The commanding officer on scene, Officer Stacey Koon, gave orders to a couple of the other officers to attack King with “power strokes.” Fortunately video footage of this incident
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According to NBC News, there is footage that Michael Brown was involved in a robbery for cigarillos prior to being shot by police. This information could identify Brown as being dangerous, but does it make him dangerous enough to draw fire? During the time of his death Brown had been unarmed and the officer could have easily requested support from his department’s dispatch to apprehend the suspect (New York Times). After calling for back up, the officer could have tased Brown before drawing his weapon. If the officer still felt threatened enough to draw fire, a shot to the leg could prove to be as effective and less lethal than multiple shots to the …show more content…
Cities have seen enough cases of police injustice and discrimination that they protest and sometimes riot. These protests and other events such as the George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin case have started an activist group called the Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter has made a huge impact on citizens of the United States, not only black but all. It has become such an important part of the black community due to racial discrimination that it was discussed by Minister Louis Farrakhan during Washington D.C.’s Million Man March. Racial discrimination in the police force is a major concern in the United States and has shed light upon police injustice. It is a great way to bring the community together to raise awareness and support for each other and the losses of innocent victims to police officers.
Though communities have become more aware, it hasn’t stopped the violence. Officers still take aggressive acts towards their suspects and get off in the courts quite fairly. As read in most cases the police officers will usually get reassigned to work or suspended. It 's not often that one will hear about charges against the officer(s) involved and even if so, the charges are usually dropped. Sadly enough, that is not found as justice to the families and communities of the people brought to death by the hands of a police
According to NBC News, there is footage that Michael Brown was involved in a robbery for cigarillos prior to being shot by police. This information could identify Brown as being dangerous, but does it make him dangerous enough to draw fire? During the time of his death Brown had been unarmed and the officer could have easily requested support from his department’s dispatch to apprehend the suspect (New York Times). After calling for back up, the officer could have tased Brown before drawing his weapon. If the officer still felt threatened enough to draw fire, a shot to the leg could prove to be as effective and less lethal than multiple shots to the …show more content…
Cities have seen enough cases of police injustice and discrimination that they protest and sometimes riot. These protests and other events such as the George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin case have started an activist group called the Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter has made a huge impact on citizens of the United States, not only black but all. It has become such an important part of the black community due to racial discrimination that it was discussed by Minister Louis Farrakhan during Washington D.C.’s Million Man March. Racial discrimination in the police force is a major concern in the United States and has shed light upon police injustice. It is a great way to bring the community together to raise awareness and support for each other and the losses of innocent victims to police officers.
Though communities have become more aware, it hasn’t stopped the violence. Officers still take aggressive acts towards their suspects and get off in the courts quite fairly. As read in most cases the police officers will usually get reassigned to work or suspended. It 's not often that one will hear about charges against the officer(s) involved and even if so, the charges are usually dropped. Sadly enough, that is not found as justice to the families and communities of the people brought to death by the hands of a police