The case I have decided to write about is the controversial case regarding the officers who shot and killed Sean Bell. There has recently been a lot of controversy over law enforcement misconduct. In today’s world, almost everything is videotaped, which often causes a lot of conflict because it doesn’t display all the facts. Most times, the video is just a short portion of what really occured. In Sean Bell’s case, it shows that there is still ongoing corruption and police brutality that occurs.
In this case, there were four police officers involved in the fatal shooting, which included fifty rounds being fired. This all occurred in Queens, New York. One factor that sparked outrage in this case was the fact that this happened on his wedding day. The police were undercover that night at the same club as Sean Bell. They were working a prostitution lead. The cause for police firing was a vehicle smashing into a NYPD van. Thereafter, the cops then released fire. No weapons were found inside the vehicle or on Bell. Before the event went down, the undercover cops overheard Bell and his friends arguing with another man. During that event, one of the …show more content…
Police shootings were considered rare cases. Over the past five years, these cases have become more frequent. Having the career of a cop calls for difficult, on the spot decision making. Those decisions may lead to big consequences. For example, Isnora being fired from the NYPD without any pension. “Numerous studies have linked the levels of deadly force to the prevalence of community-level violence. The community level characteristics are the violent crime arrest rate, public homicide rate, and population level, and direct, external efforts to control deadly force discretion” (White, 2006, p.306). Some things that police take in to consideration during an encounter with suspects is their demeanor, the number of suspects present, and if there is a
In this case, there were four police officers involved in the fatal shooting, which included fifty rounds being fired. This all occurred in Queens, New York. One factor that sparked outrage in this case was the fact that this happened on his wedding day. The police were undercover that night at the same club as Sean Bell. They were working a prostitution lead. The cause for police firing was a vehicle smashing into a NYPD van. Thereafter, the cops then released fire. No weapons were found inside the vehicle or on Bell. Before the event went down, the undercover cops overheard Bell and his friends arguing with another man. During that event, one of the …show more content…
Police shootings were considered rare cases. Over the past five years, these cases have become more frequent. Having the career of a cop calls for difficult, on the spot decision making. Those decisions may lead to big consequences. For example, Isnora being fired from the NYPD without any pension. “Numerous studies have linked the levels of deadly force to the prevalence of community-level violence. The community level characteristics are the violent crime arrest rate, public homicide rate, and population level, and direct, external efforts to control deadly force discretion” (White, 2006, p.306). Some things that police take in to consideration during an encounter with suspects is their demeanor, the number of suspects present, and if there is a