In policing, officers have to make split decisions under pressure situations. Situations that can leave one dead or in jail are all in the hands of the authority of the local law enforcement community. Many decisions that are made are based off judgment calls that are sought to be abiding by the code of ethics of law enforcement. Being in an authoritative position, officers live and swear by a code of ethics. In 1957, the first law enforcement code was written. During the IACP conference in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 17, 1989 the code of ethics was then revised and adopted by all of law enforcement in October 1991. (Kevin Grant 2002) The badge that officers carry is a symbol of public faith to protect and serve. Misconduct becomes a
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(Baker, Goodman, Muellerjune 2015) Garner had a previous history with law enforcement and had been detained for the crime prior to this occasion. Two officers arrived and approached Garner and he refused to be detained so a civilian decided to record the incident. As he refused to be detained one officer then started choking 395 pound Garner. The officer used the choke hold that is now known to be against the code of conduct that law enforcement is allowed to use. The officer used the choke as a takedown; at this point Garner was not resisting and was flat on his chest. He stated that he could not breathe and repeated it multiple times while the officers disregarded his statements. The statement “I Can’t Breathe” would be Eric Garner’s last words that started a nationwide protest. The video circulated through main stream social media and also News stations. As investigations were done on the incident it was settled that the officers were at the fault of an innocent man’s death by the choke hold that he was put in and also the pressure that was placed on his chest when handcuffed. The use of media is the only reason that this misconduct was noted and brought to light. After this incident, a wide spread number of incidents were reported and the News stations took a spin on all the incidents. This started a
(Baker, Goodman, Muellerjune 2015) Garner had a previous history with law enforcement and had been detained for the crime prior to this occasion. Two officers arrived and approached Garner and he refused to be detained so a civilian decided to record the incident. As he refused to be detained one officer then started choking 395 pound Garner. The officer used the choke hold that is now known to be against the code of conduct that law enforcement is allowed to use. The officer used the choke as a takedown; at this point Garner was not resisting and was flat on his chest. He stated that he could not breathe and repeated it multiple times while the officers disregarded his statements. The statement “I Can’t Breathe” would be Eric Garner’s last words that started a nationwide protest. The video circulated through main stream social media and also News stations. As investigations were done on the incident it was settled that the officers were at the fault of an innocent man’s death by the choke hold that he was put in and also the pressure that was placed on his chest when handcuffed. The use of media is the only reason that this misconduct was noted and brought to light. After this incident, a wide spread number of incidents were reported and the News stations took a spin on all the incidents. This started a