Within today’s society I feel like the criminal justice system is starting to make some big failures and law enforcement is starting to go down. However, I also feel that one big story can make the entire criminal justice system look bad. I dont think that law enforcement such as police departments, DEA, or the FBI make people feel like they are protecting and serving the community. A lot of people are afraid of the police, feel like they need to protect themselves from the police, and that law enforcement and the criminal justice system is racist and also values white people over african americans. This is becoming a “truth” because of recent cases over the last few years. There has been important cases that hasn't went the way a majority the nation has wanted it to go. Cases like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and the most
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Then in 2012 an unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a citizen George Zimmerman. In the summer of 2014 Eric Garner was put in a chokehold and as he was being arrested by 4 officers he could not breathe, he was facedown on the ground, and was put unconscious he suffered from a heart attack and died. Last but not least Michael Brown was unarmed shot and killed by a police officer while leaving a local corner store. None of the men in these cases was convicted of murder. All of these cases brought anger, protest, and questions to the nation. People all around showed their disappointment in the criminal justice system, and also the distrust in law enforcement. Also the reactions to peaceful protest by the police have also made communities question law enforcement promise to “protect and serve” However, it hasn't been just the police that is fighting back. The communities have been proclaiming that they will not be walked over and they will protect their own communities if the police will not do
Then in 2012 an unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a citizen George Zimmerman. In the summer of 2014 Eric Garner was put in a chokehold and as he was being arrested by 4 officers he could not breathe, he was facedown on the ground, and was put unconscious he suffered from a heart attack and died. Last but not least Michael Brown was unarmed shot and killed by a police officer while leaving a local corner store. None of the men in these cases was convicted of murder. All of these cases brought anger, protest, and questions to the nation. People all around showed their disappointment in the criminal justice system, and also the distrust in law enforcement. Also the reactions to peaceful protest by the police have also made communities question law enforcement promise to “protect and serve” However, it hasn't been just the police that is fighting back. The communities have been proclaiming that they will not be walked over and they will protect their own communities if the police will not do