Do Black Lives Truly Matter? With everything that has happened within a year, can we fairly say black lives matter? Police brutality is at an all-time high lately – July 2015 was considered the deadliest month this year, having over 100 African American citizens murdered at the hands of America’s so greatly appreciated police officers. (Swaine) Around 500 African Americans have been slaughtered – lacerated in two, shot down, beaten to death, even hanged – since January 1, 2015. (Swaine) The estimation 500 is even being modest simply because these are only the people who were given the “luxury” of making the news or some sort of headline to the public eye. Being black in America is all the crime you need to “commit” to be harassed by the police.
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Even if body cameras or wider surveillance cameras were ruled as a law, can we honestly believe police officers would treat their suspects with better human rights? Cameras have been a part of police cars for decades now and that still has not refrained officers from assaulting citizens. All the more important, if these cameras were initially used as evidence, why are they being held for editing? Whether or not a video is considered “too graphic” it should not undergo any alterations at any point in time. Revisiting the Dillion Taylor’s story, the body cam surveillance video that caught the unnerving incident was originally released with only a snippet. A few short days after, the full video was finally then released. Understanding that the video may have been ruled too graphic for the public eye, but knowing that the full video was released days later, leaves many believing that there could have been tampering. Like many solutions to problems, it originated with a well thought out plan but it was the failure to execute the plan is where the downfall came into play. There are so many possible solutions to try to bring police brutality to a halt but if police officers are not going to be held accountable to these very solutions America will not prosper. The world will not prosper. The biggest problem is that there is no consequences being given so it is like a sense of approval for their behavior. Yes, setting forth a plan is a great start but sticking to that plan is what constitutes an even greater platform. Before any other actions are to be taken, any and all police officers who have exceeded their duties need to be held responsible, point blank period. The solutions has to start with the police departments’ sheriffs – they are over the police officers and they are were the disciplinary actions need to start from. By enforcing tougher consequences, it
Even if body cameras or wider surveillance cameras were ruled as a law, can we honestly believe police officers would treat their suspects with better human rights? Cameras have been a part of police cars for decades now and that still has not refrained officers from assaulting citizens. All the more important, if these cameras were initially used as evidence, why are they being held for editing? Whether or not a video is considered “too graphic” it should not undergo any alterations at any point in time. Revisiting the Dillion Taylor’s story, the body cam surveillance video that caught the unnerving incident was originally released with only a snippet. A few short days after, the full video was finally then released. Understanding that the video may have been ruled too graphic for the public eye, but knowing that the full video was released days later, leaves many believing that there could have been tampering. Like many solutions to problems, it originated with a well thought out plan but it was the failure to execute the plan is where the downfall came into play. There are so many possible solutions to try to bring police brutality to a halt but if police officers are not going to be held accountable to these very solutions America will not prosper. The world will not prosper. The biggest problem is that there is no consequences being given so it is like a sense of approval for their behavior. Yes, setting forth a plan is a great start but sticking to that plan is what constitutes an even greater platform. Before any other actions are to be taken, any and all police officers who have exceeded their duties need to be held responsible, point blank period. The solutions has to start with the police departments’ sheriffs – they are over the police officers and they are were the disciplinary actions need to start from. By enforcing tougher consequences, it