How Does Police Brutality Affect Society

Police brutality has been an unspoken issue in America for many years. However, we have seen a great amount of attention given to the public floggings that have occurred within the last 3 years. With raw information at our fingertip, many of the murders were plastered across the screen of our smartphones before it was on the screen of our television. The spike in such excessive force leads to the examination of the fear police officers hold towards African American people, as well as the trauma and mistrust this behavior leaves on the victim’s family.

The use of excessive force has claimed the lives of many African American and Latino people. This excessive force is a direct indication of the fear that police officers have towards these populations. Many of the images of African American and Latino people that are displayed in the media are volatile. Volatile public images influence the thoughts of society. These thoughts and concerns become the fears in which our public servants operate in. Education and exposure to different cultures could greatly benefit our society. Thus, it would be to the benefit of the public to including a cultural competence component in the training of police officers. …show more content…
Social media has amplified the “Public Victim Effect”. The public victim effect is a psychological term that is used when individuals offer more aid to a group/groups when an “identifiable” person is affected. Many of the family members of the slain victims are now activist and have been placed at the forefront of an activist movement; Consequently, most family members haven’t had a chance to grief