Taliah Barkley /JUS 200-001/Fall 2017
Officer Involved
Summary
The video, Officer Involved, showed several aspects of use of deadly force. It thoroughly explained what happens during and after a shooting and how the media portrays that shooting. According to several officers the aftermath of a police shooting is very demanding and stressful. It has effects on the officer, the department, and even the officer’s family. During this time, officers and police department are under complete scrutiny by the general public and the media. Before a shooting occurs an officer has to make a split second decision to use deadly force. An officer said, “I used to think the easiest thing to do was make a deadly force decision. He tries to kill me, so …show more content…
One thing I noticed is only a few of the officers used the use of force continuum that we discussed in class. But the most interesting topics in the video to me were how they addressed their families about the shooting, the aftermath, and the Timothy Thomas case. Most officers said, their mothers or wives tended to look at them differently or simply did not know how to react to the situation. It caused problems in their marriages and led to divorces. However, when it came to addressing their children majority of the officers had no interest on telling them or did not t know how to tell them. Patrick asked one officer if his children would his children still think he is a hero; the officer hesitated and said “I hope …show more content…
Like we discussed in class one day, they are not treated with respect and often time are being called out their name, like “Cop Killer”. This causes damage not only to the officer but the organization and community. Police shootings often cause a disconnect in communities especially minority communities. Arthol pointed out, law enforcement needs to build working relationships in the media, to ensure they are getting all the facts. It is also very interesting that one of the “most traumatizing’ effects of shootings are lawsuits. Blum mentioned some lawsuits can take up to ten years before they are settled in
Officer Involved
Summary
The video, Officer Involved, showed several aspects of use of deadly force. It thoroughly explained what happens during and after a shooting and how the media portrays that shooting. According to several officers the aftermath of a police shooting is very demanding and stressful. It has effects on the officer, the department, and even the officer’s family. During this time, officers and police department are under complete scrutiny by the general public and the media. Before a shooting occurs an officer has to make a split second decision to use deadly force. An officer said, “I used to think the easiest thing to do was make a deadly force decision. He tries to kill me, so …show more content…
One thing I noticed is only a few of the officers used the use of force continuum that we discussed in class. But the most interesting topics in the video to me were how they addressed their families about the shooting, the aftermath, and the Timothy Thomas case. Most officers said, their mothers or wives tended to look at them differently or simply did not know how to react to the situation. It caused problems in their marriages and led to divorces. However, when it came to addressing their children majority of the officers had no interest on telling them or did not t know how to tell them. Patrick asked one officer if his children would his children still think he is a hero; the officer hesitated and said “I hope …show more content…
Like we discussed in class one day, they are not treated with respect and often time are being called out their name, like “Cop Killer”. This causes damage not only to the officer but the organization and community. Police shootings often cause a disconnect in communities especially minority communities. Arthol pointed out, law enforcement needs to build working relationships in the media, to ensure they are getting all the facts. It is also very interesting that one of the “most traumatizing’ effects of shootings are lawsuits. Blum mentioned some lawsuits can take up to ten years before they are settled in