Police Against the People Police brutality against black individuals has skyrocketed in the past several years causing an outrage within the community. Although the distinction between the privileges of white people and colored people have been going on all throughout history, nowadays, it’s getting a bit out of hand. Astonishingly, nearly one thousand people have been killed by the force of police brutality in 2015 alone, three out of every five deaths belonged to those of Hispanic and black race (Ribas)! Therefore, with this being said, writers from the past such as Malcom Holmes and the present, Kim Lersch, Thomas Bazley, Thomas Mieczkowski, and Kristina Childs; plus, Folusho Otuyelu, Warren Graham, and Shakira Kennedy have vigorously criticized
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Holmes, a professor from the college of sociology at the University of Wyoming, strongly claims the idea that the occurrence of police’s use of cruelty and atrocity has been directed towards the colored people, especially the black community. For instance, Holmes states in his article “Minority Threat and Police Brutality: Determinants of Civil Rights Criminal Complaints in U.S. Municipalities”, “Nowhere is that tension more apparent than in the relations between minorities and police…In this view, the police function to control the “dangerous classes” of immigrants, racial minorities, and the poor” (Holmes 343-344). These examples from the text above have shown how the less fortunate minority races of black and Hispanic are being targeted by the thoughtless police force. Moreover, there have been a numerous amount of police reports showing that the minority races of color are being arrested without any reason. Additionally, Holmes describes the connection between police brutality and race and class in which has speculated tension around the United States. Although some may disagree, studies have shown that in the lower-income areas where there is a majority population of colored people, the police tend to be more aggressive when they encounter any situation. In the end, the outraged colored people in America, especially the black community, have been infuriated with …show more content…
As we can see, many of the colored individuals have less privileges than those of the favored white race. For example, Samuel Aymer, an associate professor from Hunter College who works within the field of social work, has claimed that there’s a clear distinction between races that leads to oppression and different privileges of each race. Therefore, we are able to acknowledge this when Aymer states, “The discourse of racial oppression in America cannot be disentangled from White supremacy, a worldview proclaiming White racial superiority and Black inferiority (Alexander, 2010; hooks, 1995; Madhubuti, 1990).” (Aymer 367). This is a great example of how America has an undermined divergence within its races that exemplify the difference in advantages and benefits that each race possesses. As we can see, racial beneficiaries would cause a great disturbance due to the fact that the privilege people will believe they are worth more than the underclass individuals. Moreover, the difference in privileges have lead to events such as the awful death of an unarmed black man, that was named Eric Garner, due to unnecessary excessive force by a white male police officer (Aymer). Later, the grand jury had failed to indict the white police officer thus sparking the “Black Lives Matter” movement that would go worldwide (Aymer). Many
Holmes, a professor from the college of sociology at the University of Wyoming, strongly claims the idea that the occurrence of police’s use of cruelty and atrocity has been directed towards the colored people, especially the black community. For instance, Holmes states in his article “Minority Threat and Police Brutality: Determinants of Civil Rights Criminal Complaints in U.S. Municipalities”, “Nowhere is that tension more apparent than in the relations between minorities and police…In this view, the police function to control the “dangerous classes” of immigrants, racial minorities, and the poor” (Holmes 343-344). These examples from the text above have shown how the less fortunate minority races of black and Hispanic are being targeted by the thoughtless police force. Moreover, there have been a numerous amount of police reports showing that the minority races of color are being arrested without any reason. Additionally, Holmes describes the connection between police brutality and race and class in which has speculated tension around the United States. Although some may disagree, studies have shown that in the lower-income areas where there is a majority population of colored people, the police tend to be more aggressive when they encounter any situation. In the end, the outraged colored people in America, especially the black community, have been infuriated with …show more content…
As we can see, many of the colored individuals have less privileges than those of the favored white race. For example, Samuel Aymer, an associate professor from Hunter College who works within the field of social work, has claimed that there’s a clear distinction between races that leads to oppression and different privileges of each race. Therefore, we are able to acknowledge this when Aymer states, “The discourse of racial oppression in America cannot be disentangled from White supremacy, a worldview proclaiming White racial superiority and Black inferiority (Alexander, 2010; hooks, 1995; Madhubuti, 1990).” (Aymer 367). This is a great example of how America has an undermined divergence within its races that exemplify the difference in advantages and benefits that each race possesses. As we can see, racial beneficiaries would cause a great disturbance due to the fact that the privilege people will believe they are worth more than the underclass individuals. Moreover, the difference in privileges have lead to events such as the awful death of an unarmed black man, that was named Eric Garner, due to unnecessary excessive force by a white male police officer (Aymer). Later, the grand jury had failed to indict the white police officer thus sparking the “Black Lives Matter” movement that would go worldwide (Aymer). Many