Police Brutality Police brutality has become a major problem in the United States because of the media. This is an issue that is not taken lightly to the people. There are many people that have been affected, personally, by police brutality. This issue has always been present in the United States, but the media has shown light on these issues in the last few years. Due to the media portraying these issues to the public, many questions have been raised on the topic of police brutality. Police brutality exists all over the United States. However, it is seen to be worse in areas of poverty and high crime rate. The areas that have a higher crime rate attract police officers because of the amount of danger around the area. Places like Chicago,
…show more content…
This side believes that police officers are taking advantage of their authoritative powers over citizens and using them in a negative way. A great example that the media often uses is Trayvon Martin. He was a seventeen year old male that was shot by a neighborhood watch guard by the name of George Zimmerman. Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin because he was defending himself. This case exploded all over social media, television, and the radio. Whenever the case went to trial, Zimmerman was found not guilty. Because Zimmerman was found not guilty, the nation erupted in protests because many believe that Zimmerman murdered Martin on false pretenses. This encouraged people to dig further into this issue and find more evidence of police brutality. The shooting of Michael Brown came after the Trayvon Martin case. After Michael Brown got shot, people wondered if police brutality played a huge role in it. Police brutality and race go hand-in-hand for people that believe this side of police brutality. Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown were both African American. People find it very easy to draw this conclusion from police brutality. According to the CATO Institute’s National Police Misconduct Reporting Project, there were 3,814 unique police misconduct reports tracked in 2010. (Packman) Because of this, there was an estimated $213,840,800 spent on misconduct related civil cases and …show more content…
There are many sides to this issue that raise many questions and concerns. The cases that are presented both arose thoughts of police brutality and the media portrayed that. However, everyone believes different sides of this issue and have spoken out about their thoughts. One side of police brutality is seen as negative. Many people draw these conclusions from race and gender. Other people believe that police officers are taking advantage of the upper-hand that they have. Contrasting this view, people also believe that police brutality is not around in the United States today. They believe that the police officers are just trying to do their job the right way. Police officers also support this by saying the citizens need to listen to them when they confront them. They also agree that one should not restrain, but instead cooperate. Both sides of this issue are very prevalent in today’s society. Being aware of these opinions make it much easier to understand what is really going on in the United
This side believes that police officers are taking advantage of their authoritative powers over citizens and using them in a negative way. A great example that the media often uses is Trayvon Martin. He was a seventeen year old male that was shot by a neighborhood watch guard by the name of George Zimmerman. Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin because he was defending himself. This case exploded all over social media, television, and the radio. Whenever the case went to trial, Zimmerman was found not guilty. Because Zimmerman was found not guilty, the nation erupted in protests because many believe that Zimmerman murdered Martin on false pretenses. This encouraged people to dig further into this issue and find more evidence of police brutality. The shooting of Michael Brown came after the Trayvon Martin case. After Michael Brown got shot, people wondered if police brutality played a huge role in it. Police brutality and race go hand-in-hand for people that believe this side of police brutality. Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown were both African American. People find it very easy to draw this conclusion from police brutality. According to the CATO Institute’s National Police Misconduct Reporting Project, there were 3,814 unique police misconduct reports tracked in 2010. (Packman) Because of this, there was an estimated $213,840,800 spent on misconduct related civil cases and …show more content…
There are many sides to this issue that raise many questions and concerns. The cases that are presented both arose thoughts of police brutality and the media portrayed that. However, everyone believes different sides of this issue and have spoken out about their thoughts. One side of police brutality is seen as negative. Many people draw these conclusions from race and gender. Other people believe that police officers are taking advantage of the upper-hand that they have. Contrasting this view, people also believe that police brutality is not around in the United States today. They believe that the police officers are just trying to do their job the right way. Police officers also support this by saying the citizens need to listen to them when they confront them. They also agree that one should not restrain, but instead cooperate. Both sides of this issue are very prevalent in today’s society. Being aware of these opinions make it much easier to understand what is really going on in the United