Police brutality is a major problem in the 21st century and doesn’t just happen in America, but does happen in other bigger and smaller countries around the world.
Police brutality is widespread all over the world. As stated in the novel Police Brutality- “The barriers to accountability are remarkably similar from city to city” (Police Brutality). You can see that studies and surveys have shown all the cases have been identical. From cases where it is revolved around the targets race or ethical background is the same or the body language they give off to the policeman/policewomen. As also said in the novel Police Brutality- “”Racist assumptions are built into very foundation of American policing”” (Geller as quoted in Police Brutality). Many of the cases in America alone are caused by the race of the target.
Why do the police mistreat citizens if they know that they could lose their job in the long run? Police …show more content…
One Florida City has a “stop and Frisk” policy targeted to all black men. One man alone was stopped 258 times at his job in 4 years, and 62 out of those 258 times he was arrested for ‘trespassing’ just because he was black. “Failure to address this issue communicates to police that minorities are a safe target for abuse.” (Seven reasons Police Brutality is Systemic, not anecdotal). Local police have become more militarized and have the fire power to conquer and control a small country. The police stations get the mindset of “us vs. them” and then abuse people. However many officers are not trained for some of the rare moments that occur. For example, the story of the Minnesota children who were made to sit, handcuffed, next to their dead and bleeding pet could be more than preventable. “In the absence of training, police are less likely to view violence as a last resort.”(Seven reasons police brutality is systemic, not anecdotal). Do police need more training for simpler situations that should be common
Police brutality is widespread all over the world. As stated in the novel Police Brutality- “The barriers to accountability are remarkably similar from city to city” (Police Brutality). You can see that studies and surveys have shown all the cases have been identical. From cases where it is revolved around the targets race or ethical background is the same or the body language they give off to the policeman/policewomen. As also said in the novel Police Brutality- “”Racist assumptions are built into very foundation of American policing”” (Geller as quoted in Police Brutality). Many of the cases in America alone are caused by the race of the target.
Why do the police mistreat citizens if they know that they could lose their job in the long run? Police …show more content…
One Florida City has a “stop and Frisk” policy targeted to all black men. One man alone was stopped 258 times at his job in 4 years, and 62 out of those 258 times he was arrested for ‘trespassing’ just because he was black. “Failure to address this issue communicates to police that minorities are a safe target for abuse.” (Seven reasons Police Brutality is Systemic, not anecdotal). Local police have become more militarized and have the fire power to conquer and control a small country. The police stations get the mindset of “us vs. them” and then abuse people. However many officers are not trained for some of the rare moments that occur. For example, the story of the Minnesota children who were made to sit, handcuffed, next to their dead and bleeding pet could be more than preventable. “In the absence of training, police are less likely to view violence as a last resort.”(Seven reasons police brutality is systemic, not anecdotal). Do police need more training for simpler situations that should be common