Police Brutality: When is Deadly Force Justified? On February 4th, 1999 at 12:44 AM an unarmed black man, Amadou Diallo, found himself in a storm of bullets coming from four white New York City police officers. In total, forty-one shots were fired and twenty-one of those found their mark, as the twenty-two year old stood on the balcony of his apartment building. The four police officers never wore uniforms and drove through neighborhoods in unmarked cars looking for occurring crimes or people carrying guns.…
Each year in the United States on duty police officers shoot between 950 - 1000 innocent people a year. According to an analysis by criminologist Philip Stinson, only 48 officers have been charged with manslaughter since 2005. These officers should not be treated above the law and should be held accountable for their actions. Officers try to justify their actions by claiming they were ‘defending themselves’ or ‘fearing their lives’ but what possible defending would you need against a 12 year old boy with a toy gun [Tamir Rice] or an unarmed 17 year old boy buying Skittles at a convenience store [Trayvon Martin].Imagine knowing your child will never return from the store because they were wrongfully murdered and their murderer gets to not…
This explains what exactly Police Brutality is. Also, some of the police brutality cases in the United States. It explains how it is a negative thing in the United States. It brings up good points about some cases with the police brutality that has been going on in the past decade. The examples this source gives are very specific and can help the reader understand what exactly police brutality is.…
Browder, Eric Garner, Rodney King, Philando Castile, Dylann Roof and an interviewee named Isaiah. Each of these cases are significant and shows a broken system that needs to be fixed. Police brutality is when a police officer commits certain acts that go against policy and essentially violates the rights of others. When someone holds more power than you are often left with the feeling of hopelessness because you can feel like no matter what you do you the end result is not going to be in your favor. People of a racially diverse background usually do not have a positive experience when they have an encounter with law enforcement.…
For an extensive period of time, it seems as if the black community has been ignored when it comes to issues such as segregation, racism, and violence. It's a very touchy subject for many, as the fear that one might get offended for what is said compels people to just ignore the problems. Although most people only know bits and piece about their extensive struggles, one event that most find hard to forget was the O.J simpson case. For those who are unaware, Mr. Simpson, a once very famous football player, was accused of murdering his now ex-wife, Nicole Brown. The battle was ongoing and displayed on just about every news broadcast as well as being replayed on a constant loop.…
Police brutality is becoming a major problem in today’s society. It has been an ongoing issue throughout the world. As society grows, the existence of police brutality become more of an issue. The issue posed by illegal use of power is ongoing reality for people of a disfavored race or sexual orientation. Police brutality remains as one of the most divisive human rights in the world.…
In recent years police brutality against unarmed African American males have been a common headline in the news. Unfortunately, with every tragedy it seems as if another one follows shortly after. According to the Businesses insider, “Since 2005, just 11 cops have have been convicted of fatally shooting somebody while on duty even though thousands of people have died from police-involved shootings...54 officers charged in connection with the fatal shootings, only 11 have been convicted, according to the analysis from the Washington Post and Bowling Green State University... Thirty-three of the 49 victims were black, and 43 of the officers were white, the study found”(Gorman).…
Police Brutality On African-Americans Lives Imagine being black in American, walking down the street with no weapons yet you still being seen as a criminal, lawbreaker or felony in the eye of the people who are suppose to be protecting the country and never knowing when a police officers will stop you and check for weapon or drug just because of the color of your skin or the way that you have dressed? Nobody said that being African-Americans in America was going to be easy especially when you a black man in a white man country but nobody said it was going to this bad either. Brutality on African-Americans lives have been happening and the whites have been getting away with it since Emmett Till in 1955, when a young black man were killed…
Steven Magee once said, “Corrupt and incompetent police officers have a long history of being protected by their colleagues, police internal affairs and the government”. (Magee) There are as much good police officers as there are corrupt ones. There are as many good people in society as there are bad. There is as much good in society as there is bad.…
Police Brutality in America has become a new plague, it has infiltrated our country, and has exposed a dark side of the justice system. Thousands of cases involving police brutality are reported yearly, and thousands of incidents go unreported as well. Incidents of police brutality go unreported because of fear. The American justice system is being ran by fear, causing uncertainty for citizens of America. The terrifying idea of waking up to a news report stating that a person has died at the hands of a police officer for no logical or specified reason has become a reality in modern day America.…
Police Brutality in the African American Community “We can’t change the world unless we change ourselves. ”- Biggie Smalls Police brutality has been a problem for many years, centered around African Americans. The social awareness of this issue started when the police were beating Rodney King on television and still did not get indicted. In recent new, the police have beaten people on camera and even in front of others, however, they have not faced any consequences.…
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under, God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for ALL.” Everyday millions of African American children pledge allegiance to a country that has no allegiance to them. It is a sad day in America when the justice system say it is ok for a white man to kill a black man, in cold blood However, If a black man kills a white man, a dog, or shoots a gun for any reason he is automatically sentenced and serves time. Police brutality towards young African American males is a horrifying reality that thirty percent of this country has to face. It is sad that the election of a black president did nothing to enhance to progress our race.…
Police brutality has become a common issue to talk about in today’s America. Americans today are against police brutality, but they don’t even know what it means. So, what is police brutality? Furthermore, The Law Dictionary states “Police Brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians.”…
Police Brutality and Racial Disparities Introduction Police brutality against African Americans is a widely discussed topic across the states. However, what cause the police to be so? Why do they use excessive and deadly force against them? And is it really only about African Americans or does the other ethnicities encounter the same problem?…
The literature on the topic of police brutality encompasses various areas ranging from police-suspect interactions to the bias attitudes developed by particular communities in response to police brutality. There are four areas of literature to be reviewed pertaining most to my topic. First, the literature proposes how the identities of an individual affect their opinions of law enforcement, which formulates their response to interactions with the police. Next, I will examine literature surrounding social policing ecology or the tendencies of the police. Subsequently, I will explore federal government laws and policies the directly affect law enforcement conduct.…