Police Brutality In Virginia Beach Essay

One story that related to police brutality in Virginia Beach was the story line called, “Virginia Beach oceanfront excessive force investigation, December 17, 2016”. [Wavy 10, 2016] The event happened at night when police men were called to escort a drunk black male from a club. The club complain reported that they kicked out the black male because he got too drunk to remain inside the club. When club security escort him out, the customer went back in line trying to get back in. Once the police men arrive, they tried to detain him. But the black male tried avoiding being handcuffed. After, the police get the black male on the ground; one of the police men starts punching him numerous times. By this time a crowd has already formed, and people …show more content…
The black community have dedicated a disproportionate number of violent crimes and assaults on officers that could lead to deadly encounters with law enforcement. [Richmond Times Dispatch, 2015] Virginia state reported killing 31 blacks over the past 14 years, just one less than the 32 whites that were reported killed in confrontations with officers over the same period. The data, show that police officers in Virginia Beach are more likely to kill black offenders for reasons other than attacking police officers or civilians or for resisting arrest than they are to kill white offenders for the same reason. [Richmond Times Dispatch, 2015] Police men should use lethal force as a response to aggression or resisting arrest in which officers have the right and duty to protect themselves plus others from harm. But if crime rates in black communities remain so high, officers will be disproportionately engaged there, with all the attendant risks of such deployment. Indeed, the nonstop refrain that cops are racist could well increase the likelihood that black suspects will resist arrest, and that witnesses will be unwilling to cooperate. We must try to eliminate unjustified use of force by police to protect the