It was not until this moment I witnessed police brutality first hand. It’s a summer night my brother and I went to the liquor store. While my brother was at the counter purchasing merchandise inside the liquor store I stood behind him next in line. As he was purchasing the merchandise from the store two caucasian police officers came charging into the liquor store. One of the officers grab my brother’s head, slamming it against the counter and placing his arms behind his back. The experience of me witnessing this event was demoralizing. At first glance the police indicated that my brother fit the description of a suspect. After the altercation, the police officers let go of my brother when they realized he was not the suspect that
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According to a 2013 Manhattan Federal District Court ruling, police officers in New York are required to wear body cameras in order to stop racial profiling. (Richard) Others might suggest that police worn body cameras only capture footage from a single perspective, which limits the ability to tell a full story. ( Richard) What are some effects can body worn cameras have on police officers? One might say these body worn cameras will cause police officers to feel as though they are not being trusted. Others might say the body cameras will affect the choices officers decide to make. Some police officers have had concerns about their body worn cameras being monitored and reviewed at random. (Miller,Toliver) The average police convicted for police brutality, they spend about 14 months in prison. (Dantes) Thirty-three percent of police officers in America charged with police brutality actually get convicted for the …show more content…
(National Institute of Justice) Since about 25% of the police in the sample did use body worn cameras, it is expected the about one fourth of the police population did not wear body cameras in 2014 also. About 60% of police brutality cases are physical About 14 % of police brutality cases involve a police use of firearms. (National Institute of Justice) In the recently memory there have been many incidents between the police and civilians that led to controversies around the nation. For example, Michael Brown got into an altercation with police and caused major controversy. Also Aston Sterling got killed in an incident with two police officers and the entire incident was caught on camera from one of the police worn body cameras. The body cameras caught most of the incident and it was clear that one of the officers took their camera. The body camera reveal the incident on social media. The video in the camera had a negative effect on the public. Organizations such as, Black Lives Matter have responded in an aggressive way. Often times the public can show form of violence as a result of police brutality. The responsibility of the police departments are to lower crime rates as much as possible and help maintain order in the society. Freddie Gray died from injuries that he suffered in police custody, riots broke out after the footage was
According to a 2013 Manhattan Federal District Court ruling, police officers in New York are required to wear body cameras in order to stop racial profiling. (Richard) Others might suggest that police worn body cameras only capture footage from a single perspective, which limits the ability to tell a full story. ( Richard) What are some effects can body worn cameras have on police officers? One might say these body worn cameras will cause police officers to feel as though they are not being trusted. Others might say the body cameras will affect the choices officers decide to make. Some police officers have had concerns about their body worn cameras being monitored and reviewed at random. (Miller,Toliver) The average police convicted for police brutality, they spend about 14 months in prison. (Dantes) Thirty-three percent of police officers in America charged with police brutality actually get convicted for the …show more content…
(National Institute of Justice) Since about 25% of the police in the sample did use body worn cameras, it is expected the about one fourth of the police population did not wear body cameras in 2014 also. About 60% of police brutality cases are physical About 14 % of police brutality cases involve a police use of firearms. (National Institute of Justice) In the recently memory there have been many incidents between the police and civilians that led to controversies around the nation. For example, Michael Brown got into an altercation with police and caused major controversy. Also Aston Sterling got killed in an incident with two police officers and the entire incident was caught on camera from one of the police worn body cameras. The body cameras caught most of the incident and it was clear that one of the officers took their camera. The body camera reveal the incident on social media. The video in the camera had a negative effect on the public. Organizations such as, Black Lives Matter have responded in an aggressive way. Often times the public can show form of violence as a result of police brutality. The responsibility of the police departments are to lower crime rates as much as possible and help maintain order in the society. Freddie Gray died from injuries that he suffered in police custody, riots broke out after the footage was