Police Brutality Research Paper

Police officers vowed to protect the lives of citizens, as well as keep the community safe. Unfortunately, several fellow officers have decided to brutalize citizens, and abuse authority. By using excessive, unreasonable force, these officers have put the lives of other officers at risk, although they have been following their authorities. Police brutality has increased throughout the years. Police brutality refers to the use of excessive force against a civilian. Many innocent lives have been taken away including officers, and civilians, due to the officers who feel the need to break rules. Several officers have been using excessive force towards civilians when it is not needed. To deal with this issue, police brutality must be dealt with …show more content…
Police officers who are hired to serve the community, and make it safe, are doing the opposite. Instead of civilians feeling safe, they feel as if they must protect themselves from officers. Many within the society fear for their lives on a day to day basis from officers, whether they are walking, or driving when pulled over. We must watch what we say, or do. They use extreme measures when it is not necessary when handling a situation. There have been reports and evidence of officers pulling over civilians, and not follow authority. Victims used their cellphones to record evidence of the abusive officers. A cousin of mine has experienced police brutality about a year ago, and recorded it with his cellphone. Two officers pulled him over for having a temporary license plate tag for a new car he had bought. When pulled over, he was asked to step out of the vehicle without any probable reason or cause. After stepping out, he was put in handcuffs and arrested. The video showed the two officers using racial slurs while laughing when my cousin had asked for the reason of his arrest. Until this day, his arrest had not been justified, including many other brutal forces civilians had …show more content…
They have done many great things to help improve communities. Every day, they step out into the world not knowing if they will be coming home to their families. Bad officers that make this harder for other officers, do not follow the authority. Authority is a very important aspect within the society. It keeps our society in place. Individuals who do not follow the authority receive punishment whether it is a ticket, jail time, probations, community service, fines, and more. Many as well as I feel that this should be the same for officers who do not follow the authority. When they are not following authority, they are breaking the law, which deserves consequences. I have experienced a time when officers did not follow authority and used extreme punishment against my brother, mother, and myself. It has happened during the Ramadan holiday at my families’ corner store. A few teenage girls walked in and began making racial slurs at us, while grabbing items and throwing them as if they are children. We made them leave for the way they have treated us. The next day, one of the girls’ mother came and used her car as a weapon against my brother and I, hitting us both with her car. She then drove off. Witnesses called the police. The police did not show up until about an hour later. When they arrived, they grabbed my brother and put him in handcuffs, and into the back of their cruiser.