The epidemic of police violence goes across racial lines. The police are generally out of control across the country. In a recent case in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a white homeless white man was gunned down by police while a video shows him walking towards the police unarmed. “US Justice Department reported that the Albuquerque police have engaged in excessive force for years that violates the US Constitution and federal law” (NP). The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued a report raising concerns about US police brutality. NAACP investigated police shootings in Oakland, CA found that “ one third of the shootings resulted in fatalities and despite the fact that 40 percent of cases no weapons were found, no officers were brought up on charges.” (NP) Police are armed and trained to kill. “The militarization of local police has been growing ever since the Pentagon decided to give away surplus weaponry from Iraq and Afghanistan.(SR). Police brutality is a major national problem. “The Justice Department and the United Nations have both found that there is a pattern of excessive
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Police are using lethal force because they can. Local prosecutors will always side with local police. “To expect local prosecutors to fairly adjudicate cases of police misconduct will never happen” (SK). “It’s only when truly independent review boards that actually have the power for binding decisions are put in place that we will see officers who deserve to be aggressively prosecuted handled as such.”(SK)’ .”As long as police know the current system protects even their worst behaviors, little change will happen.” (SK). Police brutality is out of control and changes need to be made. The use of body cameras, the re-education of law enforcement to handle mental illness and the implementation of review boards can all work towards reducing police
Police are using lethal force because they can. Local prosecutors will always side with local police. “To expect local prosecutors to fairly adjudicate cases of police misconduct will never happen” (SK). “It’s only when truly independent review boards that actually have the power for binding decisions are put in place that we will see officers who deserve to be aggressively prosecuted handled as such.”(SK)’ .”As long as police know the current system protects even their worst behaviors, little change will happen.” (SK). Police brutality is out of control and changes need to be made. The use of body cameras, the re-education of law enforcement to handle mental illness and the implementation of review boards can all work towards reducing police