Police Brutality Case

Since the civil rights movements in the 1960’s American citizens have had issues with police crime and police ethnic. Within the last decade since the spread of social media have spread ideals that the police have been looked at as a symbol of fear and violence. The fear of the police has created riots and protests across the country. We have seen how these police officers have reacted in these negative/violent situations in which dangerous events become unpredicted and officers need to follow their training protocol. The public needs to know what officers are trained to do in which things go wrong and become struck with violence. We are consistently seeing officers use brute force and an incredible amount of violence in serious situations …show more content…
In 1992 there is yet another civil case involving this police brutality. This case involved Rodney King and the Los Angeles Police Department. The four officers involved in this case beat King for 10 minutes nearly taking his life. The four officers of course did not see their actions as adhering to police brutality which is quite unbelievable. There were four men all beating on one for several minutes, it is clear the man will quickly become defenseless. The incident was recorded on camera and the officers involved were charged but weren’t found guilty. After the incident with King the people who lived in Los Angeles began rioting. The residents began damaging property, starting fires, looting, killing, and injuring others all in just a few days. According to (Useem, B. 1997). The LAPD was the key responding agency, and has been criticized for its purported failure to stop the disturbance. This statement shows significance in the police ethics of this area at this time. Not only did the police unlawfully harm King, they then allowed crimes to be committed in the area they were responsible to protect. It is not a coincidence that King was black and a victim of police brutality. It is also not a coincidence that the police did nothing to protect the neighborhood that was simply sticking up for King. This is a perfect display of the police taking advantage of their power as opposed to utilizing what they are initially trained to do. The Los Angeles Police Department was further investigated and according to (Useem, B. 1997)“Officers were also quoted making racist and sexist comments over the police communication system.” Not only have the members of the Los Angeles Police Department abused their power, but they even belittled the system they were supposed to be following. All these