Opposition towards Police Brutality: Force Justification Violence throughout America seems to be never ending; on a monthly basis you here of gruesome shooting sprees, unpredictable crimes, horrible drug and human trafficking and possible terrorist threats. Because of this American police officers are given an enormous responsibility of having the authority to use force, including deadly force, under certain circumstances to maintain order, keep crime rates low throughout the states and keep America safe (Redenbaugh 1). However recently, there has been an ongoing issue of citizens believing police abuse their authority and are above the law. Although there is no question that police misconduct does occur, society must come to the understanding…
One of the greater issues in America today is the controversy with nonwhite Americans being treated unequally within the justice system, mainly by the police. Most people try to ignore the fact, but others know and agree that the mistreatment of nonwhites is wrong. This will not be an easy issue to resolve, but the more aware society becomes of the issue, the more the people of the country can do to put it to an end. Michelle Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow, discussed this overall issue. Her main argument is the War on Drugs has caused many problems for those who are nonwhite, especially with police officers and the justice system.…
Police brutality is becoming a major problem in today’s society. It has been an ongoing issue throughout the world. As society grows, the existence of police brutality become more of an issue. The issue posed by illegal use of power is ongoing reality for people of a disfavored race or sexual orientation. Police brutality remains as one of the most divisive human rights in the world.…
As a group we believe that the tipping point of police brutality was the Rodney King beating which happened in Los Angeles, California. This event that happened in Los Angeles, California, took place on March 3rd, 1991. It happened, because he was on a high speed chase with the Los Angeles police department. When the officers stopped King they pulled him out of his car and brutally beat him. There were four L.A.P.D officers that were involved and they were sitting on charges of "assault with a deadly weapon and excessive use of force by a police officer" (Biography.com).…
It’s common practice in the human brain to view people and things that are familiar to them as superior. But that does not justify the condemning of others who are viewed as “lesser” people. Specific groups in America have been targeted because of their differences since the formation of the United States. These groups are called out for their variance from norms and are physically and emotionally attacked for their differences. Groups such as women who make up fifty percent of the population in the United States remain oppressed by structures that were put in place hundreds of years ago.…
The author brings light to the subject of police brutality in America and the real definition of it, what it represents to humanity and the hypocrisy it presents in the U.S. Abbey begins her article with an example of police brutality with the protestors at Headwaters Forest in 1997 who united to stop the logging of redwood trees in northern California, she explains that methods the police used on this civilians were barbaric and unnecessary. To illustrate, the use of Q-tips containing pepper spray were used on protesters eyes by the police following with “also sprayed short burst of pepper spray directly into protesters’ faces” (Abbey 81), Abbey explains that these methods are chemical riot control. With using these methods the police are…
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.…
The bystander effect is a phenomenon where people are less likely to help if others are present. According to a survey done by the US Department of Justice, 84% of police officers have stated that they’ve directly witnessed a fellow officer using more force during an arrest than was necessary. II. Lead into topic: This is a jarring statistic because it shows just how easy police officers find it to use force, and how much they can get caught up in the moment, which leads to cases of extreme police brutality.…
Police Brutality Police brutality is a globally controversial matter that has swept the entire nation. According to the Daily News, the statistics of police brutality in New York was the highest and at least 179 people have been killed by NYPD in the last 15 years and only two have been indicted (N.A). It has given bad reputations to cops all around good or bad due to some of the excessive force or actions used when retaining a suspect. It’s awful how people are killed by those who job is to protect the citizens, but instead they are now considered the bad guys. Once in the courtroom the suspect has no justice, but the police officer is able to go free, inevitably leaving that family desperate.…
Police brutality is a major problem in the 21st century and doesn’t just happen in America, but does happen in other bigger and smaller countries around the world. Police brutality is widespread all over the world. As stated in the novel Police Brutality-…
Allan Geary Mr.Murphy 7 January, 2015 Police Brutality in America In result of the recent events and heavy media coverage like the case of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, the controversy of excessive force and police brutality has become more renown than ever before. The use of excessive force by police officers has been growing despite the protection offered in the Constitution for citizens against such drastic measures. The term “Police Brutality” and what it encompases appears to have a varying definition with the justice system. Police Brutality is formally defined as the “wanton use of excessive force, usually physical, but also common in forms of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer.”…
Police Against the People Police brutality against black individuals has skyrocketed in the past several years causing an outrage within the community. Although the distinction between the privileges of white people and colored people have been going on all throughout history, nowadays, it’s getting a bit out of hand. Astonishingly, nearly one thousand people have been killed by the force of police brutality in 2015 alone, three out of every five deaths belonged to those of Hispanic and black race (Ribas)! Therefore, with this being said, writers from the past such as Malcom Holmes and the present, Kim Lersch, Thomas Bazley, Thomas Mieczkowski, and Kristina Childs; plus, Folusho Otuyelu, Warren Graham, and Shakira Kennedy have vigorously criticized…
Police Brutality Police officers should be expected to wear cameras on duty, as well as being retrained every six months. “On August 9, 2015 Michael Brown, at just 18 years old, died at the barrel of a white policeman’s gun in Ferguson, Missouri, igniting world-wide anger and protestations, more so in the US itself” (“Modern Day Lynching?” 1). “Since Brown’s death there have been several to follow suit such as, Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray and Sandra Bland. Young black lives lost so earlier at the hands of white police officers” (Modern Day Lynching?” 1). “The most recent death occurred on July 13, 2015 to a black woman.”…
Over several years, police brutality has become more and more evident to the public eye of Americans. Believe it or not, police brutality has been a major phenomenon that causes irreparable harm to its victims. “Modern policing did not evolve into an organized institution until the 1830s and '40s when northern cities decided they needed better control over quickly growing populations. The communities most targeted by harsh tactics were recent European immigrants. But, as African-Americans fled the horrors of the Jim Crow south, they too became the victims of brutal and punitive policing in the northern cities where they sought refuge.”…
The United States is said to be the land of the free for all people, no matter who you are. Even though that is said to be the case, there are still many problems with racial profiling between the African American people and the police community. This has been a major dilemma since the Civil Rights Movement. In this paper, I will connect the 4 stages of conflict emergence, Identity, Grievance, Contentious Goals, and Redress, to the injustice of police brutality and then apply a source of power to each conflict emergence. The first conflict emergence is identity.…