“I don’t have a gun. Stop shooting,” were the last words said by Michael Brown, an 18-year-old from Ferguson, MO, who was shot by cops at least six times (Chuck). He had his hands in the air, was unarmed, and complied with police commands. However, his life was still brutally ended by the officer, Darren Wilson. Wilson, and the other cops who have committed brutal acts of violence or even murdered nonwhite citizens who haven’t been dangerous or a risk of safety have committed these actions because of close mindedness, exceptionalism, and the belief of many stereotypes that say that nonwhites are more likely to commit a crime or be dangerous than whites. The historical novel, Race: A History Beyond Black and White by: Marc Aronson, explains
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According to the Huffington Post in their informational article, “Here’s how many cops got convicted of murder last year for on-duty shootings,” “That point is clearly reflected in the number of police officers who were convicted on murder or manslaughter charges last year for fatally shooting a civilian in the line of duty. In 2015, that number was zero” and “Although there are no reliable government statistics on civilians killed by police, data compiled independently last year by outlets like The Guardian and The Washington Post, or civilian tracker Mapping Police Violence, have led to estimates of roughly 1,000 deadly shootings each year” (Ferner). Out of about 1000 shootings, none of them were ruled guilty, this is another reason why these brutal actions against nonwhites keeps happening. Cops with the close minded and stereotypical views that commit these actions never get punished, they know that no matter what, they will get away with it. If justice would be served and these officers would be punished for these actions, the officers may learn that their actions weren’t right and they should change their views, the officers would also learn that they are not allowed to do whatever they want. Stephen Lendman from mwcnews.net says in his article “Police Brutality in America,” “Often it's …show more content…
Fryer Jr in his article “An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force,” “Blacks are three times more likely to report use of force by police in the raw data. Hispanics are 2.6 times more likely” (20). Fryer Jr also states that “1,332 shootings between 2000 and 2015. Forty-six percent of officer-involved shootings in our data are blacks, thirty percent are Hispanic, and twenty-four percent are other with the majority in that category being whites” (14). This information shows that Blacks and Hispanics are a lot more likely to experience brutality than whites even though they are the majority of the US population. The information is how it is because some officers are afraid of anyone that doesn’t look like them. because Barbara Armacost from Harvard Business Review, states in her article, “The Organizational Reasons Police Departments don’t change,” “Studies have consistently found that police view black suspects as more threatening than white suspects, they are more likely to expect blacks to be criminals, and they expect violence when patrolling black or minority neighborhoods.” (1). “While some part of this disparity may result from intentional discrimination, it also results from deeply entrenched, unconscious racism affecting the way police officers perceive potentially dangerous circumstances” (1). Armacost shows that the preconceived notion is that blacks are thought of as dangerous and threatening and discrimination is the
According to the Huffington Post in their informational article, “Here’s how many cops got convicted of murder last year for on-duty shootings,” “That point is clearly reflected in the number of police officers who were convicted on murder or manslaughter charges last year for fatally shooting a civilian in the line of duty. In 2015, that number was zero” and “Although there are no reliable government statistics on civilians killed by police, data compiled independently last year by outlets like The Guardian and The Washington Post, or civilian tracker Mapping Police Violence, have led to estimates of roughly 1,000 deadly shootings each year” (Ferner). Out of about 1000 shootings, none of them were ruled guilty, this is another reason why these brutal actions against nonwhites keeps happening. Cops with the close minded and stereotypical views that commit these actions never get punished, they know that no matter what, they will get away with it. If justice would be served and these officers would be punished for these actions, the officers may learn that their actions weren’t right and they should change their views, the officers would also learn that they are not allowed to do whatever they want. Stephen Lendman from mwcnews.net says in his article “Police Brutality in America,” “Often it's …show more content…
Fryer Jr in his article “An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force,” “Blacks are three times more likely to report use of force by police in the raw data. Hispanics are 2.6 times more likely” (20). Fryer Jr also states that “1,332 shootings between 2000 and 2015. Forty-six percent of officer-involved shootings in our data are blacks, thirty percent are Hispanic, and twenty-four percent are other with the majority in that category being whites” (14). This information shows that Blacks and Hispanics are a lot more likely to experience brutality than whites even though they are the majority of the US population. The information is how it is because some officers are afraid of anyone that doesn’t look like them. because Barbara Armacost from Harvard Business Review, states in her article, “The Organizational Reasons Police Departments don’t change,” “Studies have consistently found that police view black suspects as more threatening than white suspects, they are more likely to expect blacks to be criminals, and they expect violence when patrolling black or minority neighborhoods.” (1). “While some part of this disparity may result from intentional discrimination, it also results from deeply entrenched, unconscious racism affecting the way police officers perceive potentially dangerous circumstances” (1). Armacost shows that the preconceived notion is that blacks are thought of as dangerous and threatening and discrimination is the