Over the past couple of years there have been a few cases within our justice system that have been questionable within the eyes of the public, and have become nationally recognized. Many of these cases have not gone in favor of the victims who were harmed or maimed by an officer of the law, and caused huge damaging uproars across the nation. By doing this it brings up a question, do police officers take matters too far, or is there actual justification to make up for their actions.
Police brutality has been going on for years, there have been many instances throughout time where officers of the law have used excessive force, sometimes without proper jurisdiction when they uphold the law in certain cases. For example the Rodney King case in …show more content…
The case of Michael Brown, which I’ll explain happened because Brown had stolen some cigars from a convenience store, pushing the clerk out of the way while leaving. Brown and his friend were then walking down the middle of the street, when police Officer Darren Wilson approached the two men. Officer Wilson initially was ordering them to move to the sidewalk, but instead got into an altercation over his gun with Brown, who shortly fled after being struck in the right hand by a bullet. After further pursuit, Officer Wilson struck Brown with 6 shots, killing him on the road side. An although there are thousands of other police related deaths throughout the united states, this and a few other scenarios of police brutality caused a national uproar across the United States. The largest, most dangerous riots took place in Ferguson, causing the city to become swamped by the National Guard and media. I personally witnessed a group of individuals who live streamed the event in Ferguson from their point of view. I found the stream through an internet website called Reddit, and over the course of my freshman fall midterms I continuously watched the group’s broadcasts. Expecting to see a different side of the people rather than the news media’s footage, but sadly did not see much of a difference between the two
Police brutality has been going on for years, there have been many instances throughout time where officers of the law have used excessive force, sometimes without proper jurisdiction when they uphold the law in certain cases. For example the Rodney King case in …show more content…
The case of Michael Brown, which I’ll explain happened because Brown had stolen some cigars from a convenience store, pushing the clerk out of the way while leaving. Brown and his friend were then walking down the middle of the street, when police Officer Darren Wilson approached the two men. Officer Wilson initially was ordering them to move to the sidewalk, but instead got into an altercation over his gun with Brown, who shortly fled after being struck in the right hand by a bullet. After further pursuit, Officer Wilson struck Brown with 6 shots, killing him on the road side. An although there are thousands of other police related deaths throughout the united states, this and a few other scenarios of police brutality caused a national uproar across the United States. The largest, most dangerous riots took place in Ferguson, causing the city to become swamped by the National Guard and media. I personally witnessed a group of individuals who live streamed the event in Ferguson from their point of view. I found the stream through an internet website called Reddit, and over the course of my freshman fall midterms I continuously watched the group’s broadcasts. Expecting to see a different side of the people rather than the news media’s footage, but sadly did not see much of a difference between the two