Is it fair for an American citizen to be brutally beaten by those who are dedicated to protecting the community? Many citizens have seen a growing issue with police brutality. “Police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians” (S. Danilinaand). Although concerns about police brutality spiked after the Rodney King beating, police brutality has always been in the United States. “Police brutality has existed during the United States Industrial Revolution, the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and after the September 11 attacks.” (S. Danilinaand) The growing concerns of American citizens arose even more after the LA riot protests. Police brutality has become a pressing issue that needs
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However, this argument is not true because police brutality can happen to anyone. The violence by police is not just due to racial discrimination. “Even though racial profiling still exists, anyone regardless of race, gender or age can become victim of police brutality.” (S. Danilinaand) While most of the victims portrayed in the media tend to show a bias towards racial profiling, any civilian can be targeted by a police when concerning police brutality. Most people tend to base their opinion on the news that is presented on television or even social media such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Most articles from social media will only show the racial view of the violence to spark an argument for the sake of getting out one sided information. While this does get the story out to the world faster and sparks lots of conversation, the people reading the article can form the opinion that the police are only doing racial profiling. Racial profiling becomes a logical reason for people because of the stereotype that certain races are just trouble. However, a police violently harming a citizen without being provoked is never …show more content…
Walter Scott made the mistake of running from the police. However, it is against the law for a police officer to shoot an unarmed suspect in the back. Officer Slager lied in the original police report stating Mr. Scott reached for Officer Slager’s taser. This was proved to be false when the video from eyewitness Feidin Santana was released and showed Mr Scott fleeing and being shot in the back eight times. The video shows Officer Slager planting his taser on Mr Scott 's person. This is a deliberate act of police brutality. The events that occurred in this instance help to heighten the fears of those that already have the opinion that cops jump to violence. The event also helps prove to the community that an officer will lie just to justify the reasoning of shooting for no apparent
However, this argument is not true because police brutality can happen to anyone. The violence by police is not just due to racial discrimination. “Even though racial profiling still exists, anyone regardless of race, gender or age can become victim of police brutality.” (S. Danilinaand) While most of the victims portrayed in the media tend to show a bias towards racial profiling, any civilian can be targeted by a police when concerning police brutality. Most people tend to base their opinion on the news that is presented on television or even social media such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Most articles from social media will only show the racial view of the violence to spark an argument for the sake of getting out one sided information. While this does get the story out to the world faster and sparks lots of conversation, the people reading the article can form the opinion that the police are only doing racial profiling. Racial profiling becomes a logical reason for people because of the stereotype that certain races are just trouble. However, a police violently harming a citizen without being provoked is never …show more content…
Walter Scott made the mistake of running from the police. However, it is against the law for a police officer to shoot an unarmed suspect in the back. Officer Slager lied in the original police report stating Mr. Scott reached for Officer Slager’s taser. This was proved to be false when the video from eyewitness Feidin Santana was released and showed Mr Scott fleeing and being shot in the back eight times. The video shows Officer Slager planting his taser on Mr Scott 's person. This is a deliberate act of police brutality. The events that occurred in this instance help to heighten the fears of those that already have the opinion that cops jump to violence. The event also helps prove to the community that an officer will lie just to justify the reasoning of shooting for no apparent