Introduction Lately in the news there has been a little more coverage on the problem of police brutality. The topic of police brutality is important, or at least to me, because I believe the police are countlessly getting away with use of excessive force. The problem of police brutality can really affect anyone. However, it is more likely that a person of color experience the front end of the bull. I think there should be something in place that can better restrain the use of excessive force or completely stop it. Knowledge Base Statistically speaking more Caucasians are killed by police than people of color, but that is solely due to the differences in population. In the article from Richardson (2015) it is stated “whites are 1.3 times
…show more content…
This is not always the case. For example, in the case of Walter Scott vs. Michael Slager it was claimed “that Scott tried to grab his Taser after a traffic stop.” Although, in the video it is shown that Scott was running away from Slager when shot and killed. Stelloh (2015). This has become a common occurrence that has sort of lost its meaning along the way. However, it still continues to work in most cases in favor of the officer. Police officers that use excessive force typically get away with a little slap on the wrist or no consequence at all. Segan (2014) claims there are “12,000 complaints every year of law enforcement abuse, fewer than 50 of which result in convictions.” The saying “my life was in danger” is sort of like a 'get out of jail free ' card, which isn 't right by any standards. Police officers should have to suffer the consequences of their actions of using excessive force. Just because someone is refusing arrest doesn 't mean they deserved to be continuously beaten, even when finally …show more content…
However, according to MacDonald (2004) “there is nothing illegal about using race as one factor among others in assessing criminal suspiciousness.” Personally, I don 't believe someone 's race should affect the way police officers work. It is unfortunate that people of color have more run ins with police officers due to the color of their skin. It is stated in Catalan (2014) “found that 70 departments from Connecticut to California arrest Blacks at a rate 10 times more than people of other races.” People of color should not have to 'walk on eggshells ' so to speak. We, as citizens, are supposed to be able to rely on the police to protect us, but how are we supposed to do that if it feels like they 're against us? In Catalan 's (2014) report it is also stated that “Only 173 of the 3,538 police departments USA Today examined arrested Black people at a rate equal to or lower than other racial groups.” To me that is very shocking how uneven it is. It amazes me even more that there are people that support the use of racial profiling. There was an incident where a state trooper in Massachusetts had a “racial profiling saves lives” bumper sticker on their trooper car. Amongst the article Chumley (2014) pointed out some tweets between the poster of the picture and the actual police department on twitter. After the original poster posted the picture of the bumper sticker the police department accused him of
This is not always the case. For example, in the case of Walter Scott vs. Michael Slager it was claimed “that Scott tried to grab his Taser after a traffic stop.” Although, in the video it is shown that Scott was running away from Slager when shot and killed. Stelloh (2015). This has become a common occurrence that has sort of lost its meaning along the way. However, it still continues to work in most cases in favor of the officer. Police officers that use excessive force typically get away with a little slap on the wrist or no consequence at all. Segan (2014) claims there are “12,000 complaints every year of law enforcement abuse, fewer than 50 of which result in convictions.” The saying “my life was in danger” is sort of like a 'get out of jail free ' card, which isn 't right by any standards. Police officers should have to suffer the consequences of their actions of using excessive force. Just because someone is refusing arrest doesn 't mean they deserved to be continuously beaten, even when finally …show more content…
However, according to MacDonald (2004) “there is nothing illegal about using race as one factor among others in assessing criminal suspiciousness.” Personally, I don 't believe someone 's race should affect the way police officers work. It is unfortunate that people of color have more run ins with police officers due to the color of their skin. It is stated in Catalan (2014) “found that 70 departments from Connecticut to California arrest Blacks at a rate 10 times more than people of other races.” People of color should not have to 'walk on eggshells ' so to speak. We, as citizens, are supposed to be able to rely on the police to protect us, but how are we supposed to do that if it feels like they 're against us? In Catalan 's (2014) report it is also stated that “Only 173 of the 3,538 police departments USA Today examined arrested Black people at a rate equal to or lower than other racial groups.” To me that is very shocking how uneven it is. It amazes me even more that there are people that support the use of racial profiling. There was an incident where a state trooper in Massachusetts had a “racial profiling saves lives” bumper sticker on their trooper car. Amongst the article Chumley (2014) pointed out some tweets between the poster of the picture and the actual police department on twitter. After the original poster posted the picture of the bumper sticker the police department accused him of