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    you will see some kind of video of a police officer brutally beating or roughly handling someone, and most of the time the people are in handcuffs unable to defend themselves against the vial attack that is being bestowed upon them. When you watch these videos ask yourself; “ How are these the people that are supposed to be protecting us”. According to NewsOne.com, since January 1, 2012 , there have been over 30 cases of unjustified murders of blacks under police custody. Some of these cases…

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    5.12 a. The president of a home health care services firm. A president of a home health care services firm would have many concerns to contend with. Particular in a people oriented field, home health care is a taxing occupation which can lead to burnout and early attrition. Hilliker (2007) reported “that 30 percent of home care nurses were dissatisfied with their current job” (p.1). Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment are factors which lead to attrition…

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    community and police resulting in either police brutality or the death of a civilian. One popular case is that of Michael Brown from Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed by a police officer who pled that he killed Brown due to self-defense. The court failed to indict the police officer of the shooting which caused uproar in Ferguson leading to the community to continue to distrust the police department. Community leaders called for all police officers…

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    Garner and Graham v. Conner was a different story. In the case of Tennessee v. Garner police officers were wrong in using deadly force. The suspect had no weapons on him, the suspect was a suspected felon meaning that he might have not been the suspect at all, the victim ignore the police officer order and continue to climb the wall to scape. The officer shot him and killed him. I believe that the police officer could of have use his Taser gun and gave him an electric charged to get him down,…

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    Police brutality has gotten a lot worst compared to before, in the 20th century, resulting in a number innocent, unarmed teens getting shot and killed by police officers. Many homosexual lives are vulnerable in today’s society due to the fact that most crimes are results of homosexual discrimination. With a thorough analysis on the social…

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    so they slander the cops. The media only worse the case because they have a hawk eye for bad cop stories. I feel people and the media need to take a step back and let the cops do their job. Would you like to be taken to court for doing your job? Police…

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    line between protecting oneself and abuse of force in an authoritative position. Whenever possible, a policeman should take actions to preserve a civilian’s life. Darren Wilson, the officer who killed Brown is guilty of police brutality, but did not commit a hate crime. In August of 2014 reports that a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager flooded the media. The shooting of Brown stirred up controversy based on the disputed circumstances of the shooting. The events of…

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    women go out of their way to make “Home” a safe and comfortable environment. Despite this, in the past year, several cases of police brutality and controversial shootings by police officers have lowered the public’s view of the men and women who serve to protect them. People have begun to attack law enforcement, saying that they are corrupt and racist, often the officers being attacked are white males, and that law enforcement as a whole no longer serves the public’s best interests. This…

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    mayhem taking after the demise of Freddie Gray, who passed away on April 19th because an extreme spinal cord damage that occurred while in police authority. But before we get into why exactly this happened, let’s get into the background of police brutality and exactly how long it’s been going on. Police brutality has been going on since the beginning of the police force, regardless of race, since before when it was only just the Europeans the thought of power above the law has always been…

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    was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, MO. There are many conflicting witness accounts as to what happened that night which could have answered if the officer involved in the shooting was wearing a body camera. This incident as well as many others has led to a push by citizens, civil rights groups, as well as President Obama for police officers all over the United States to begin wearing body cameras. Studies have shown that there are less complaints of police brutality and…

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