Deadly force

On June 14th 2015, New York Times wrote an article Beyond the Chokehold: The Path to Eric Garner’s Death. This article explained the aftermath of his death a year ago. When I first watched the horrific events on my television, I knew it showed an occurrence that I will not forget. Watching the man getting chokehold to death disgusted me. It made me think about how policemen can even possibly think about performing such actions. The victim was supposedly accused of selling untaxed cigarettes, but…

On July 17, 2004, Eric Garner, an African American man, died in Staten Island, New York City after a New York Police officer used chokehold for around 20 seconds while arresting him. The NYC Medical examiner's officer concluded the cause of Garner’s death was because of his poor health and was not because of the chokehold that the officer had used. The police officer approached Garner because of the suspicion of tax evasion, that Garner was selling cigarettes without tax. Garner told the officer…

brutality has not increased, it has just become more exposed and less tolerated. In the past when a police brutality case was brought forward most people blamed the victim and the police officer received no punishment, allowing them back onto the force and into the public to repeat his actions. Now with video evidence police officers are receiving punishments and less and less people are tolerating police sliding by punishments because of their status. Riots have ensued because of court’s ruling…

Use of force is the amount of force, mainly a police officer, uses in order to take control of a certain situation or person. Following will be five guidelines for use of force. 1) An officer should use of force when either the officer’s life is in danger or the life of another person. An officer should use this guideline when he/she arrives at a scene when either their life is being threatened or another person’s life is. 2) When the officer arrives at a scene and they see a suspect with a…

“Police force must be exercised proportionately” (Kleinig, p.91). The Use of Force continuum has been a part of the law enforcement career for many years. This was implemented to allow officers to escalate and de-escalate situations depending on force necessary for case-by-case situations. Officers are allowed to use discretion, partake in different trainings and exercises, as well as go through an extensive, intense classroom and physical academy before deploying any type of force. The more…

In further consideration of racial characteristics among male Police Officers and their likelihood of using deadly force, it is imperative to also explore the past research regarding the deadly force trends according to minority Officers. When researchers have focused on the race of the officer, a number of inquiries have relied on data collected from larger cities. The results surprisingly concluded that “Black officer are disproportionately likely to shoot civilians” (Geller and Scott 1992,…

A town called ferguson was once calm until it happened a young teenage boy was shot and killed by a police officer causing riots over and over where police were using extreme force and some deadly force. Police officers do use deadly force when they really don't need to at all. Police officers use deadly force because they have a heavy loadout which they sometimes are used wrong, and that some shoot before they think, and because some have grown up being influenced by movies and shows…

reconsider cops and the use of deadly force. In the article it mentioned something that came about in the 70s called the 'fleeing felon' statue. By definition the felony are the most serious type of criminal offense. Therefore, if that is the case at hand, then by all means if needed cops could use deadly force. I believe some cops may have forgotten what a felony is. By this I mean that the use of deadly force nowadays aren't just for fleeing felons, SOME cops would used deadly force in a…

I believe that the high courts should not require a specific standard for a citizen having to use deadly force to protect themselves.If you are to the point of your life where you are threatened by an outside force then you need to defend yourself by any means necessary.One case that I would like to go back to is the case where George Zimmerman saw a black male by the name of Trayvon Martin. He was unaware why Martin was in the area while it was dark out.He decided that he wanted to pursue him…

may not use deadly force to apprised a fleeing felon who does not pose a “significant threat of death or series physical injury to the officer or others. This was because of Edward Garner was a juvenile (15 years old) who burglarized a home stealing $10.00 and a purse. He jumped over the backyard fence to escape after police ordered him to halt, at which point police shot him in the back of the head to prevent escape, killing him. Justice White following illustration says deadly force can be…