Police riot

deadly force. It thoroughly explained what happens during and after a shooting and how the media portrays that shooting. According to several officers the aftermath of a police shooting is very demanding and stressful. It has effects on the officer, the department, and even the officer’s family. During this time, officers and police department are under complete scrutiny by the general public and the media. Before a shooting occurs an officer has to make a split second decision to use deadly…

to viewers. Cases that continue to occur are of police brutality. Police brutality is the use of any force, verbally or physically, beyond that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. This issue has been happening for years but been put in the spotlight lately from the media. Police brutality ties in with racial profiling. These cases tend to be the Caucasian police officer and an African-American victim; they state that police are more likely to use excessive force on…

The Misconception of Police Misconduct Police get the bad end of the stick. They are said to be violent and abuse their powers. “While no one believes the police are perfect, on the whole they tend to use force appropriately to protect their own lives and the lives of others. Moreover, racial disparities in the use of force are largely explained by racial disparities in criminality.” (David French). I could not have said it better myself. This along with the distorted image that mass media…

Since the civil rights movements in the 1960’s American citizens have had issues with police crime and police ethnic. Within the last decade since the spread of social media have spread ideals that the police have been looked at as a symbol of fear and violence. The fear of the police has created riots and protests across the country. We have seen how these police officers have reacted in these negative/violent situations in which dangerous events become unpredicted and officers need to follow…

The riots in the Black community, the police violence, and the hundreds on court cases on the deaths of Blacks due to police, are in America’s everyday news. For example, when six police officers were indicated last year in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who suffered a fatal spinal injury while in police custody, it was a crisis moment for activists and residents who wanted to see the police force held accountable. Mr. Gray was never buckled…

Police Self Defense Being a law enforcement officer can be a very dangerous job, a bomb squad member Ken went on a ride along with an police officer and at the end of the shift said,” I would never do your job again. Its too dangerous; far beyond what I ever experienced.” (officer.com) That came from a man who responded to threats and defused bombs for a living. Now he says going on a police patrol is scary to him. That just shows how frightening and unpredictable a law enforcement officer…

Police Brutality There has been many deaths and major injuries because of police brutality. although, in todays world the police officers are trained a certain way to deal with certain types of crime. On October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation was organized to stop police brutality from becoming a serious issue. Honestly if it wasnt for the media we wouldn 't know about the police brutality incidents, but they tend to over exaggerate the…

Culture Wars A prevalent and serious issue taking place in the United States are the famous “Black Lives Matter” protests. Months ago, riots and protests were broadcasted on about every news station. Now there is a website, blacklivesmatter.com advocating for dignity, justice, and respect. They even have a link for donations towards their organization. There have been many reports of different sides of the argument of who is right and who is wrong. Who really is right and who is wrong?…

the founder of the modern day Police Service. His principals and methods, codes of conduct copied and cited throughout many Police Forces around the world even today. Sir Robert Peel had 9 Principals he used, let’s look into how they affected the past and present model of the Police. Principle 1 - “The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder.” After the successful integration of the Police in Scotland with the City of Glasgow Police in 1800’s and Ireland…

law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a police officer. We are all accountable for our actions” (Villaraigosa). No one should get away with breaking any laws, even if it 's the men and women that are enforcing them. This has been an issue for quite awhile now. Police officers have been breaking laws and getting away with it for decades. Laws such as assault, and disorderly conduct. The police officers break them by police brutality (deliberate use of excessive force, usually…