Police riot

force by officers’ decline 60%, and citizens’ complaints against police fell 88%”. (Christopher Mims) The introduction of police body cameras impacted the world in many better ways then bad. But, police body cameras where introduced due to the publics awareness to police brutality and numerous of publicity deaths which has impacted the outcome of police interactions. Police body cameras where first thought of when an awareness of police brutality was brought upon the public. with the help of…

early childhood, almost everyone is taught to not judge a book by its cover. In this day and age, humans and law enforcement are quick to judge without knowing any facts about who they are dealing with. Racial profiling is a form of racism in which police officers or security officials use race, ethnicity or national origin to identify a suspect or potential suspect when stopping and searching people (ProQuest, “At Issue: Racial Profiling”). Racial profiling is one of the most heated topics…

From the fighting of anti-slavery to the riots for an equally treated populace not on color but on the quality of their character. There has been a consistent war waged on racism and the future of a nation. Yet, I have to apply the question to these troubling times one of such extremities that…

“The thin-blue-line, protecting the prey from the predators, the good from the bad. We are the police” (“End of Watch”. From the first American police force being founded in eighteen thirty eight in Boston to present various departments in modern times there has been great fluctuations in public opinion toward these defensive entities. As this essay takes shape, America finds herself enthralled in the Ferguson controversy. In this ever changing world, where the important issues must be taken on…

both will cause damage to America and our government. This past shooting in Mount Greenwood has caused a rift in Chicago. The man killed was black, and the police officer who shot him was white; this skirmish has caused protests and riots throughout the nation. Would the protesting and riots be the same if the man shot was white and the police officer shooting was black? I am a Caucasian student at Marist High School posting anonymously, and here is my unbiased view on these past days of…

social media now, we see police officers hurting innocent people. The videos that are shown on the media are very short but has very graphic material. Some of the videos shows the discrimination towards black people. This causes us viewers to interpret it wrong .With this said, this causes riots throughout community causing campaigns such as BlackLivesMatter. With this campaign, we see black people rebelling towards discrimination. That they will take a stand and not let the police officers…

A state trooper, sometimes called highway patrol officers or a state police officer, is a law enforcement officer. Many people don’t know what a state trooper is or what they do. State troopers patrol highways enforcing traffic laws, provide emergency assistance when needed, and help prevent crime and arrest law offenders. The goal of a state trooper is to promote safety by enforcing the law. What most people don’t know is that there are many thigs a state trooper may be required to do besides…

August 11th, Michael Brown a black teen was killed by a police officer (Chuck, 2014). Brown had no gun, was not violating any major laws (except walking in the street), he was not threatening the officer’s life, and yet the child was shot dead by the officer. Philando Castile a nutrition supervisor for the school district in Falcon Heights, Minnesota was shot a killed by a police officer in his car,…

most significant problems facing the U.S. deals with the rapid changes occurring in the police department with officers adapting towards militarization with the adopting of military gear and tactics. The recent riots regarding the unrest in Ferguson and Baltimore prompted the call for a more tighter security for the protection of the citizen, these actions are only prompting the United States to update the police with military tech hardware and equipment. In the name of the law, the government…

In America today, there are some very different views on the police and how effective they are in protecting and serving. Many citizens believe police officers do their best to protect and serve the public. Though, some segments of the population see law enforcement in a negative light. The major differences in how people view law enforcement have traditionally been most clearly seen along demographic lines. One statistic showed, “68% of Whites and only 18% of Blacks expressed confidence in law…