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near College Vista. A couple of pedestrians oftentimes surveyed me suspiciously, I was fine with that until this one dude invited me to come with him due to the fact that he thought I was a street prostitute. But all is good, thanks to Abby’s trusty Taser Gun – it seems to me that he won’t exasperate me ever again. As agreed upon, Jake pulls up his car along the street at exactly 7:30. I hop inside the vehicle, knowingly taking the front seat without his acknowledgement. He looks at me with an…

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” - Martin Luther King Jr., 1963 In response to discrimination in many parts of the world, the United Nations (1948) created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which stated that, “Human Rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin,…

Sex Trafficking The sexual exploitation of human beings has been an around for longer than most people would believe. It has become a huge issue in society in recent years, but has been around for centuries. Unfortunately, people are not aware of how common it is for humans to be trafficked both globally and here in the U.S. According to the International Labor Organization, approximately 4.5 million humans worldwide were victims of this form of modern slavery (Polaris Project, n.d.). Although…

systems and now use new and improved digital systems that have accurate footage. Once an officer turns their siren on the video system comes on and actually records one minute from the past so that everyone else can see what they saw. Body cameras and taser cameras are now being used as a way to add more accountability and transparency for officer’s actions in the field. The good thing about the new cameras is that they all work simultaneously with one another. When an officer turns on his…

Being able to use gun for self-defense or protection is a right which can 't be denied to U.S citizens; however guns are not the only weapons available to serve the same purpose. Since guns are made to kill, one should consider alternative measures of protection out of respect for life. The statement made by Hasselstrom’s in her paper, is somewhat valid, but comes off as a very one sided opinion if regards to “gender equality” claiming that barring arms makes men and women equal. There is a…

Over time, our faith in the criminal justice system has become everything but progressive. One of the many issues we are facing, and have been facing for quite some time, around the world today is police brutality and corruption. The days when police officers were seen as peacekeepers are long gone. It is agreed upon that there is no single, universal definition of “use of force.” According to the International Association of Chiefs of Police, use of force can be defined as, “the amount of…

“Danny, Danny wake up, time to start packing!” yelped Mom. “What, we’re packing today?” I yelled back. “Yes Danny” Mom Replied. As I got dressed thinking about moving to America, I remembered that I had my soccer championship on Saturday. This is going to be the 6th time I have been to a championship. I ran downstairs to tell my Mom that I had my soccer championship. She said that we were moving on Friday and that I was going to miss the soccer match. “No no no no....” I shrieked to myself.…

brutality. The African American community isn’t the only place police brutality is taken place, but it is the main place. It is time for the polices to put down the guns. There are other alternatives that police officers can use but they don’t like tasers and…

Stiffer consequences for police brutality against violence towards black lives increase gun control, save lives, and promote equality amongst the races. Strict gun control law reform needs to take place in order to prevent unnecessary killings of black lives. According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, it was found that “fatal police shootings were about half as common in states whose gun laws place them in the top 25% of stringency than they were in states where…

Police Brutality Law enforcement officers are authorized to employ force in a definite situation; they are trained in the use of dynamism, and typically face numerous circumstances during their careers when the use of force is appropriate. For instance, police are sometimes required to restrain combative offenders in order to maintain safely. Each circumstance of criminal activity posses justifiable use of power by the police. However, excessive use of power by the police, criminals, witnesses…