This article will be discussing the issue of Racist Police brutality. Police brutality is the use of excessive or unnecessary force by police when dealing with citizens . Police brutality has been around since the police forces were formed.
Police abuse remains one of the most serious and current human rights violations in the United States. The excessive use of force by police officers, including unjustified shooting, severe beatings, and rough behaviour towards civilians are all taken accounted for as Police brutality . Over the past decade, many police have acted out ways that have made society question “Are our officers of the law really doing their job?” Allegations of the use of excessive force by U.S police departments continue to
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“Police in general, and white cops in particular, have a pattern of disproportionately directing force against black people”. Many cases of abuse and excessive force made by officers of the law are simply gone unknown or unjustified . 98.9% of excessive force allegations are ultimately ruled as unjustified in court. The statistic on white cop on black suspect shootings is a heavily alarming issue . Nevertheless while race plays a big role the number of white cops shooting black people is just part of the larger problem. Black people in the United States tend to be more likely to endure discrimination and be arrested, shot, or even harassed by a police officer as a pose to White people . Sadly even the most extreme cases of police brutality are often concluded with little …show more content…
According to authorities in Waller County, it is highly likely that Sandra Bland committed suicide. Waller County police department recorded that; “there was no evidence of struggle”. Various accusations on the death of Sandra Bland have throughout the investigation come to surface . The death of Sandra Bland ties us back to the #BlackLivesMatter Movement and other racism issues occurring.
The protests against the grand jury decisions in the killing of Sandra Bland may have trigged the much needed debate beyond the use of excessive police force, about racism and inequality nationwide.
Many say it’s easy to assume racism when watching the footage of Sandra Bland’s arrest many racism advocates like Tom Mullen stated; “the first question that entered my mind when watching the video footage was, would a white woman have been treated this was during a routine traffic stop?”.
The Conspiracy Theory:
“Mugshot looks fake”
After Sandra Bland’s mug shot went public, many observers noticed that the colour of the background of Bland’s photo matched the jail’s floor. Conspiracy theories that have come to surface, include speculated theories that Sandra Bland was already dead and her body was placed on the jailhouse floor, whilst police officers taken her shot from above
There are some reports that suggest that Sandra Bland was on her way to participate in a “Black Lives Matter” event when she was pulled over. The aforementioned news article lays out the details of what happened from that point. I don’t want to spend too much time describing the details, because honestly, they make me sick to my stomach. It is the same old narrative of a black person dying in the custody of law enforcement officials. What I will say, with confidence, is that I don’t believe for one second that Sandra Bland took her own life. None of her behavior leading up to her death suggests that she was suicidal. In fact securing a long term position in the area of her passion, would suggest that
Police brutality is becoming more and more apparent in the news today because it seems to be occurring more than before. In 2012, the NYPD killed 21 people that year which was an increase by 7 from the previous year (W.A.T.E.R, 1). The numbers are rising in the big cities where more crimes are likely to happen. Toronto isn’t as big as New York City, but it comes to show that police officers are killing more individuals each year. In 2009, in the little city of Cabbagetown near Toronto, two Toronto officers severely beat a man who was allegedly drunk in public. The two police officers were later found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, which shocked much of the public because rarely do police officers get charged after incidents like this. This case ended up bringing up the ethical issue of whether police officers use excessive force on people because they are law enforcements. Police officers seem to usually get away with the actions they do, which sometimes result in death, because they are law enforcements and they’re just looking out for their own safety and of others. I believe that police officers do sometimes use excessive force on people and that they get away with the consequences because they have a free pass because of their job title. To defend this judgment, the arguments that I will use are the statements of both police officers, the test results that proved that the police officers attacked a man who didn’t deserve it, and the decision of the SIU.
This incident would have produced nothing more than another report for resisting arrest had a bystander, George Holliday, not videotaped the altercation. Holliday then released the footage to the media. LAPD Officers Lawrence Powell, Stacey Koon, Timothy Wind and Theodore Brisino were indicted and charged with assaulting King. Superior Court Judge Stanley Weisberg ordered a change of venue to suburban Simi Valley, which is a predominantly white suburb of Los Angeles. All officers were subsequently acquitted by a jury comprised of 10 whites, one Hispanic and one Asian, and the African American community responded in a manner far worse than the Watts Riots of 1965. ?While the King beating was tragic, it was just the trigger that released the rage of a community in economic strife and a police department in serious dec...
This paper explores police brutality and the use of deadly force across our nation and the racial tension that follows and the people that have suffered from it. There have been several of cases of police brutality witnessed over the years. Although it has been noted as something that has been going on for decades, it seems as though recently it has been put back in the forefront and causing a huge controversy all over again as the media has begun to report it. It seems there has a flood of assaults on young African
Police brutality is a very real problem that many Americans face today. The police carry an enormous burden each day. Police work is very stressful and involves many violent and dangerous situations. In many confrontations the police are put in a position in which they may have to use force to control the situation. There are different levels of force and the situation dictates the level use most of the time. The police have very strict rules about police use force and the manner in which they use it. In this paper I will try to explain the many different reason the police cross the line, and the many different people that this type of behavior effects. There are thousands of reports each year of assaults and ill treatment against officers who use excessive force and violate the human rights of their victims. In some cases the police have injured and even killed people through the use of excessive force and brutal treatment. The use of excessive force is a criminal act and I will try and explore the many different factors involved in these situations.
Police misconduct is as rampant as ever in America, and it has become a fixture of the news cycle. Police brutality is the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. The media is inevitably drawn toward tales of conflict, hence why there are so many crime and police stories on the news. Despite the increasing frequency of misbehaving cops, many Americans still maintain a high respect for the man in uniform. Still, police misconduct is a systemic problem, not just an anecdotal one. Here are some reasons why it is a problem. First, many departments do not provide adequate training in nonviolent solutions. With this, police are unfamiliar with what to
Police brutality is the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. Although no reliable measure of its incidence exists—let alone one charting change chronologically—its history is undeniably long. The shifting nature and definition of police brutality, however, reflect larger political, demographic, and economic changes. Since the 1970s, Hispanics have come forward in greater numbers and have documented abuses by police, abuses that include unreasonable seizures, physical brutality, and incarceration without cause. Ammunition against police abuse is growing, but the fight on this issue is destined to be a long one. An area of grave concern at the turn of the twenty-first century was the practice of
Police brutality is rising heavily in the United States. Many cases of police brutality are being reported regularly by the media. There have been victims either physically injured, molested, permanently disabled, killed in the process or even die in the care of officers. Ethnic minority groups are major victims of most cases of reported police brutalities in America. There have been more injustice than justice in these cases and if there’s no serious legal consequences against police’s that engage in racial profiling and brutalities against their victims then it may continue to and eventually they will lose the public’s trust and respect for our officers. And in worst cases may lead to the breakdown of law and order as well as the destruction of lives, properties and communities.
Background and Audience Relevance: According to the Human Rights Watch 2012 report on Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States; police brutality has become one the most serious human rights violation. As citizens of the United States it is our duty to make sure that those with authority don 't take advantage of their power.
Skolnick, J., Fyfe, J. (1993) Above the law: Police and the Excessive use of force. United States: The Free Press
Police brutality is when an officer beats a person or criminal even though they are not resisting arrest or fighting back. One of the most common forms of police brutality is racial profiling. In the United States, beat...
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