Growing technology has changed the way people receive information. People have always had a way to receive information such as newspapers, local news stations, etc. Social media has changed the way information was transmitted. Instead of waiting to learn the filtered news days after it occurred, now social media has made raw information available in seconds. Changes in technology have caused extreme awareness of police brutality, such changes include instantaneous, raw footage. Sinan Ulgen talked about the issue of police brutality in the article “Social Media vs. Police Brutality”. Sinan Ulgen talked about how social media has forced governments look for new ways to stop disputes and protests. Istanbul police stopped a peaceful gathering …show more content…
News barely made it to the local news stations which then took days or weeks to reveal. The material the news stations covered was a filtered and censored version of the actual event. This made it easy to shield the atrocity of events. Times have changed. Social media has changed the entire concept of receiving news. Instantaneously people everywhere, internet permitting, can see the actual events. People absorb this information and react. Social media has given so many people the ability to stay involved in the world by showing them tragic events. This allows them to focus on how to change the world for the better. Information used to come from only a few sources that filtered their information while social media shows raw …show more content…
Police brutality has been a well known topic thanks to social media. Police brutality has been around for a very long time. Social media has recently brought a spotlight on this. If someone sees police brutality their first instinct is to pull out their phone to videotape it. Then, they post it on a social media website for everyone to see. People then form their opinions on said video. They use their opinions and reactions to do something to try and change injustices such as police brutality. Before social media existed, police brutality was overlooked. News stations would be pressured not to show original videos. Social media gives everyone a voice and a way to witness the events that happened first hand. People, especially in democracies, need to be well informed of everything going on in their country in order to vote for ways to make it better. Social media gives citizens of democracies a better understanding of the events in their country and others because of social media’s unfiltered, raw
Police brutality has been a recent topic this year with many protests occurring in response to these brutal acts. Protests against police brutality have been happening around the world recently. These protests try to get the police to be less rough when arresting people and be less likely to reach for their gun in an unarmed situation. People in the U.S. and Israel are protesting police brutality and inequality, so the threat of people being injured or killed by police diminishes.
By law enforcement wearing body cameras can be the first step into taking disciplinary action tour wards police brutality. Body cameras will encourage police officers to be more responsible on handling stressful situation and have more control on themselves, because their actions, he or she are in the public eye. For example study shows, when body cameras where issued police, officers decreased 60 percent of excessive force in the first year initiating of cameras.”(Donovan). The body cameras can control a serious situation
When hearing the phrase “police brutality,” many people imagine batons cracking skulls, tasers electrocuting bodies and bullets penetrating innocent teens. While police officers have been known to use violence, police brutality does not occur as often as many believe. In many situations, officers have to act on impulse and curiosity, despite the backlash the media may create.
For many individuals, police brutality is a non-existent matter because it does not directly affect them or the community in which they live. Yet for others, this is an everyday occurrence and few limitations have been set as to what is unjust and malicious behavior of an officer towards the public, therefore, several officers are rarel...
In America, police brutality affects and victimizes people of color mentally and socially. Social injustice has become a major issue, which involved the principle of white supremacy vs minorities. The current police brutality that has been occurring is culturally disconnecting ethnicities from one another. According to Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell, “…the cultural disconnect is very real; you have the weight of generations of abuse on African Americans,” (Flatow, 2016). For example, over the past four years, there have been countless acts of police brutality. The three key deaths of Eric Garner, Philando Castile, and Alton Sterling have become the face of police brutality in the year 2016. People knew that it was unequal treatment of black people by police in the United States and they made it known by creating #BlackLivesMatter.
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.
In the last 5 years or so we have had so many police scandals arise and become the central eye of the news and papers. In 2015 we now have a massive rise with social media and usually are the first to get any information and or video. Every time the news comes on or anything related to media we will get new information or see tmz has the first video of it happening. Social media is the fastest way to get anything on the web or the news within hours. Scandals that I can think of off the top of my head are Kelly Thomas beating from Fullerton PD, Sheriff Lee Baca scandal involving jail violence among inmates, and tons and tons of scandals involving police beatings and the amount of force used. The most recent scandal to come out is the officer
“Innocent child killed” is the headline most Americans seem to see now a days in the news involving police officers. Unfortunately many people are seeing all officers in a bad light because of actions that might be made from one ill-mannered officer. Police brutality is a major issue effecting not only the police but the people too. “Police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians” (Danilina). People of all genders, ethnicities and ages are beginning to fear the police rather than trust them because of this issue. There is no true solution to end police brutality however, there are three things that can be done to help reduce it. The installation of on body and on board cameras for all
Thesis: By implementing Body cameras there will be more effective ways to monitor police activity the ability to protect civilians and law officials will greatly increase. Today I would like to share more with everyone the huge issue police brutality plays in our society and hopefully by the end of my speech you will want police officers to wear mandatory body cameras as well.
Since the police officers have a lot of say in dealing with calls and crimes, they all vary in their approaches to doing so. For instance, one officer may think a call is not as important as another, while a separate officer may decide the first call was more serious and he/she may respond to that one first. This is the same problem with whether or not to use force. There are many factors that affect not only the officer’s decision to use force, but also the criminal’s choice of actions. If an officer is being rude or discriminating against a suspect, then that suspect may act in a more vicious manner. This could result in the officer deciding to use force. All officers may see a threat differently, resulting in different disciplinary actions. The use of force rules vary in different police departments. This is concerning to some because the citizens may feel that they are not being treated as equal as others. Other issues include illegitimate investigations, spying, which could result in an unfair judgement of individuals that result in the officer’s use of force (Walker 1993, 24). Some officers will report an unfounding crime, which affects the true data of lowering the official crime rate (Walker 1993, 24). These issues are occurring in society today and are common topics in the news. Citizens want to know how we can better our systems to create a safer environment for
Recently in the United States there has been in increase in deaths that have come from police officers using deadly force. The use of force is inevitable as a police officer, many times their own lives or the life’s civilians are at risk when it comes to determine what type of force a officer should use. There are many incidents where police officer have to react in a matter of seconds and has to choose between his own life or that of the individual causing the disturbance. When a Police Officer uses deadly force has caused outraged with the public, stirring up protests and creating a scandal for the police officer and the Police Department. Many do not know when it is right for an officer to use deadly force and what constitutes it, or what happens when the officer does not use the appropriate amount of force that is required to control the situation. There has been many changes in Police Departments around the country to try to reduce the use of deadly force in response to the issues that have occurred because of it.
Sacramento Police Department’s twitter account has 36.3 followers and Los Rios police department has 79 follower (twitter.com). These tweets and hashtags are not only benefiting civilians but also police officers. The police are benefiting off of social media posts by civilians speaking up and giving clues and tips toward crimes. On September 3, 2015 Sacramento City College was part of a school shooting were one man was killed and two people were injured. The school was patrolled by police and put on lock down. During this time, students of the other Los Rios colleges were unaware of what was occurring. I was in class why this tragic incident occurred. Sacramento Police tweeted ever 10 to 15 minutes about this shooting that allowed other students to feel safe and informed of what was happening around them. Police also use social media in a positive way rather than also in a negative
Lets take a look at natural disasters, social media helps spread knowledge about events. Not everyone watches the news, and I am sure that those people who don’t watch news have some type of social media. Natural disasters are important and social media helps us be aware of our surrounds where ever we may be. Newspapers can only do so much and they take time to print and reach everyone. In critical circumstances newspapers needs to spread fast even cross borders, however social media ends up doing exactly
The Me-Too movement has shaped society in some brighter notes. It began when women started posting messages on social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag me-too to show how ordinary sexual assaults and harassment are. For a long period, of time, most women would define being sexually harassed and assaulted as something private, something to be ashamed of acknowledging. Absolutely quiet, although it is understandable, it shouldn't have been the case. Years ago, many victims or should I say survivors were being intimidated by their predators, it would be surprised for someone of not being afraid of their attackers.
Police brutality is an act that often goes unnoticed by the vast majority of white Americans. This is the intentional use of “excessive force by an authority figure, which oftentimes ends with bruises, broken bones, bloodshed, and sometimes even death” (Harmon). While law-abiding citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals, it has now been revealed that they must also keep an eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve. According to the National Police Academy, in the past year, there have been over 7,000 reports of police misconduct; fatalities have been linked to more than 400 of these cases (Gul). Police brutality is often triggered by disrespect towards the police officer.