Essay On Police Shootings

Police Shootings Are Getting Out of Control “Police killings are beginning to get out of control”, is what many people are saying. We shouldn’t have to say that, in fact, it shouldn’t be something that is happening in the first place. Whether it was justified, or not, things need to change. There are too many unjustified police shootings. Something needs to be done. We can’t just sit here, waiting for another shooting. I feel like these officers need to be brought to justice.
I’m taking the position of the people. I say that because as a country we need to stand together as people. Put aside race, gender, age, we need to stand up to the law enforcement. The prosecutors are not doing anything. In 2015 there were 1140 people killed by law enforcement in the US. Some justified, but a lot unjustified. Over the past decade, only 54 officers have been prosecuted, a lot of them with very little of a sentence. Then the biggest problem is that, based on statistics, these shoots are very race motivated. The cases those 54 officers convicted were involved in seem to be very
It was about his last hours on earth before he was shot by Officer Johannes Mehserle on January 1st, 2009. He had been in a fight on the subway that night. The responding officers pulled Oscar and his associates off the train and had them sit against the wall. Things began to escalate when the officer would not tell Grant why they were holding him. They laid him down face first then shot him in the back. The officer was charged with Second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, and gun enhancement. He went to trial and was only convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Grant’s father attempted to sue the police department but was denied. Grant's mother and daughter were settled for $2.8 million. The officer was released on probation not long after. This is a fine example of what is happening to our innocent