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    A solid metal is dropped from the height of 64 feet. How long will it take for the solid metal to hit the ground? Ignore the air resistance. | Correct Answer: The solid metal will hit the ground in about 2 seconds. | Which of the following functions shows the graph below? |  f(x) = x2 + 2x | Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 1/2 and 6. |  2x2 - 13x + 6 = 0 | The curve y = -2x2 is shifted so that its axis of symmetry is the line x = -2 and its orthogonal axis is y =

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    Information Technology Ethical Issues Samuel Levan TateBIS/221October 13‚ 2014Richard ZinneMEMORANDUM To:Richard ZinneFrom:Samuel Tate Date:October 13‚ 2014 Subject:Bradley Manning WikiLeaks Case On August 21‚ 2013 Army Colonel Denise Lind‚ a military judge sentenced Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for leaking the largest cache of classified documents in U.S history. Lind also awarded Bradley with a dishonorable discharge‚ reduction in rank to private and all pay forfeited. In 2010

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    Table 27 Police Officer as Sociologist # Title Role of Police Officer 1 Cultural translator Police officer attempts to lessen misperceptions between parties and to build trust between them. 2 Peace publicist Police officer attempts to redirect resources to improve social life in a more efficient manner. 3 Assessor of novel ideas Police officer points out the pleasures gained by misconduct so that a better understanding of why people engage in conflict may be realized. 4 Defender of the language Police

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    concerns about police brutality.First let me start by saying that police officers have a dangerous job and there will be situations where law enforcement must act for the safety of others and also for their own protection. With that being said I feel that it comes down to inherent biases.I feel that the society has portrayed an image in America that makes some people of white ethnicity fear black people.And I feel that is wrong. This is a very troublesome predicament.The abusing of ones power of authority

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    Law Enforcements Cross The Line “It begins with a relatively minor incident: A traffic stop. A burglary. A disturbance. Police arrive and tensions escalate. It ends with an unarmed black man shot dead” (Somashekhar). Already a total of‚”896 people shot dead by police this year” ("Investigation: Police shootings"). The 31 of which were of a weapon unknown‚ which means‚”could not determine whether a person was armed because of conflicting accounts from witnesses or a lack of information‚” (Somashekhar)

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    Issues with in American police. When I first began researching the topic of these issues with in our police force‚ it really got my mind pondering different things. How do we survive in a world where there is so many issues taking place day after day? Many Americans believe out police system is completely corrupt. The top police based issues concerning Americans today are such things as Police organization and management of police‚ Socialization into the

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    Police brutality is a form of misconduct within the police department. It could be false arrest‚ surveillance abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ racial profiling‚ and police corruption. Some police officers take advantage of their authority and innocent people end up paying the price. According to a survey done by graphs.net‚ 6.6% of police officers will have a complaint filed against them for misconduct. The reason for this behavior sometimes comes down to racism‚ money‚ sex‚ or to prove power. This improper

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    Police on the Dark Side One can say that corruption‚ misconduct‚ and brutality are issues that exist in police agencies across the country. With power comes responsibility‚ which is a trait that he or she would assume that every officer would have‚ but with an undisciplined mind power and authority can be terribly abused. Police corruption can be defined as “acts” involving the misuse of authority by a police officer in a manner designed to produce personal gain for him or for others(Walker &

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    Police Brutality Speech

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    on the floor with two white officers holding guns in their hands. Police brutality is unacceptable. Black teenagers shouldn’t be scared to drive their car or walk on the streets. NOBODY should be afraid of getting shot or brutally injured just for simple things like‚ speeding. Police brutality occurs for many reasons. One of those reasons may be racism. In 2016‚ there have been seven hundred and eight documented deaths by police shootings. One hundred and ninety four of these deaths have resulted

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    for things you haven’t done and giving in to someone who seems to be on a power trip and is taking advantage of their superiority over you? Whether it be a manager taking advantage of his power in the work place or a police man or woman doing unnecessary and over the top things to you. Abuse of power seems to be a common thing in some police officers every day life and this is not okay. It is very apparent what a police officers job is and that is to protect and serve the community and make sure

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