Argumentative Essay On Police Brutality
David Wu
Professor Benham
ENC1102
8 December 2014
Police Brutality “On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the constitution my community and the agency I serve,” for every single person that wishes to become a police officer, they must cite this Oath of Honor (IACP). By citing this oath, a police officer is swearing to protect and serve. However, in some cases, they abuse their power by brutally beating people and sometimes end up killing innocent people and later are acquitted for their actions. The police have a right to use force when they are put in a situation where force …show more content…
According to Warren Christopher, chairman and editor of the Christopher Commission, King was struck in the head with a baton, and instantly fell to the ground. While King was on the ground, he was kicked and struck with batons, totaling to fifty-six baton hits and six kicks (6-7). Nicole Maurantonio states, “King was a brutalized object, acted upon by Los Angeles police. He was not only a battered victim, but also someone who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. This emphasis, upon the beating as a mere “accident,” situated King as a victim of circumstance in March 1991” (745). Even though King was wrong for leading the police of a high speed chase while intoxicated, they had no right to brutally beat him. According to Prud’homme and Booth, majority of the LAPD were made up of white officers, and the best way they knew how to deal with situations was with force (Prud’homme and …show more content…
They are not the only ones that face the terror of becoming a victim of police brutality. Ryan Grim states, “How, one might wonder, has the United States managed to imprison more than two million people if grand juries can’t find probable cause for murder or even manslaughter in two such straightforward cases, where the identities of those who killed and the means of death were clear?” (para. 6). How can people trust police officers that are so quick to use unnecessary force, and when they kill a man unreasonably, they can walk away
Professor Benham
ENC1102
8 December 2014
Police Brutality “On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the constitution my community and the agency I serve,” for every single person that wishes to become a police officer, they must cite this Oath of Honor (IACP). By citing this oath, a police officer is swearing to protect and serve. However, in some cases, they abuse their power by brutally beating people and sometimes end up killing innocent people and later are acquitted for their actions. The police have a right to use force when they are put in a situation where force …show more content…
According to Warren Christopher, chairman and editor of the Christopher Commission, King was struck in the head with a baton, and instantly fell to the ground. While King was on the ground, he was kicked and struck with batons, totaling to fifty-six baton hits and six kicks (6-7). Nicole Maurantonio states, “King was a brutalized object, acted upon by Los Angeles police. He was not only a battered victim, but also someone who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. This emphasis, upon the beating as a mere “accident,” situated King as a victim of circumstance in March 1991” (745). Even though King was wrong for leading the police of a high speed chase while intoxicated, they had no right to brutally beat him. According to Prud’homme and Booth, majority of the LAPD were made up of white officers, and the best way they knew how to deal with situations was with force (Prud’homme and …show more content…
They are not the only ones that face the terror of becoming a victim of police brutality. Ryan Grim states, “How, one might wonder, has the United States managed to imprison more than two million people if grand juries can’t find probable cause for murder or even manslaughter in two such straightforward cases, where the identities of those who killed and the means of death were clear?” (para. 6). How can people trust police officers that are so quick to use unnecessary force, and when they kill a man unreasonably, they can walk away