Argumentative Essay: The Death Of Tamir Rice
Iman Rahimi
Public Speaking
Persuasive Essay
STEP 1. ATTENTION GETTER
November 22, 2014 was the day that the death of 12 year old African American boy, Tamir Rice, could have been prevented by body cameras. On that day, a Cleveland police officer shot and killed the sixth grader, who was carrying a toy airsoft gun in a public park. It is reported that the police officer, named Timothy Loehman, shot Tamir within two seconds of getting out of his patrol car. Perhaps if he had the weight of a body camera on him, it would have reminded him of his surveillance and made him hesitate before shooting a child holding a toy in a park. Timothy Loehman has still not faced any charges.
STEP 2. NEED
The pressing issue that has been alive since America’s …show more content…
The majority of civilians killed are Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans, according to author AJ Vicens from the American Magazine Mother Jones (Vicens, 2015). Yvette Smith, Darrien Hunt, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Timothy Russel, Ezell Ford, Larry Jackson Jr., and Gary Hatcher are all only a miniscule fraction of the people of color murdered by officers of the law in recent times. Since the beginning of 2015, 1077 people have been murdered by police officers, according to KilledByPolice.com, which is a site where the families of victims of police brutality list the names of their deceased loved ones (Killed By Police, …show more content…
Inherency
We must act now because people are dying everyday without consequence. To this day, innocent people are losing their fathers, brothers, and sons, as well as their mothers, sisters, and daughters. It needs to be recognized that a badge is not a license to kill.
Step 3. SOLUTION/SATISFACTION
In order to combat police brutality we must make it an obligation for police officers to wear body cameras. This is necessary in order for them to be held accountable for their actions.
SOLVE HARM #1
(re-state the original harm, only now explain how once your policy is in place the harm is either completely solved or at least significantly reduced).Statistics from Rialto, California showed that the use of force by police officers fell by almost 60 percent in the first 12 months after body cameras were put in use (The Guardian, 2013).
SOLVE HARM #2 Another effect of police officers wearing body cameras is the increase of care that witnesses would take in giving testimonies if they knew their answer could be discredited. Not only would this surveillance protect citizens, it would also safe-guard police officers from false accusations.
COST OF
Public Speaking
Persuasive Essay
STEP 1. ATTENTION GETTER
November 22, 2014 was the day that the death of 12 year old African American boy, Tamir Rice, could have been prevented by body cameras. On that day, a Cleveland police officer shot and killed the sixth grader, who was carrying a toy airsoft gun in a public park. It is reported that the police officer, named Timothy Loehman, shot Tamir within two seconds of getting out of his patrol car. Perhaps if he had the weight of a body camera on him, it would have reminded him of his surveillance and made him hesitate before shooting a child holding a toy in a park. Timothy Loehman has still not faced any charges.
STEP 2. NEED
The pressing issue that has been alive since America’s …show more content…
The majority of civilians killed are Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans, according to author AJ Vicens from the American Magazine Mother Jones (Vicens, 2015). Yvette Smith, Darrien Hunt, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Timothy Russel, Ezell Ford, Larry Jackson Jr., and Gary Hatcher are all only a miniscule fraction of the people of color murdered by officers of the law in recent times. Since the beginning of 2015, 1077 people have been murdered by police officers, according to KilledByPolice.com, which is a site where the families of victims of police brutality list the names of their deceased loved ones (Killed By Police, …show more content…
Inherency
We must act now because people are dying everyday without consequence. To this day, innocent people are losing their fathers, brothers, and sons, as well as their mothers, sisters, and daughters. It needs to be recognized that a badge is not a license to kill.
Step 3. SOLUTION/SATISFACTION
In order to combat police brutality we must make it an obligation for police officers to wear body cameras. This is necessary in order for them to be held accountable for their actions.
SOLVE HARM #1
(re-state the original harm, only now explain how once your policy is in place the harm is either completely solved or at least significantly reduced).Statistics from Rialto, California showed that the use of force by police officers fell by almost 60 percent in the first 12 months after body cameras were put in use (The Guardian, 2013).
SOLVE HARM #2 Another effect of police officers wearing body cameras is the increase of care that witnesses would take in giving testimonies if they knew their answer could be discredited. Not only would this surveillance protect citizens, it would also safe-guard police officers from false accusations.
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