Essay On Should Police Use Deadly Force When Not Necessary
The police use deadly force when not necessary
The police are there to serve and protect people. They claim to be doing there jobs however the sad fact about this is that many are criminals. Most police officers at this time are abusing their power when there's no need to. Videos are constantly going viral about police brutality and the fact that they are targeting a certain race. Now not because I’m of African Descent or a black man means i’m gonna side with these rumors. Police in these “videos” may be targeting a certain race however that doesn’t mean the same thing hasn’t been happening to other races it's the fact that we haven’t seen video proof.
How much force is too much? Force should be limited to what is needed to make a suspect comply with police instructions, said Darrel Stephens, the Major Cities Chiefs of Police Assn.'s executive director. “After you gain compliance, it's inappropriate for you …show more content…
More police departments are training officers to defuse situations without using force, said John Bostain, a former officer who provides training to police agencies for the company Command Presence. Officers are often trained to think that they must act quickly, he said. But Bostain said they should be finding ways to slow things down and consider alternatives. Better decision-making would lead to fewer situations “often referred to as ‘lawful but awful’.
Does a suspect’s possessing a gun justify use of force? Not necessarily. A gun on a suspect may heighten the officer's alert for signs the person is reaching for the firearm. Responding to a threat often involves immediate decisions. But the justification for using force depends on the complete circumstances of the situation. The presence of a firearm dramatically changes the use-of-force decision-making knowledge of a gun on a suspect takes the situation “from zero to 60 in a split second you just have to know what to do in the heat of the moment but don't go out of
The police are there to serve and protect people. They claim to be doing there jobs however the sad fact about this is that many are criminals. Most police officers at this time are abusing their power when there's no need to. Videos are constantly going viral about police brutality and the fact that they are targeting a certain race. Now not because I’m of African Descent or a black man means i’m gonna side with these rumors. Police in these “videos” may be targeting a certain race however that doesn’t mean the same thing hasn’t been happening to other races it's the fact that we haven’t seen video proof.
How much force is too much? Force should be limited to what is needed to make a suspect comply with police instructions, said Darrel Stephens, the Major Cities Chiefs of Police Assn.'s executive director. “After you gain compliance, it's inappropriate for you …show more content…
More police departments are training officers to defuse situations without using force, said John Bostain, a former officer who provides training to police agencies for the company Command Presence. Officers are often trained to think that they must act quickly, he said. But Bostain said they should be finding ways to slow things down and consider alternatives. Better decision-making would lead to fewer situations “often referred to as ‘lawful but awful’.
Does a suspect’s possessing a gun justify use of force? Not necessarily. A gun on a suspect may heighten the officer's alert for signs the person is reaching for the firearm. Responding to a threat often involves immediate decisions. But the justification for using force depends on the complete circumstances of the situation. The presence of a firearm dramatically changes the use-of-force decision-making knowledge of a gun on a suspect takes the situation “from zero to 60 in a split second you just have to know what to do in the heat of the moment but don't go out of