Letter To Fer Case Study

Dear New York Times letters editor, Thomas Feyer,
Firstly, I would like to say that while I do agree with your statement about how law officials have a dangerous job and deserve a medal, I believe that it’s because those officials have those badges and statements like that, encourage officials into believing that what they do has no consequences and being that they, “are the law”, means they are above the law. For example, the incident with the Eric Garner case with the officer that put the man in an illegal chokehold. Yes, while if necessary an officer has the right to subdue a person if they believe the person may be a threat to themselves or others, which did not give the officer the right to subdue Garner into a chokehold especially after Garner stated multiple times that he could not breathe. You claim that people and the media are being scornful towards the police without the full story and causing a bigger uproar; however, there was a video of the entire incident and there was still people doubting that the officer did anything wrong. Its moments like this where there is credible evidence and people take the side of the …show more content…
Not only that; but following incidents in Baltimore, the Baltimore police union has stated that many officers are afraid to use force. Officers are afraid to do their job because of the fear of going to jail. While I do not condone the incidents that have taken place in Baltimore, I understand the recent uproars. But I do feel that things could’ve been handled differently. But then again, I believe that officers would use their “fear” as an excuse for their actions. Being a law enforcement official means they’re putting their lives at risk, but that does not mean the officials should ignore their training and basic protocols and result into panic and act on that