Police Brutality Against Minors

Police brutality against minors Police brutality has been evident in the United States for decades. The death of minors killed due to this type of crime has risen within the last year. Although black youths in America are far more susceptible to police brutality, mainly because of the characteristics of their skin color, it is important to recognize that not one group should be more empowered than another. Just like every other citizen of the United States, law enforcement officers have to abide by the laws set here in America. Based on the cases in the United States, the police force should enforce the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments of the U.S. constitution to ensure that officers are being punished for committing brutality crimes against citizens. In the U.S. there is a representative democracy established. To help control the crime rate that comes along with police brutality against citizens’ law enforcement is required to abide by the Constitution. Police brutality is the use of excessive force used against any civilian. US Legal states, “Excessive force is not subject to a precise definition, but it is generally beyond the force a reasonable and prudent law enforcement officer would use under the circumstances.” Based on this knowledge given police brutality is a crime. The least possible amount of force used to prove a legitimate purpose will assist an officer from committing brutality. The fifth and fourteenth amendments protect against brutality crimes. Discrimination is a major problem in the U.S. that we have been up against for centuries. Setting laws such as the Fifth Amendment that declares, “The Federal Government not deprive individuals of "life, liberty, or property," without due process of the law and an implicit guarantee that each person receive equal protection of the laws.” Usually officers who are in the position of exhibiting a brutality crime act fast. Although some take action without thinking, others purposely use excessive