Police work is dangerous. Sometimes police put in situations that excessive force is needed. But, because some officers use these extreme measures in situations when it is not, police brutality occurs. I believe Police brutality needs to be addressed, because it affects every one of us within our society. How can we trust the Police officers who sworn to “serve the public” when they use such excessive force that results in homicide?…
The article “The Media Underestimate Police Brutality” by Michael Novick opens with the following expression “Don't trust everything you read in the papers.” This article illustrates how the media portrays police brutality. Novick believes that police brutality is an epidemic and not an aberration. This article contains many well made points, but it is biased, has unsupported evidence, and too many facts that are not needed.…
Have you ever wondered what goes down in a community where the police, who are supposed to protect and serve the community, assault, harass, and discriminate the people for no apparent reason? First off, that is called police brutality and it sure does not go down well at all, police brutality is a serious crime and should not be taken lightly at all just because they are police officers. Police officers tend to be looked at very negatively from a civilian’s point of view, and to me the main reason why they are is because of police brutality. In many communities that have been victim to police brutality, they often fight back by protesting and rioting. Once a crime such as police brutality is committed I believe those members of that community lose all respect for police officers and is what eventually leads to these protests and violent riots. These riots that have occurred show that those members of the community are out for blood and will do whatever it takes for their voice to be heard and to stand against police brutality.…
"Police Corruption." Issues & Controversies On File 30 Apr. 2004. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services. 7 Apr. 2009 .…
Police work is dangerous. Sometimes police put in situations that excessive force is needed. But, because some officers use these extreme measures in situations when it is not, police brutality should be addressed. The use of excessive force may or may not be large problem, but it should be looked into by both the police and the public.…
Social justice issues occur in every “nook and cranny” of the earth. I believe that these issues are typically results of disproportional wealth and resources, unjust treatment of individuals in regards, but not limited, to race, age, sexual orientation, and/or religion. A social problem that relates to social justice, and is prevalent today in the United States, would be police brutality. Police brutality can be viewed as the deliberate use of exaggerated force by a police officer, which oftentimes results in bloodshed, bruises, broken bones, disfigurement and lately, in death. The fact of the matter is that most of these incidents are either “swept under the rug” or covered up. There is and have always been a blatant impunity and little to…
You’ve heard about it, read about it, and maybe even seen live footage on the news. What is it? Living in the United States, a lot of cases in today’s society are Police Brutality. Police Brutality remains the most critical and divisive human rights violation in the United States of America. We are supposed to trust the police to protect us, not take advantage and abuse the power, we, the people, have invested in them. The immoderate use of police brutality continues because police don’t know how to de-escalate, most cops face no disciplinary threats, and because there are no clear policies on using force. This makes it feasible for officers who do commit brutality and human rights violations to abscond their punishment and repeat their offences.…
This argument is directed to two different types of people: the police and the public. This addresses two different types of an audience. It addresses a hostile audience and it addresses a sympathetic audience. You can who the audience is because the author tells you in the essay. The tone of this essay is informative and it uses a lot of examples.…
In the image, the words are both strong and direct, “I’m going to kick your ass” is bigger, bolder and is at the top of the image. The second part of that sentence, “and get away with it” is at the bottom and is slightly smaller. The image also has the words “public” on the left hand corner and “service” on the right hand corner at the top. It also has “serve” and “protect” at the bottom corners of the image. The image is implying that white policemen can get away with beating up an innocent person. This is usually aimed at black and brown people. It shows that police brutality has been a problem in our society, not just of today, but in the past couple of centuries. The image has only three different colors which are used in a way that symbolizes that it has been around for a while now and nothing has changed. The image was made in 2007 and was reposted online by the creator Shepard Fairey after the Michael Brown case.…
The use of force has a negative connotation in relation to police officers towards the communities. The more serious complaints against the police are claims that they use excessive force (Skolnick, 2008, p. 36). Most officers are placed to work in neighborhoods where there are substantial amounts of high crime; most of it being in predominately black neighborhoods. Per Klingers theory of social ecology, the use of unnecessary force is looked upon through several reasons. It is stated that officers become cynical when assigned to high crime areas of nonconformity, where as in most cases is viewed as a norm when working in these areas and suggests that many people allow themselves to be victimized as criminals (Phillips and Sobol, 2010, p.49).…
In recent years, police actions, particularly police abuse, has come into view of a wide, public and critical eye. While citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals, it has now been shown that they must also keep a watchful eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve. This…
Racial Profiling, we see it, hear it, and experience it, all because of our skin color, ethnicity or simply because of our names. All throughout the country, millions experience racial profiling whether it’s in a school, a restaurant, their neighborhood, or in jail. Racial Profiling has destroyed the public trust in not only police officers but from everyone around them as well. Listening to movements based on the killings due to being a certain race and learning from the death of Eric Garner and the series of deaths of others, concludes that two issues need to be solved: racial profiling and police…
Our topic is on police brutality. This has been an ongoing problem in our society for many years now. Many people believe that police officers do use excessive force when patrolling on the streets with civilians. The main social problem for our topic relates to the use of excessive force. Excessive force can cost local communities millions of dollars due to legal damages. Most civilians now do believe that all police officers are bad due to all of the drama that has been occurring throughout these last few years. People believe that the main reason why this excessive force takes place is because of racism. Dudek talked about a situation that took place in Ferguson, MO. He stated, “The killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO,…
There is a time where you need to stand up to say your side of the story. A time where ethics, religion, and liberty all factor to make your opposition many but worth the battle. Problems arise everyday that go against one’s beliefs. I believe it is our right to not let others trample on a view just because they feel that they are right. A flight or fight response is the only choice for one to make and silence is unacceptable. I made a choice one day at burger store.…
Police brutality has been and continues to be of major concern in society. First of all, police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force, assault, verbal attacks or slurs, and threats by any law enforcement officer. Efforts to police communities, throughout history, have been tainted by brutality ans abuse of power to some degree. The term police brutality is commonly used very loosely to any and all forms of police misconduct. When in reality, the excessive force element of police misconduct is what clearly defines police brutality and abuse.…