Police Brutality Vs Police Power

If there is a group of people living together then laws are necessary to ensure a peaceful society and avoid disorder. The government enforces law through the police, courts and other agencies. Power can produce many positive results, but this power the government controls is often abused and in many cases they enforce law with brutality which is completely different from its original purpose. Law was established to benefit the people but sometimes through the abuse of power like police brutality, its enforcement defers its original purpose.

The concept of law is very old. It started in the ancient time with God. People had to live according to what the old testament stated good or bad. The ten amendments was one of the first written …show more content…
They are trusted and expected to respect society as a whole and enforce the law. However, often times police are able to break the law. In extreme cases police officers kill people, they “punish” with impunity. They should protect citizens, not cause harm and fear. Police abuse can really be a downfall in a community, losing all faith in what police officers stand for and represent. They should be trained properly so they do not resort to violence and abuse of power. Police brutality has become one of the most serious violations in the United States. Race also seems to influence police abuse. Certain groups of individuals are more prone to be abused than others. Instead of feeling protected when a police officer is around, a feeling of fear emerges from within, specially when a police car is driving behind. The most known case of police brutality must be Rodney King’s case. On march 3, 1991, the California Highway Patrol spotted King’s car speeding. He was stopped by the LAPD and was immediately attacked by the police after King stopped his car. According to reports, he was shot by taser guns twice, beaten with batons. This attack caused “11 skull fractures, permanent brain damage, emotional and physical trauma.” Even though Rodney King was driving intoxicated and probably deserved some of that beating. He was awarded 3.8 million dollars. The officers involved in the assault were charged with use …show more content…
The police sometimes use excessive force and break the law without having to suffer any consequence, but sometimes they also provide protection.The law is completely different today than what it was probably made to be. It is a necessary system, used all over the world to control the society and even go to war. This complex and dynamic system of laws are made to guide society in a good way and prohibit movement in a direction that is