police brutality
Some police are becoming more dangerous because they are often violent toward people, some are becoming criminals themselves, and some are abusing the power of their position.
Some police are becoming more dangerous because they are often violent and aggressive towards people. One of the reasons is they are becoming more militarized in their training and mind set. A candidate for the washingtons 8th congressional district said “ beat cops have been replaced by special ops.” This tells us all that the government is trying to militarize our police officers to deal with situations as if they were in a war. I think this is becoming a huge problem because now the police are being taught to shoot first to protect themselves then ask questions. There was a circumstance where a little boy and his friends where playing in the street with toy airsoft guns. The boys were playing and a cop happen to drive by them during his patrol. The police officer then proceeded to get out of his vehicle and hide behind behind the door. While behind his door he yelled to the kids to put down the guns and get on the ground. One of the kids quickly turned towards him and the cop fired his weapon. The cop did not even ask any questions and did not even hesitate to shoot. It was later descoverd that the airsoft gun had a orange tip on the end of the barrel. This is a requirement for BB guns and airsoft guns. It allows people to relize that they are fake guns. The cop said he did not even see the orange he just saw what looked like a real gun a feared for his life. He was later suspended for a month with pay.
This example showed how some cops are becoming more militarized and defensive. This should not happen in our local law enforcment. They are here to protect us and serve as a gardian not as a special ops agent. Another thing that they should not be allowed to do is be suspended. If someone outside the police force did this they would be put in jail and possibly put in prison with a
Some police are becoming more dangerous because they are often violent and aggressive towards people. One of the reasons is they are becoming more militarized in their training and mind set. A candidate for the washingtons 8th congressional district said “ beat cops have been replaced by special ops.” This tells us all that the government is trying to militarize our police officers to deal with situations as if they were in a war. I think this is becoming a huge problem because now the police are being taught to shoot first to protect themselves then ask questions. There was a circumstance where a little boy and his friends where playing in the street with toy airsoft guns. The boys were playing and a cop happen to drive by them during his patrol. The police officer then proceeded to get out of his vehicle and hide behind behind the door. While behind his door he yelled to the kids to put down the guns and get on the ground. One of the kids quickly turned towards him and the cop fired his weapon. The cop did not even ask any questions and did not even hesitate to shoot. It was later descoverd that the airsoft gun had a orange tip on the end of the barrel. This is a requirement for BB guns and airsoft guns. It allows people to relize that they are fake guns. The cop said he did not even see the orange he just saw what looked like a real gun a feared for his life. He was later suspended for a month with pay.
This example showed how some cops are becoming more militarized and defensive. This should not happen in our local law enforcment. They are here to protect us and serve as a gardian not as a special ops agent. Another thing that they should not be allowed to do is be suspended. If someone outside the police force did this they would be put in jail and possibly put in prison with a