protect ourselves from police taking advantage of their positions as law enforcement officers with greater permissive rights than private citizens. Because of this significant differential‚ all citizens must take affirmative action from physical brutality‚ rights violations‚ and information abuse. Problems arise‚ however‚ when one side is told what to do by another‚ as there is bound to be conflicting viewpoints. In regard to police abuse‚ there will be many officers who feel that their job of
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efforts to police society have been flawed by brutality in one way or another. Police Brutality exists in many countries and is only one of several forms of police misconduct. Abuse by law enforcement officers in the United States is one of the most serious human rights violations in the country. Police officers have engaged in unjustified shootings‚ severe beatings‚ fatal chokings‚ and unnecessarily rough treatment. The history of police brutality is cyclical‚ going through phases of violence‚
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Police Brutality In recent years‚ police actions‚ particularly police abuse towards people‚ has come into a wide view of the public‚ and have been ones critical eye for years now. Society brings into question whether people should be more concerned about protecting themselves from criminals or more so law enforcement. Over time‚ there has been much attention being brought upon police brutality along with extensive evidence showing there needs to be a watchful eye out for those whose duties are to
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Police Brutality By: Anonymous "But they didn’t have to beat me this bad. I don’t know what I did to be beat up." Rodney King‚ March 3‚ 1991. Police brutality has been a long lasting problem in the United States since at least 1903 when police Captain Williams of the New York Police Departmen coined the phrase‚ "There is more law at the end of a policeman’s nightstick than in
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for brutality; there can be many things done to prevent this prevalent issue of police officers ruthlessness and we need to start taking action now. In our world today‚ police officers aren’t thought of as “heroes” anymore and that is a problem. Police officers are the people we rely on to keep us safe‚ people we can count on whenever there is an issue; but now fear may become a factor next time we are in danger and pick up the phone to call for help. Various examples of police brutality have
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as abuse of authority. Abuse of authority occurs when men and women in law enforcement disregard policies‚ rules‚ or laws in which they are trained and are to properly administer while on duty. One form of abuse of authority is police brutality. Police brutality is the use of excessive force by an officer in the form of physical abuse‚ verbal abuse‚ and through psychological intimidation (Mangan‚2000). http://www.deadanarchists.org/cooper.html According to recent studies there are thousands
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Police Brutality James Regas December 15‚ 1996 Outline Thesis: But‚ because some officers use these extreme measures when it is not needed‚ police brutality should be addressed. I. Police Brutality A. Racism as a cause II. Police Brutality is not a problem A. Quotes from authorities B. Statistics of Declining Brutality III. Stopping Police Brutality A. Police Stopping themselves
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Composition 1 Argumentative Research Essay Final Draft. Police Brutality 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
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Police Brutality Did you know that Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force‚ usually physical‚ but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation‚ by a police officer? Despite major improvements in police practices (since 1981) reports of alleged police misconduct and abuse continue to spread through the nation. Police Brutality still goes on around the world today with improvements of enforcing police brutality in police departments. There have
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Police Brutality is Prevalent Background Information Over the recent years‚ police have been one of the organizations to be associated with the largest cases of misconduct. Police brutality can be termed as the process of misuse and abuse of authority by the police. The rising cases of police brutality are causing more harm to the public‚ compared to the actions perpetrated by real criminals. Although police claim that it’s sometimes necessary to curb crime‚ the process is illegal and police officers
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