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    Rex Smith. I just wanted to inform you of my concerns about police brutality.First let me start by saying that police officers have a dangerous job and there will be situations where law enforcement must act for the safety of others and also for their own protection. With that being said I feel that it comes down to inherent biases.I feel that the society has portrayed an image in America that makes some people of white ethnicity fear black people.And I feel that is wrong. This is a very troublesome

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    added to the list that died in the hands of police officers? We all know that cops aren’t always the nicest people in this world‚ and they are not always violent‚ but a handful of them are unfortunately violent. There has been videos of police pushing teenagers‚ adults around trying to do what they want‚ there has been pictures of a person shot a killed from a police officer‚ and there has been personal stories from people who experienced Police Brutality. What the cops don’t always understand is

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    The only time a problem in the ghetto gets addressed is when a cop murders a black male. Which by the way “every 28 hours a African American is killed by a security officer” according to alternet.com. Police brutality is a very big problem in ghettos all around the world. “Although black men make up only 6% of the U.S. population‚ they account for for 40% of the unarmed men shot to death by police this year” according to WashingtonPost.com.The officer that committed the murder usually gets just a

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    that I chose the topic on police brutality was that it is a serious problem that is still happening nowadays. Police brutality has been happening for many years and still people have not done anything to help stop police brutality. Some police officers take advantage of their power which can lead to injuries and even death at times. Police brutality is a serious problem because many people of diverse ethnicities have gone through a type of police brutality. Police brutality can be considered many different

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    There are a number of stressful situations that a police officer is put into daily‚ and how a police officer handles these situations can determine their future for many years to come. Police brutality can be caused by several factors whether it be subconscious or on purpose (Lee). However‚ these situations are not always black and white. In the heat of the moment‚ officers can shoot on impulse to protect themselves‚ and to make sure they get back to their families (Lee). There could also be issues

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    Recently there have been incidents of police brutality in the United States all over the internet‚ in newspapers and on TV. Police brutality is a huge problem all across America and sadly‚ it occurs everyday. The Dictionary of American History defines it as the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803303.html) Most cases of this type of brutality are also racially motivated‚ which I will go more into detail

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    My thesis police brutality is a result of structural racism that is cohesively entwined with social conflict theory‚ Laissez Faire racism and institutional racism and consequently stereotyping. In this paper I will discuss the validity and the long term effect of police brutality within the African- American community. Concluding with my hypothesis on a solution that may lessen the chance of police brutality within the African American Community. Police brutality is overstepping the use of force

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    Police Brutality Does It Exist? In general‚ police brutality does not exist‚ however there have been a lot of drama involving police officers. I believe it is because police officers can do a lot of things that are unnoticed because they’re protecting the streets from crime. In Los Angeles‚ California‚ two veteran officers were arrested because they were sexaully assaulting females that have problems‚ mainly drug addictions. Joe Nichols and Luis Valenzuela were raping girls in different locations

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    How Can We Prevent Incidents of “Police Brutality‚” Such As in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner Cases? In today’s society‚ many things are developing and changing‚ such as strategies in law enforcement‚ as well as what is important to cover on media and whether it is the full story or not to gain more popularity on that broadcast. There has been an uprise in the amount of cases involving police officers shooting someone without probable cause‚ physically assaulting someone‚ etc. that is being

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    Hello‚ for my presentation my issue is about the brutal police throughout Australia. The actions of the policeman throughout nationwide have been an uproar. Australia are known and seen to have very brutal police men. Policeman who have been put in the publicity to be known as brutal from their wrong decisions‚ should they even be allowed to proceed in their job? I don’t think so! It’s horrible what stories you here from our local policeman and how they can just get let off so easily. If they do

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