Issues involving the police can clearly be seen by the American citizens on news channels and on social media. These issues bring about a great amount of debate and conflict of two opposing ideas about what is perceived as right and wrong as well as good and bad. However‚ if one is to look at the issue of police brutality and compare it to other issues that America is facing‚ he or she can see a reoccurring pattern of human behavior among them. It seems as though it has become a common occurrence
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Annotated Bibliography “Police Brutality (Special Report)” facts on file. Issues & controversies. Web. March 2009 This article points out several different cases involving police brutality linked to New York City police departments. In the case of Amadou Diallo four plainclothes officers shot and killed the 22-year-old immigrant from Guinea while he was sitting in his home in the Bronx. Mistaking his wallet for a gun he was shot at 41 times‚ 19 of the shots hit him. The jury‚ racially mixed‚ acquitted
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The case of police brutality targeting African-Americans has escalated more and more. The cases of police brutality such as Eric Garner‚ Michael Brown‚ and Freddie Gray have caused sparks in the media (Akkoc). Their tragedies because of police brutality have made people protest‚ and in some cases‚ riot(Akkoc). One of the cases is that of Eric Garner‚ who after refusing to follow an officer’s order‚ was jumped by multiple cops and one put him in a choke hold (Akkoc). Garner repeatedly said ’I can’t
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disagree that the amount of force was excessive. Police brutality‚ use of force and discretion have is being abused by officers. This has been a problem for years but now that the public have smart phones and other media sources we see more officers abusing their power. Police brutality has been witnessed recently over the years in America. The topic has been controversial among communities that have seen brutality in front of them. I understand that police officers face many threatening situations everyday
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United States surrounding the causes of police brutality. Missing from this debate is the question of what types of individuals choose to become officers of the law. Are these individuals prone to behave in a violent manner once placed in positions of authority? Do some police officers possess a psychological profile that encourages such behavior? Further‚ what role does group socialization play in the issue of police violence against Blacks and Browns? Research suggests that authoritarians‚ individuals
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questions later. In the present day‚ police think its alright for them to assault or kill a person. Police brutality has to end for three reasons: it’s getting worse‚ cops are getting away with it and America is just going down hill. One reason that police brutality has to stop is because it has gotten worse. Now it’s surfacing up real fast on social media. All we see is videos and pictures on media such as the internet/online‚ newspapers‚ and the television. Police brutality is not going to stop it’s actually
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kneeling during the national anthem is showing awareness of injustice and police brutality. This movement started in the preseason of the NFL by a black player‚ Colin Kaepernick. In under a month‚ many other football players have taken the side of Kaepernick. Do you think it’s fair that police can use force to protect and serve us Americans? Police officers strive to protect people in America‚ however‚ in some places police officers abuse their
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Asia Williams Sociology 002 Social Injustice/Police Brutality A social injustice‚ as understood in our society‚ is any action against an individual or group‚ which would deny them of their basic human rights. Police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. Over the past years‚ police have acted out in ways that have made people wonder “are our officers of the law really doing their job?” Unjustified shootings‚ severe beatings‚ fatal choking’s‚ and rough
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“ If someone puts their hands on you‚ make sure they never put their hands on you again” Even though some people say that it is the victim’s fault‚ police brutality has gotten way worse than how it was back in the early 90s. Some police think they are above the law giving the mindset that they can do whatever they want to do and get away with it like it is okay. Americans seem to not want to come together and fight the issue‚ they are sitting back and just watching these terrible events happen.
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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.
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