Arguments Against Police Brutality
Police Brutality is a tragedy upon us in America. In society we face this tragedy, each and every day of our lives. Police officers are the ones who are supposed to prevent crime and stop abuse, instead we are being challenged by police officers. They continue to use firearms or weapons when their lives are in danger. If there isn’t a response towards the situation, a police officer should not fire or use any weapon of any kind. In my perspective, Police Brutality is a serious issue, police officers should be monitored by other officers and reduce the chances of retaliation to prevent racial profiling.
Monitoring the police? Training to become a better officer or retraining him or her to be more mindful when in certain situations? Which will …show more content…
stop police brutality. Fire arms should only be used in self-defense or protecting others against the forthcoming threat of death or serious injuries. Today’s modern society is quick to assume police officers are racist. Color isn’t the issue in this situation; the issue is how a police officer gets the job done. If a police officer were to assault someone in an altercation he or she will deal with the police chief. The police officer chief has the authority to hire, investigate, reassign and discipline his or her personnel. By any chance if the police chief is not performing regulations in a satisfactory manner, he or she will face consequences or will be replaced and removed. Police officers who are accused of assaulting someone of low character, drug dealing, or excons are hard to be convicted with a crime or not. The civil act has evolved a key to the United States law in brutality cases. If there has been a case, it has been ineffective by the civil rights act in deterring police brutality. Judges who are the ones who convict a police officer trails, they indicate whether a police officer has a brutality light sentence on the grounds that they have will have already damage their precious careers.
Police Brutality is one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States. Examples of police brutality are shootings, beatings, fatal chocking, and being tasered. The use of deadly forces is sometimes necessary, each cop has the right to defend others like him or herself. Threats of physical violence and regardless of mental physical health can fall as a threat. Racial profiling can also fall into this category, race or ethnicity occurs when a certain individuals used as a primary indicator of criminal behavior. Just because a person is of color, doesn’t mean that they should be mistreated. In the book “Police Brutality: Opposing Viewpoints by Helen Corthran” debates about “Racism Causes Brutality, Racial Profiling is unjust and Race Is an Important consideration to Reduce Crime”.
Does Racism cause Police Brutality? It’s a never ending cycle! “The list of (blacks killed by police officers with near impunity) is still not long enough to convince political leaders to effectively confront the racism responsible for these crimes.” Basically, what the quote is trying to say is that society allows the fact for white police officers to kill black suspects with impunity. A white officer should have a value able reason and take upon to his actions, he could have felt fear towards his life and had to do what’s best or he could have been racist and rising the percentage of bad cops. Racial Profiling is unjust, all people have the right to be in public places without being harassed. For instance, the death Michael Brown 18 years old occurred August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. He was hopelessly shot by a police officer. I understand the fact that Brown was being arrested because he stole cigars from a nearby convenience store, and faced the police officer with his companion Dorian Jackson at the scene. The altercation ensued with Brown and Wilson struggling through the window of the police vehicle until Wilson's gun was fired. Brown and Johnson then escaped, with Wilson in pursuit of Brown. Brown stopped and turned to face the officer. The entire interaction eventually …show more content…
resulted in Officer Wilson firing at him several times, 12 shots to be exact and all striking him in the front. Brown was unarmed. All brown was attempting to do was face the police officer, as he was coming to approach him, witnesses say that brown had his hands up to surrender. In my opinion, Wilson should have handled the situation better. He should have called for backup if there was more than one individual in the situation. Instead of shooting, he should have tasered brown instead of killing him. I understand that Wilson felt in fear of his life but he could have handled the situation better. Police officers can make mistakes or allow personal bias or emotion to enter into policing. They are human beings and nothing will prevent them from to feel a certain way. Not all police officers are bad, just those who are should serve intense scrutiny.
“Police Brutality: Stop the abuse” by Louise l. Gerdes states that we citizens don’t always have to believe the media. The media underestimates police brutality , we shouldn’t always have to trust everything we see or read on the news. Police Brutality is not an aberration it’s an epidemic and systemic. The media is failing in behalf of responsibility to the truth and the need in the community. Recently, there is potential impact of body cameras, videos recordings of interactions between the police and the public. How would police officers feel about wearing cameras on duty? The resolution supports police in their "continued work to serve our communities" and "their use of body worn cameras”. When a camera is put in the matter of hands of police officers, they will tend to behave a little better or by all needs follow regulations. Police Officers body worn cameras will be used as evidence, the decline in complaints and use of force maybe be tied to improve citizen behavior and police officer behavior. If citizens were allowed to know that an officer is wearing a camera, chances are that citizen will be behaved. The white House recently voted whether or not should police officers carry camera upon themselves. The White house passes the resolution, on June 10,2015, the House overwhelmingly passed a resolution Wednesday urging local police forces to use body cameras, in the wake of several high-profile police shootings and nationwide calls for action to prevent police violence/brutality. The white house states the president Barack Obama, all the president wants us Americans to feel empowered by the place we call home. The President’s agenda is focused on expanding opportunity for all: restoring economic security to hard-hit American families; building stronger neighborhoods and communities; and ensuring young people have the opportunity to reach their full potential. He wants us to live life and feel secure by all matters. Accepting the recommendations of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing will highlight new tools all cities can utilize to build and maintain the all important trust between the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every day, and the communities they have sworn to serve and protect. Advantages and disadvantages will be proceed but it’s for the safety of our society.
As we know, “Guns” are used within self-defense.
In the book The Politics of Gun Control by Robert J Spitzer states Policy definition and gun control and the criminological consequences of Guns. Those who have ownership to a gun most likely use it for self-protection. Self-Protection is reacting to perceived and real threats of modern American life. Studies show that when ownership comes to owning guns, its use for self-protection and it’s the found key to vulnerability to crime and police ineffectiveness. Police offices carry guns as part of their job, yet they receive regular training. Even among trained professionals, the presence of a gun for defense is no guarantee of safety or success. Every situation that possibly involves police liability that you immediately consult with an attorney to determine the particular type of notice, if any, that must be given to the government. Frequently a failure to give such notice will bar absolutely any claims under the pertinent tort claims/sovereign immunity
act.
In conclusion, the police have the right to use legitimate force if necessary to make an arrest, maintain order, or keep the peace. Just how much force is appropriate under various circumstances can be debatable. When an officer uses excessive force, he or she violates the law. In some cases, deadly forces are used which isn’t fair at all. Police officers can prevent killing citizens and handle the situation is a different manner. Most brutality is directed against minority groups. Police Officers who engage in brutality rationalize their use of extralegal force; they claim they are punishing those groups that threaten to disrupt the social order. The importance of understanding racism in the context of police brutality cannot be underestimated. Some police assume citizens to always defer to police authority. When citizens challenge it instead, some officers perceive such behavior as constituting the unofficial crime of contempt of cop and use physical force to elicit compliance. Police Brutality should be stopped sooner than later.
Monitoring the police? Training to become a better officer or retraining him or her to be more mindful when in certain situations? Which will …show more content…
stop police brutality. Fire arms should only be used in self-defense or protecting others against the forthcoming threat of death or serious injuries. Today’s modern society is quick to assume police officers are racist. Color isn’t the issue in this situation; the issue is how a police officer gets the job done. If a police officer were to assault someone in an altercation he or she will deal with the police chief. The police officer chief has the authority to hire, investigate, reassign and discipline his or her personnel. By any chance if the police chief is not performing regulations in a satisfactory manner, he or she will face consequences or will be replaced and removed. Police officers who are accused of assaulting someone of low character, drug dealing, or excons are hard to be convicted with a crime or not. The civil act has evolved a key to the United States law in brutality cases. If there has been a case, it has been ineffective by the civil rights act in deterring police brutality. Judges who are the ones who convict a police officer trails, they indicate whether a police officer has a brutality light sentence on the grounds that they have will have already damage their precious careers.
Police Brutality is one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States. Examples of police brutality are shootings, beatings, fatal chocking, and being tasered. The use of deadly forces is sometimes necessary, each cop has the right to defend others like him or herself. Threats of physical violence and regardless of mental physical health can fall as a threat. Racial profiling can also fall into this category, race or ethnicity occurs when a certain individuals used as a primary indicator of criminal behavior. Just because a person is of color, doesn’t mean that they should be mistreated. In the book “Police Brutality: Opposing Viewpoints by Helen Corthran” debates about “Racism Causes Brutality, Racial Profiling is unjust and Race Is an Important consideration to Reduce Crime”.
Does Racism cause Police Brutality? It’s a never ending cycle! “The list of (blacks killed by police officers with near impunity) is still not long enough to convince political leaders to effectively confront the racism responsible for these crimes.” Basically, what the quote is trying to say is that society allows the fact for white police officers to kill black suspects with impunity. A white officer should have a value able reason and take upon to his actions, he could have felt fear towards his life and had to do what’s best or he could have been racist and rising the percentage of bad cops. Racial Profiling is unjust, all people have the right to be in public places without being harassed. For instance, the death Michael Brown 18 years old occurred August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. He was hopelessly shot by a police officer. I understand the fact that Brown was being arrested because he stole cigars from a nearby convenience store, and faced the police officer with his companion Dorian Jackson at the scene. The altercation ensued with Brown and Wilson struggling through the window of the police vehicle until Wilson's gun was fired. Brown and Johnson then escaped, with Wilson in pursuit of Brown. Brown stopped and turned to face the officer. The entire interaction eventually …show more content…
resulted in Officer Wilson firing at him several times, 12 shots to be exact and all striking him in the front. Brown was unarmed. All brown was attempting to do was face the police officer, as he was coming to approach him, witnesses say that brown had his hands up to surrender. In my opinion, Wilson should have handled the situation better. He should have called for backup if there was more than one individual in the situation. Instead of shooting, he should have tasered brown instead of killing him. I understand that Wilson felt in fear of his life but he could have handled the situation better. Police officers can make mistakes or allow personal bias or emotion to enter into policing. They are human beings and nothing will prevent them from to feel a certain way. Not all police officers are bad, just those who are should serve intense scrutiny.
“Police Brutality: Stop the abuse” by Louise l. Gerdes states that we citizens don’t always have to believe the media. The media underestimates police brutality , we shouldn’t always have to trust everything we see or read on the news. Police Brutality is not an aberration it’s an epidemic and systemic. The media is failing in behalf of responsibility to the truth and the need in the community. Recently, there is potential impact of body cameras, videos recordings of interactions between the police and the public. How would police officers feel about wearing cameras on duty? The resolution supports police in their "continued work to serve our communities" and "their use of body worn cameras”. When a camera is put in the matter of hands of police officers, they will tend to behave a little better or by all needs follow regulations. Police Officers body worn cameras will be used as evidence, the decline in complaints and use of force maybe be tied to improve citizen behavior and police officer behavior. If citizens were allowed to know that an officer is wearing a camera, chances are that citizen will be behaved. The white House recently voted whether or not should police officers carry camera upon themselves. The White house passes the resolution, on June 10,2015, the House overwhelmingly passed a resolution Wednesday urging local police forces to use body cameras, in the wake of several high-profile police shootings and nationwide calls for action to prevent police violence/brutality. The white house states the president Barack Obama, all the president wants us Americans to feel empowered by the place we call home. The President’s agenda is focused on expanding opportunity for all: restoring economic security to hard-hit American families; building stronger neighborhoods and communities; and ensuring young people have the opportunity to reach their full potential. He wants us to live life and feel secure by all matters. Accepting the recommendations of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing will highlight new tools all cities can utilize to build and maintain the all important trust between the law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every day, and the communities they have sworn to serve and protect. Advantages and disadvantages will be proceed but it’s for the safety of our society.
As we know, “Guns” are used within self-defense.
In the book The Politics of Gun Control by Robert J Spitzer states Policy definition and gun control and the criminological consequences of Guns. Those who have ownership to a gun most likely use it for self-protection. Self-Protection is reacting to perceived and real threats of modern American life. Studies show that when ownership comes to owning guns, its use for self-protection and it’s the found key to vulnerability to crime and police ineffectiveness. Police offices carry guns as part of their job, yet they receive regular training. Even among trained professionals, the presence of a gun for defense is no guarantee of safety or success. Every situation that possibly involves police liability that you immediately consult with an attorney to determine the particular type of notice, if any, that must be given to the government. Frequently a failure to give such notice will bar absolutely any claims under the pertinent tort claims/sovereign immunity
act.
In conclusion, the police have the right to use legitimate force if necessary to make an arrest, maintain order, or keep the peace. Just how much force is appropriate under various circumstances can be debatable. When an officer uses excessive force, he or she violates the law. In some cases, deadly forces are used which isn’t fair at all. Police officers can prevent killing citizens and handle the situation is a different manner. Most brutality is directed against minority groups. Police Officers who engage in brutality rationalize their use of extralegal force; they claim they are punishing those groups that threaten to disrupt the social order. The importance of understanding racism in the context of police brutality cannot be underestimated. Some police assume citizens to always defer to police authority. When citizens challenge it instead, some officers perceive such behavior as constituting the unofficial crime of contempt of cop and use physical force to elicit compliance. Police Brutality should be stopped sooner than later.