Police Brutality Towards African-American Society

Introduction

Rapper Tupac Shakur once said “It’s a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.” Throughout the course of the semester there have been numerous discussions of topics involving the black community in today’s society. Racism towards African-Americans and how they are not treated equally or with respect from society. They are judged just by the way they carry themselves; pants sagging, tank top, and tattoos that are visible are classified as “thug” or “uneducated”. So I write this book in hopes that others will read and know my understandings of the current events affecting the black community. I have grown and experience throughout the course of time to become more aware, enlightened, and informed.
However this topic did change the way how I look at police officers today. Growing up I was taught that whenever there is an emergency that the police men were the ones who everyone can depend on. They help serve and protect the communities to make them a better place, almost like a super hero. Schools failed to not educate the younger generation on police brutality. Back when I was in high school I’d question what I was taught about police and my safety. Can I really trust police or not? The purpose for this essay was to choose a feature or theme present in Between the World and Me and write a literary analysis that discusses the text in terms of that feature or major theme and so I decided to choose police
Abusing their rights and authority there have been increasing number of incidents where facts point to obvious brutality and overuse of force against surrendering, subdued, or even innocent black citizens. People often say racial discrimination has to do with police brutality. This is because we mainly hear about African-Americans being targeted by the police. African-Americans are one of the most suspected, arrested, incarcerated and even murdered demographics in America. Coates states "And you know now, if you did not know before, that police departments of your country have been endowed with the authority to destroy body. It does not matter is the destruction is the result of an unfortunate overreaction"(9). Coates is explaining that no matter the situation, anything that a black person is doing appears to be suspect to an officer. It does not matter if the situation is misunderstood or you resist an arrest, it can turn the situation for the worse, then police are not accounted for because they are the