Currently‚ sitting in 2015‚ the United States is again being subjected to another social issue; that is police brutality and the use of body cameras as a means of holding all parties involved accountable for their actions. It is simply irresponsible not to implement this new means of technology and I believe that it’s use is a key factor in solving the social issue of police brutality‚ and the untrust and stigmas that stem from this abuse of power. Names like Trayvon Martin‚ Michael Brown
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longer owns it. He goes on to describe the police as hunters‚ and he is being the hunted‚ as if he was nothing but an animal. As Muley begins to talk with Tom and Casey he also discusses his mistrust for government.” Further along in the story‚ Ma is forced to beg police to let them pass as they are attempting to enter California; the police are given the characteristic of being the barricade of hope. Another example of police brutality occurs when the police come into the camp the Joads are staying
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the number of women in law enforcement hasn’t increased rapidly like we would have thought. In the 1970s‚ women made up only roughly 2% of all sworn officers. Most of the females though only holding clerical positions. As of today‚ only about 13% of police officers are females‚ even with many progressive gender equality movements. Why is the number of women in this field not growing quicker? Are they being discriminated for their gender and choice of career? Is law enforcement just not an interesting
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Running head: MOSS Rodney King Incident Speech Topic: Police Brutality Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the Rodney King Incident Central Idea: Rodney King Incident and how it changed society I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter: Have you ever been accused of something that you did not do or had nothing to do with? B. Reveal Topic: The Rodney King Incident in March of 1991 C. Establish Credibility: D. Introduce
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must wonder why they made this decision. In 2007 the court put executions across the country on hold for eight months while it examined whether lethal injection‚ the most common means of executing prisoners‚ violated the Eight Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment (Lacayo). How can they not see this form of punishment as cruel and unusual? Individuals are killed by electricity seeping through their bodies‚ or drugs that cause their organs to shut down one at a time. It’s difficult
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to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures shall no be violated and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon reasonable cause supported by Oath or affirmation and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized. Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures requires police‚ if they have time to obtain a valid search warrant‚ issued by a magistrate after the police indicate under oath that they have probable cause
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Victoria police should be granted additional powers to stop and search people and to move them on. In every society there is a struggle of give and take between the desire to live free from intrusions and invasions of privacy‚ yet still be safe and protected from physical harm. Police powers to search and move on individuals are an issue at the centre of this problem and finding the perfect balance seems near impossible. Complete freedom to move without regulation or restriction is a precursor
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people seem not to realize the negative aspects that cloning would bring into a world which is already suffering. Religious standpoints‚ the growth of the population‚ and each human ’s individuality are just a few of the supporting reasons that stand against cloning and support why it should not be legalized. Simply because there are a few factors that make some in favor of cloning does not rectify the atrocity that it would bring. One supporter that stands for cloning‚ Simon Smith‚ states that it would
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This first source is a scholarly source titled Probing the Epidemic of Police Murders by Steve Martinot. The article focuses on police brutality and racism by exploring different incidents that occurred in recent history‚ incidents similar to the Trayvon Martin incident or the most recent Michael Brown incident. In each one‚ it talks about what actually occurred in the incident‚ how police tried to cover up their actions‚ and then focuses on how the media or government focused on the impact of the
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the protest should be to gain exposure for police brutality and how people are unjustly dying because of cops. People continuously feel threatened by police in low-income minority areas. The black communities outrage is reasonable because of situations such as the shooting of Kimani Gray. The justi$cation for the police brutality because they feel threatened or that the individual had a weapon putting their lives in danger. It’s sad but true that police have the ability to plant a gun on an individual
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