Even though the police force is doing all they can to resolve the situation‚ police misconduct is still a major problem in the United States because many innocent people have been wrongfully accused and even died at the hands of careless police officers who abuse their authority. One case claims that “A South Side police commander and his officers tortured black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit.” (Webber) This is a perfect example as it shows how police were abusing their authority
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Police brutality is a considerable problem that has been growing throughout the country. Civilians have lost their lives due to physical police officers assuming they committed a crime. Cops are convicted for many crimes they are suppose to uphold. However‚ all over the country there have also been protesters trying to stop police brutality. Police brutality is a very tragic problem that is spreading all over the world‚ but many people do not know what police brutality is and how long it has been
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Jasmine Pate Ms. McDaniel English-102 September 15‚ 2016 Police Brutality “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom” (Malcolm X). Police officers are to take risks and suffer inconveniences to protect lives‚ defend civil liberties‚ secure the safety of fellow citizens‚ and they endure such risks and tolerate such inconveniences on behalf of strangers. Policing is one of the more noble and selfless occupations in society. Making a difference
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The use of force by police in the discharge of their duties can both be reformed and controlled without compromising the capacity of the police to maintain public safety and enforce the law. Violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. Violence is most typically an outgrowth of conflict when peaceful dispute mechanisms fail. The use of force by police frequently occurs in situations that are characterized by violence prior to the arrival of police. Crime‚ particularly violent crime
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friends after seeing the movie "Ocean’s 11". She made it only a few short blocks when Sarah noticed several blue lights in her rearview mirror; a police stop was taking place behind her. Sarah continued down the speed-bumped road only to find several police Stop Sticks were deployed in her lane of travel. When she saw only one police car and no police officer‚ fear struck her. Less than 30 seconds later she was dead. She was hit from behind by a car that was traveling over 70 MPH. Worse yet‚ the car
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Kaleb Lopez English 101 2/26/13 Police Brutality “Police brutality is a civil rights violation that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using an amount of force with regards to a civilian that is more than necessary.” Police brutality‚ a word that was first used in 1893‚ has raised many questions. Some of these are: what are the causes of police brutality‚ and what are some prevention steps we can take to avoid police brutality? Police brutality has been an increasing pandemic
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important to the demeanor of the typical police officer is‚ because first a police officer wants to stop the problem as fast as possible and as swiftly as possible to prevent injuries to himself or others. The second reason would be he wants to show control‚ progression‚ and also efficient without the wanton abuse to another person or himself due to the behavior of another officer. Another question brought up is do you feel that our law enforcement officers have done enough to improve the right demeanor
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November the second‚ two police officers named Anthony Beminio and Justin Martin was ambushed in the early hours of the morning. Those two officers were right at home in little Iowa. The things to know about police being targeted is why they are being targeted and by who. Police Officers don’t have to do anything to be attacked. Out of the 132 men and women‚ Those two men are just a fraction of all the officers killed in motivated attacks. According to CNN.com‚ 64 officers were attacked with malicious
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Police Brutality is a major problem in America today‚ and few minor steps are being taken to prevent this injustice. There are numerous cases where a police officer’s assaults an innocent person. When the media releases these types of news motives are put into question‚ leading to public unrest due to controversy. With a simple solution‚ there is an easy way to bring peace to these types of problems. The newest technology "body cameras" are turning out to be more well known in today’s general public
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Zemmouri 1 Samir Zemmouri Mr.Mccoy English 9 Period 7 15 May 2015 The Distortion of Police Brutality in Today’s Media We constantly see it in the news‚ “People rioting‚ demanding police reform” or the popular‚ “Who is policing police brutality?”. But if we look past the headlines‚ we will see that police brutality is nothing but a modern day myth. Media today is nothing more than a business with multiple companies competing against each other for higher ratings. With this in mind we have to consider what will pull in more viewers
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