Reflecting on Police Brutality against Black Youth: Explaining Black Identity When you think of police brutality not too many distant stories pass through our minds. “… They didn’t have to beat me this bad. I don’t know what I did to be beat up” Rodney King‚ March 3‚ 1991. Most adults remember what they did‚ how they felt‚ when seeing Rodney King on any local news station being brutality beaten by police. This country witnessed various cases of police brutality. Yet controversial topics among communities
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Police brutality against minors Police brutality has been evident in the United States for decades. The death of minors killed due to this type of crime has risen within the last year. Although black youths in America are far more susceptible to police brutality‚ mainly because of the characteristics of their skin color‚ it is important to recognize that not one group should be more empowered than another. Just like every other citizen of the United States‚ law enforcement officers have to abide
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Police Brutality: A Rising Issue What should society do when the people that are supposed to be protecting them turn into the people that they need protecting from? Police brutality has become a major issue in today’s society and has become a major point within today’s media. As stated by Lauren Fox‚ “The deaths of black men at the hands of police have been thrust into the national spotlight” (Fox). Police brutality is classified as an officer applying excessive and/or unneeded force to the
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Police brutality is one of the most talked about things in this world. People are being mistreated by police every day‚ some lives were taken also. When these type situations happen people should want to voice their opinion on how they feel about such situations. Some think nothing is wrong with how police treat their own people. Police brutality is a situation that has been around for a long time‚ it’s becoming a bigger problem as time passes and something needs to be done. Since
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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
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Criticism and speculation concerning police brutality are popular topics that can inevitably be seen in news articles‚ social media‚ or news broadcast throughout the nation. Being one of America’s most current controversial and important issues‚ the negative perception of police brutality in the 21st century needs to be resolved. Localized policing is commonly used to put emphasis on the prevention of crime rather than enforcing the zero tolerance policy and following the traditional policing
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Police brutality is the use of unnecessary or excessive force used when handling a civilian. It includes emotional and verbal assault or intimidation that violates a person’s civil rights. Police brutality is very common in many countries all over the world especially in the news where such cases are reported. It is seen as a form of police misconduct which involves sexual abuse‚ police corruption‚ false arrests‚ racial profiling‚ and political repression. These forms of police brutality are mainly
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policeman is an important profession in our life. Society needs a police officer to control the system that the government has given them. Being a policeman is a very difficult job to consider‚ they catch criminals‚ rescue someone by sacrificing themselves‚ they even go to death for other ordinary people. However‚ not every police officer is not the same and many of them use their power against unarmed‚ innocent people. Some police officers have biased opinions about other race representatives and
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At the same time‚ the government of the US‚ having passed the transitional stage long ago‚ is alarmed by the same issue of police brutality against minority citizens. While the Indian government excessively intervenes in the police conduct‚ in some countries‚ such as in the US‚ this is not the case (Chevigny‚ 2008‚ p. 1617). Since the country is ruled by the voice of the majority‚ this group of people has a certain control over politicians. The latter‚ especially the president of the US‚ represent
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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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