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    Wu Professor Benham ENC1102 8 December 2014 Police Brutality “On my honor‚ I will never betray my badge‚ my integrity‚ my character‚ or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the constitution my community and the agency I serve‚” for every single person that wishes to become a police officer‚ they must cite this Oath of Honor (IACP). By citing this oath‚ a police officer is swearing to protect and serve. However

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    Police misconduct is happening every day. Police officers like to abuse their power to get their way. Police brutality is a violation that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using an amount of force toward a person that is not necessary. When a police officer uses excessive force against a civilian‚ it is considered a violation of a person’s rights. The relationship between police brutalitypolice corruption‚ and police misconduct is the abuse of police authority. Police

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    injustice from different race‚ such as police brutality. The conservative say "reforming the police" will end police brutality. Reforming the police will not stop police brutality‚ it only severes the trust between people and police. The conservatives say “The death penalty is a punishment that fits the crime of murder; it is neither ‘cruel’ nor ‘unusual.’ Executing a murderer is the appropriate punishment for taking an innocent life.” If that is the case‚ why is the police allow to walk after killing an

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    The case of police brutality targeting African-Americans has escalated more and more. The cases of police brutality such as Eric Garner‚ Michael Brown‚ and Freddie Gray have caused sparks in the media (Akkoc). Their tragedies because of police brutality have made people protest‚ and in some cases‚ riot(Akkoc). One of the cases is that of Eric Garner‚ who after refusing to follow an officer’s order‚ was jumped by multiple cops and one put him in a choke hold (Akkoc). Garner repeatedly said ’I can’t

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    questions later. In the present day‚ police think its alright for them to assault or kill a person. Police brutality has to end for three reasons: it’s getting worse‚ cops are getting away with it and America is just going down hill. One reason that police brutality has to stop is because it has gotten worse. Now it’s surfacing up real fast on social media. All we see is videos and pictures on media such as the internet/online‚ newspapers‚ and the television. Police brutality is not going to stop it’s actually

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    Police Brutality Lakhbir Singh Medicine Hat College Reg Leibel CJLS 101 November 4‚ 2013 Contents Police Brutality 4 Police Force Brutality 4 G-20 Summit Protests 5 Police Racism 5 Peaceful Protests 5 Background of the protests 6 Law Regarding Protests and Emergencies 7 Police Office-Guilty 8 Activists Detained By Police 10 Conclusion 11 References 12 Abstract The assignment is based on the excessive use of police force during the G-20 summit held in Canada

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    around the world; just in a different form. One domestic and probably global issue that relates to the movie is the problem of police brutality. All over the United States there has been many cases of police brutality. In many instance there has been case of white officers killing unarmed black men. For example‚ the Eric Gardner case‚ when he was choked to death by a police officer because they thought he was someone else. The Michael Brown case‚ when an officer had him at gunpoint and he shot Michael

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    Many communities don’t trust police officers‚ and it’s unacceptable to see the people sworn to protect us are the perpetrators. Bernie suggests some ways to help stop police brutality is to have higher requirements for who can have certain weapons. You should have to work your way up‚ and get the privilege to own guns. Bernie also talks about having more diversity in the police force which he believes would help people of color in smaller communities. Requiring all police officers on their shifts

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    charged with the merciless beating of Rodney King. For the first time the world got to see what it was like to be a victim of brutality? King suffered extensive and painful injuries‚ to include head and face trauma‚ skull fractures‚ and nerve damage. The recorded video was powerful evidence against the worst type of police brutality. This event not only proved that some police officers abused their power but also reinforced the distrust between some minority communities and law enforcement. People

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    Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman thought that he should follow Trayvon because he had on a hoodie which Zimmerman deemed suspicious. While Zimmerman was following this young man home‚ he called the police and they told him to remain in his car. Despite being told to remain in his vehicle‚ Mr. Zimmerman went against police orders and left the vehicle. When he Zimmerman his vehicle‚ he attacked Trayvon‚ which resulted in a scuffle. During that scuffle‚ Mr. Zimmerman shot Trayvon in his chest‚ which lead to his

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