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‚ and that is showing things that will catch
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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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DONT USE THIS: - RAW UNFINISHED Police Brutality‚ is not only an American issue‚ it is a world-wide problem. Police brutality has been going on since the late 1800’s and is getting worse every year. Police brutality is caused by so many things‚ race‚ boredom‚ power insecurity‚ life problems. The same reasons we get angry in life‚ but they chose to abuse people because they are the only gang who can get away with it. Police is the largest gang of all‚ most organized‚ and the most manipulative.
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Annotated Bibliography “Police Brutality (Special Report)” facts on file. Issues & controversies. Web. March 2009 This article points out several different cases involving police brutality linked to New York City police departments. In the case of Amadou Diallo four plainclothes officers shot and killed the 22-year-old immigrant from Guinea while he was sitting in his home in the Bronx. Mistaking his wallet for a gun he was shot at 41 times‚ 19 of the shots hit him. The jury‚ racially mixed‚ acquitted
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Police Brutality Amy McKinnon Baker College English Composition 102 October 27‚ 2014 United States police play a very important role in the lives of U.S. citizens today. Their duty is to serve and protect us from harm‚ but often times this may not be the case. Americans are made to believe that these officers will serve and protect us‚ when in all reality police are more interested in enforcing the law and making arrests. The police often overstep their authority and begin acting as if they are
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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 Brown nine times when he didn’t have to shoot him once. This issue has been going
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I will have to admit I am with neither side. I really cannot side with either of them‚ but I agree with some of their idea. If were to side with one of them and oppose against one of their idea‚ I am just their enemy. Today we see many 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
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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 brutality‚ police corruption‚ and police misconduct is the abuse of police authority. Police
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Police brutality is among some of the most pressing issues in our country today. With increasingly common reports of misconduct‚ more people every day are wondering if the police officers‚ employed by the government and paid for by the people‚ are truly here to serve and protect. In many instances however‚ these reports are skewed and biased by media outlets in favor of condemning police officers without showing interest in the point of view of the police officer. Conversely‚ police departments
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as I cooled down. She took me to the police station as we waited for my parents. Her fellow co-workers gave me a tour around the police station. By that time‚ I had almost forgotten that I didn’t even have my parents with me‚ when my grandma showed up to retrieve me. Running as fast as my little legs could carry me‚ I ran into her arms‚ and I never
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