Asia Williams Sociology 002 Social Injustice/Police Brutality A social injustice‚ as understood in our society‚ is any action against an individual or group‚ which would deny them of their basic human rights. Police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. Over the past years‚ police have acted out in ways that have made people wonder “are our officers of the law really doing their job?” Unjustified shootings‚ severe beatings‚ fatal choking’s‚ and rough
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limit and a police officer catches you and he pulls you over. You pull to the side of the highway and pulls you out of your car and puts you in handcuffs and doesn’t tell you why you’re in handcuffs. Shortly after you ask him why he’s in cuffs and the cop says shut up and punches you in the gut. Then he starts to kick you in the face repeatedly just for going over the speed limit. I wanted to research police brutality because I had heard a lot of problems related to police brutality on the news but
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1 Police Abuse Hope Hagan Saint Leo University Michael Singer Word count: 1691 Police Abuse Police brutality is the excessive‚ unreasonable use of force against citizens‚ suspects‚ and offenders. A study showed that most citizens complained against police officers because of the use of profanity and abusive language towards them‚ the use of commands to move on or get home‚ stopping and questioning people on the street or searching them and their cars without probable cause‚ the use of threats
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vs. Police Brutality Tamir E. Rice. Michael Brown Jr. Eric Garner. How many more unarmed minorities have to be unjustly murdered before someone starts to listen? The problem is not the community. The problem is not the peaceful protests that police have transformed into a vicious assault on the very people they are trained to serve and protect. The problem lies along the roots of law enforcement‚ the system itself. Police brutality against unarmed people of color is the sole fault of police officers
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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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there are is still no clear explanation on police misconduct‚ however‚ there are some sociological theories that many scholars believe can lead to police brutality. Have listed some theories‚ I believe that allows us to take a deeper look into police brutality. Conflict theory‚ predicts that members of minority groups are more likely to be victims of police brutality(Starr 2015) thus allowing the widening of the black community distrust of the police department.. Let’s take a deeper look into the
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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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Issues involving the police can clearly be seen by the American citizens on news channels and on social media. These issues bring about a great amount of debate and conflict of two opposing ideas about what is perceived as right and wrong as well as good and bad. However‚ if one is to look at the issue of police brutality and compare it to other issues that America is facing‚ he or she can see a reoccurring pattern of human behavior among them. It seems as though it has become a common occurrence
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killed at the hands of police officers. Drastic changes are needed to solve the issue of police brutality. Such excessive force by police officers is very disturbing to the community. People around the country are fighting for a country where law enforcement treats all communities with dignity‚ employs restraint on the power police officers‚ and only use the necessary force to maintain the community’s safety. Over the years there have many cases involving police brutality such as the cases of Rodney
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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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