...Explaining police brutality can be confusing, so instead of me being boring and explaining it as it is, I want you to picture this scenario: a video game. Now, this can be any game, but for time’s sake let’s make it Legend of Zelda, more specifically Breath of the Wild. Imagine Link, the “hero” that’s been asleep for the past 100 years, exploring the Great Plateau and looking for shrines. He comes across a camp full of bokoblins, with one guarding the camp atop a wooden platform. Link takes out a bow and kills the guard with a swiftly-placed arrow to the head. This, of course, causes panic from the other monsters, but it’s quickly replaced by rage as they attack Link for killing their friend. Link pulls out a weapon, a tree branch, and slaughters...
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...Police brutality towards African American men is an issue that has been occurring since the creation of the first police force in 1838. There have been a large number of cases that have caused high publicity in the 1980’s and 1990’s, but it was not until 2013 that the powerful group of Black Lives Matter was established with the hope of ending police brutality once and for all. Today, many organizations are focused on resolving the violence that has been occurring in the country to the victims of police brutality. Groups such as Black Lives Matter and Communities United Against Police Brutality have been attempting to change the beliefs and institutional practices that lead to this problem. It can be said that many people have been coming together...
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...Excessive or unnecessary use of force when dealing with citizens is what police brutality is defined as(Police Brutality). The term “police brutality” has been used since 1872 when the Chicago Tribune reported the beating of a civilian that was under arrest. There have been countless cases where unarmed African Americans have been shot or physically harmed to the extent where they are killed when the citizen is unarmed. The police force is supposed to make America feel protected and should enforce the nation’s law. Officers should be prime examples for the youth of the nation. Throughout the years it seems police has especially targeted minorities. Citizens are being mistreated because of wrongful assumptions made by police officers. Police...
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...husband was fatally shot by the police while reaching for his wallet. Police brutality has become one of America’s biggest, and most controversial topics. Scrutiny surrounds the law enforcement as new cases of shootings, beatings, and assaults emerge every month. Minorities, especially African-Americans, in the country feel targeted, and hopeless against a system they perceive as oppressive, and racist. This issue has created a divide between the police, and the public. In addition, citizens question if the cops are protecting them or not. Although, it may seem like a problem with the law enforcement, both sides contribute to this issue, and continue to increase racial tensions in America....
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...Police shootings have covered media headlines for the past couple of years. As a result of police shootings in 2017, 982 people have been shot and killed. Citizens have continued to riot in cases where this brutality exceeds the standard range of punishment. Fatal shootings have and are becoming common. Police officers responsible for the killings are not held for long before they are released to their normal duties. Studies have noted that police use this force to the minority groups. For instance, African-Americans have confidence that the police use this force on suspects, rather than the ideal victims of the offense. On the other hand, a number of people think that the excessive force is necessary to prevent additional crimes in the society....
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...Police Corruption Ryan Alvarado CJA/214 November 13, 2012 Richard Palomo Abstract In the history of police in the United States there always has been an element of corruption. Because the police officers themselves are human, the possibility of corruption will always be present. Sometimes it is minor but then that usually can lead to more major crimes and eventually the corruption itself will spread throughout an organization. The level and extent of corruption is difficult to determine as the crime itself is very covert. There really is no for sure solution to stop the corruption and wrong doings; however, steps can be taken to alleviate some of the criminal offenses. As long as there is police there will always be a need for those who police the police. Police Corruption In any organization that involves mankind in a position of authority there is always going to be a possibility for corruption, the police department is no different. The level of corruption will always vary, depending on the situation and the environment but nonetheless police corruption does have an effect on the United States. Of course the major offenses are of more concern, like police brutality or taking major bribes or hiding evidence, but even the smaller offense, like letting a friend out of a ticket, still show bias and dilutes the trust the public has in the police department. This paper will describe the negative effect that police corruption, police misconduct, and police brutality...
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...A Vile Blue Criminal justice has dealt with police brutality and citizens rights are taken away by the officers whom sworn to serve and protect the public. Officers that take advantage of their power unfortunately have an impact on all cops, including respectable cops. Not all officers are bad, but when you hear and see repulsive actions on the news or paper, it can make someone think twice on how police work is being managed in the line of duty. Officers are given the power to takeaway someone’s freedom or even takeaway someone’s life, and that can be a huge concern when officers are not conducting up to part with the power they’re responsible for. Evolution has been a major role for the criminal justice field; and for many years’ police brutality had a different definition; much of what we see today was ok to do in the past. Learning how the psychological aspect works and, how internal affairs deal with police brutality can help many understand why it occurs. When becoming a police officer they’re many serious of test and physical challenges that need to be completed before being accepted as part of the brother hood. One actual test being one of the most important to decide weather a candidate would be suitable to becoming a police officer is passing the psychological test. Many would think the psychological evaluation is to test a candidate’s sanity, but failing this test does not mean he or she is crazy; but would only prove a career in law enforcement is not suitable for...
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...Since the 20th century police brutality has been something people of color have had to deal with. Police brutality is when a police causes harm to an individual or people that have not been hostile or non compliant towards them. It can involve use of excessive force, use of a firearm or use of any non lethal weapon such as the baton or taser. But in these last few years most have ended death where the officer was caucasian and the victim was african american. When Rodney King was beat in Los Angeles California we seen the officers in this case serve some time and I would think officers today would have to face these same repercussion in recent years. Seeing many of the cases make it trial only to be acquitted has me thinking, is police brutality the norm and is the horrible act okay now?...
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...Police brutality in America is an everyday truth of life. The issue posed by the illegal exercise of police power is a current reality for individuals of color and class. Like the Patrick Lee case, a twenty-one-year-old who was allegedly acting in a strange manner, the officers decided to tasered him nineteen times, spray him with pepper spray and beaten with batons to death for resisting arrest. The jury found that the police did not use excessive force in this case and lawyers said that they (police officers) had done their best with the tools they were given. Another victim was Sean Bell; he was killed by the NYPD when his car was shot at fifty times because they saw a gun inside the car. These two men that were shot at by the police have...
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...enforcement, then who can we trust to help us?" California citizens watched as 617 coffins came from all over the Los Angeles area. They came from the east, west, south and north. It seemed never ending. One at a time, those California citizens carried cardboard coffins with the names of the loved ones who passed away from an officer involved shooting since 2000. Canek Pena-Vaegas, a director from a non profit organization that works with previous high school students that dropped out knew something needed to be done. He talked kids who attended his organization about their feelings regarding this subject. They went on to explain they don't feel they can trust the law enforcement, so who can they trust? They all...
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...wearing her school cheerleading outfit and the other was wearing a hoodie, and it was covering her head. Which one will be racially profiled? Hate crimes happen in small towns and large cities. They happen in every state: north, south, east, and west. They involve everything from simple graffiti to brutal murders. They may be called hate crimes, bias crimes, civil rights crimes, or ethnic intimidation. Hate crimes are crimes committed because of the race, releigion, sexual orientation, or other group memebership of the victim. The precise groups that are included in the definition of hate crime vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. African-Americans have been targeted for generations. There have been many white against black crimes, and police against black crimes. Has there been any improvement in the last 50 years? Racially motivated attacks agaist African-Americans rose more than 8% in 2008. While crimes against blacks rose, attacks against whites declined during the same time period. Racially motivated attacks continued to account for about half of all bias crimes. Now that we have our first African-American president whose place of birth and presidential legitimacy are still being questioned by extremist, the number of hate crimes has undoubtedly increased in 2009. (Encyclopedia of...
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...Police Brutality Police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. Unjustified shootings, severe beatings, fatal chokings, and rough treatment have all contributing to the ever-present problem. The abuse we see from police officers today is similar to when ending segregation was a national issue. The mistreatment then caused riots to be seen in the news. Police abusing their power has again taken their toll on communities. Recently, just as it did in the past. But today luckily, we have stopped the violence and moved to peaceful protests and marches As Baldwin says in Notes of a Native Son, “It was better not to judge the man who had gone down under an impossible burden. It was better to remember: Thou knowest this man's fall, but thou knowest not his wrassling” (1335). I take this to mean you can't judge people because they crack under a wight, but that you need to understand them and see why they acted the way they did. On August 1, 1943 a World War II veteran , Robert Bandy, was shot in the arm when coming to the aid of a black woman named Margie Polite. The white police officer , James Collins, had gotten called to the incident because Polite had been unruly and loud at a hotel and yelling at staff (“Harlem Riots of 1943”). When Collins tried to arrest Polite, Bandy appeared to defend her. After a brief argument, Bandy struck Collins with his own nightstick and Collins shot Bandy in the shoulder.Rumor spread that Bandy had been...
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...We Will Not Be Silenced “America preaches integration and practices segregation.” – Malcolm X. Similar to the oppression of colored people in the 50’s, black youths in Northern United States fear for their lives daily. Tensions between armed forces and black youths have risen significantly due to the excessive force police officers inflict on people of color. Prevailing racism and police brutality has been brought to light through the events happening in Ferguson. New officers should be thoroughly trained and inspected to ensure our country continues to advance forward socially, and stops the oppression of one group. Eric Garner was a father, a husband, a son, and a black man at the wrong place at the wrong time. While standing outside a convenience store, a NYPD officer believed Garner was selling untaxed cigarettes, and put Garner into an illegal chokehold. Garner repeatedly told the police officer that he “can’t breathe”, but the officer refused to let Garner go. After Garner fell unconscious, the group of NYPD officers took several minutes to call for medical help, and did not perform CPR. It is later reported that Eric Garner’s death was in fact a homicide, an unlawful killing of one person by another. Although there is an abundance of evidence, including a viral video of the incident, proving the officer used malice intent when handling Eric Garner, the court ruled he is not guilty. The bystander who happened to catch Garner’s death on tape was sentenced to time in...
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...In Ferguson, Missouri, a man by the name of Michael Brown was shot in his hometown by a policeman. This event would lead to the growth in media inspection of police interactions with black people in the United States. (Chernega, 2016 p. 234-245). In August 2014, eighteen year old Michael Brown was killed in his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer by the name of Darren Wilson. Michael was shot multiple times on his right arm and shot twice in the head. This event increased the media observations of the police action with black people in America. Since then the media has been overflowed with accounts of African Americans who have been killed by white policemen. The death of Michael Brown changed the public’s information about police brutality, producing a chance for change. After the shooting of Michael Brown by the officer Darren Wilson, in St. Louis region, the universities and colleges were challenged with task of crisis management in the wake of events that happened in Ferguson, Missouri, in August of 2014 when Darren Wilson of the Ferguson police department shot and killed Michael Brown. The predicted liberation of the grand jury’s decision of whether or not to bring Wilson to trial generated months of civil...
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...Joey Palmer Oct. 18th, 2015 Essay # 2 Prof. Roliz Throughout history, there has always been situations where an individual or group has rebelled against their government or religion. An individual is justified to rebel against his government when there's an excess of police brutality, that individual can be living in a nation where the government is not an ideal government, or unjust treatment of an ethnicity. There are many ways to rebel against ones government and/or religious institution, in the past rebelling has varied from protesting to a world wide revolution. Revolutionary leaders such as Che Guevara and Martin Luther King Jr. both lead groups which allowed people who rebelled against their government to obtain justice. Two philosophers who spoke on rebelling against their government or religion were Friedrich Nietzsche in “Morality as Anti-Nature” and Henry Thoreau in “Civil Disobedience.” A situation that occurred to justify an individuals rebellion against their government is the act of excess police brutality. A perfect example of excessive police brutality is the Eric Garner case. In this case Eric Garner was put in a choke hold by a New York City Police Department officer named Daniel Pantaleo, he ended up killing him and did not get indicted. This decision came nearly a week after a cop killed an unarmed African American, Michael Brown. This caused many people to walk and protest in Time Square chanting “This Stops Today” and “I Can't Breathe,” which were...
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