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? …show more content…
In this paper I am going to present many cases some may be known while others may be unknown. For instance the Freddie Gray incident that happen in Baltimore Maryland where he was arrested and driven in van but while in the van fell into a coma and later died. Alton Sterling who was fatally shot outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge Louisiana while selling cds something he had been doing for over twenty years. Another case was Eric Garner choked to death by the New York Police Department in Staten Island New York for selling cigarettes outside the corner shop. And last but not least Michael Brown of Ferguson Missouri where he was gunned down while his hands where in the air begging the officer not to shoot, for allegedly stealing out of a local gas stations. Some of the cases not in ending in death is the case involving, Kelly Thomas and many other cases. I have heard that police stick together and will cover for each and lie sometimes i want to look into this and its