A Report On A Shooting

The word deontology comes from the Greek word “deontos” which means duty (Adams, 2011). Deontology can be defined as doing what is morally correct regardless of the final results as long as they abide by the moral principles. Certain actions, like lying, are never allowed regardless if its outcomes benefit the purpose and no harm is caused. The theory states that whether an action is ethical and follows the moral rules, depends on the intentions behind the decisions (Pieper, 2008). So for an action to be “good” and morally right, it must have been performed at goodwill and abide to moral values.

The heated issue of police brutality and police officers violating civil rights has extensively covered media headlines for several years. Hundreds of people are killed every year by police officers, and many of these cases bring up issues of police brutality. More often than not, it is usually a white police officer and an african american offender encounter that sparks media attention. The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri is just one of these cases that has caused a major divide in the United States. Michael Brown was fatally shot by Officer Wilson after an unfriendly encounter in the streets. Those who believe that Officer Wilson made the right decision in shooting Michael Brown, point to the fact that the grand jury chose not to indict him. Although Darren WIlson was not charged after the shooting of unarmed Michael Brown, some people believe that his actions were unlawful and he should have received some sort of punishment for his wrongdoing. Acknowledging all of the facts of the investigation, Officer Wilson did not act properly in the circumstances of the time.

Walter Scott’s shooting by a police officer in April 2015 defines the racism in the American policing from a new perspective. In the incident, 33-year-old American police officer Michael Slager shot Walter Scott eight times in the back when Scott tried to run away from him. Slager had asked Scott to pull over because of some issues in the taillight of the car. Slager claimed before the court that he had to take this action because Scott had taken away his taser, and he was afraid that Scott might be a threat to his own life. However, later evidence from Feidin Santana, a passerby, revealed to the media a video that Santana had shot at the time of this incident. In this video, it was evident that Slager and Scott indulged in a little brawl before Scott tried to run away. Slager had his taser intact because the video clarifies that while tackling the dead body of Scott, Slager was seen handling his taser - it was not in the victim 's hands. Slager was dismissed with immediate effect from his post, and he was accused of murder (Infobase). The injustice of Walter Scott 's death clearly demonstrates that it is crucial for all police officers to wear body cameras. Police officers in body cameras will prevent violence between officers and civilians, hold officers accountable for inappropriate behavior, and serve as on-hand evidence for future judicial actions.

Your honor, I respectfully request that you find the defendant, Jamie Hayes, guilty of voluntary manslaughter. As you can see from our witness’s testimony, we have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that Jamie Hayes, is indeed guilty of manslaughter. Our first witness, Lou Williams, head of campus security, explained the specific details of every incident involving the track team and campus security. Alongside this, Lou Williams also told us that the security department was well trained and prepared for any incident that was to occur. All security officers were licensed to carry firearms and to use them if necessary. Furthermore, she stated that they hired Lee Valdez based off his respectable credentials and that he was a great officer to work with. During Valdez’s time, recent events involving police brutality raised some serious concerns amongst many of the students at CCU. Since then, the students have held two rallies on excessive use of force by law enforcement, and with this, the security department has noticed a change in the students’ attitudes towards authority. In response to this, Lou Williams conducted monthly training meetings with her staff on how to deescalate tense situations. Despite what defense may say otherwise, Campus Security did have a procedure that was followed on the night of the incident on May 15, 2014.

He and his friend Dorian Johnson were reported suspects of a robbery. There was an altercation with Brown and the officer, he lost control and the gun went off. Michael Brown was moving toward the officer with his hands up while the officer shot brown twelve times. Brown had no weapon on him and was not a physical threat. Walter Scott was 50 years old and a father of four. He was pulled over at a traffic stop for non working brake light. In the witnesses video, it shows scott running away from the officer. Why did he run?, who knows. His parents think it was because he owed 18,000 dollars in child support. That still doesn't give an officer the right to shoot him

• Integrity: each police officer is presumed to do the right thing, at all times, regardless of the matter at hand, those involved and any other influences. Officers are held to a higher lever of integrity and expected to perform above all else, at all times (Baker, 2011).

Deontology is an ethical position that examines the morality of an action based on the action’s adherence to rule or rules. Many times is described as obligation or rule based ethics (Alexander). Therefore, the only actions that are considered moral are those that are performed solely for one’s duty to the moral law rather than one’s desire. Deontology is the school of thought that Kant comes from. Immanuel Kant was a critical figure in philosophy in the modern age. His work was the foundation of the most famous form of Deontology.

Another blatant case of usage of deadly force by the police is captured on video, where Walter Scott was pulled over at a check point for

On September 20th, 2016 Kenneth Lamont Scott, a Charlotte, North Carolina resident was shot and killed by members of the Charlotte Police Department. According to the Charlotte Police Department, officers were at Scott’s apartment complex searching for someone unrelated to Scott on an outstanding arrest warrant. Officers observed Scott exit a vehicle in the parking lot carrying a handgun. According to police reports, Scott failed to comply with orders to drop the weapon and was shot and killed by police. During the confrontation, Scott’s wife was present and recorded the encounter on her cell phone. Scott’s wife claimed that he was sitting in his car reading a book and that he

Oscar Grant was reported to be rowdy on the train and was shot at point-blank range. The policeman later revealed he was trying to grab his Taser not his handgun. While reading this review, the author was using present day situations such as the Zimmerman case to reflect on how two different cases can be the same but in different standpoints. Trayvon’s incident was not recorded, but Zimmerman was reported to be running behind an unarmed suspected to have a gun. The author wanted to say that cases are similar considering that both officers were not prosecuted. A better example he could have used was the Walter Scott shooting. Both men were believed to be causing a disturbance, the policeman was trying to grab their Tasers, and someone was

Around 11:54 AM, Surveillance catches Mr. Brown stealing some cigarillos. Shortly after 12:00 PM, Officer Darren Wilson arrives, alone in his police vehicle. He starts speaking through his window and tells the two men, “Move to the sidewalk.” (Officer Wilson). He sees that Mr. Brown fits the description of a suspect in a convenience store theft. Somewhere in where Officer Wilson moves his vehicle out of traffic and to the side, he gets in an altercation with Mr. brown, who is right next to the window of the vehicle. Officer Wilson fires 2 shots from the inside of his vehicle. One barely hits Michael Brown on the thumb and the other completely missing him. “Mr. Brown runs east. Officer Wilson pursues him on foot. Mr. Brown stops and turns toward Officer Wilson, who also stops. Mr. Brown moves toward Officer Wilson, who fires several more shots. Mr. Brown is fatally wounded.” (Officer Wilson). After further investigations with this report, Officer Wilson said, “Mr. Brown reached into the vehicle and fought for my gun.” Some witnesses said Mr. Brown never moved toward Officer Wilson when he was shot and killed. Most of the witnesses said the shots were fired as he moved toward Officer

People think these videos tell the court exactly what happened and that police should wear body cameras. These videos though can be edited and with so much commotion and people moving around, the person recording or the officer can missed an essential part in the scene to tell the audience what truly had occurred. "Had there been no video of Scott's shooting,’ Bogle said, ‘the public might have believed Officer Michael Slager's story that he'd been attacked and had no choice but to fatally shoot Scott." The video had not shown what had happened before Michael had shot Scott. “The video, though, taken by a bystander who happened upon the incident, showed Scott running as Slager shot him in the back. Slager now stands charged with Scott's murder.” People were not aware of why the officer was investigating or what had caused the officer to shoot. All they knew was a statement Slager had told them and a video making him look like a

A clear evaluation on the reason that led Michael Slager to ask Walter Scott to pull over was a baseless and a clear violation to a driver’s right. Michael Slager gave the reason that his third break lights were on. The law was evidently clear that vehicles ought to be equipped with a singular brake light upheld in fine working state. This was evidently quite clear when the South Carolina appeals court appeals confirmed this assertion through its reading.

I think that new media was involved in changing this case from a usual, “I feared for my life” routine to a police officer being charged with murder because the media coverage showed evidence of the actual footage during Walter Scott’s death. By different media outlets showing this disturbing footage allowed the world to see that this was a murder and not a self-defense case. Since, there was actually footage of Walter Scott being shot down by Officer Michael T. Slager after he falsely claimed that he shot Scott because of a scuffle over his stun gun made it easy to convict him murder. I think the media played a vital role in this case because if there had not been actually footage, then Officer Slager words would have been accepted as the

“The term deontology comes from the Greek word deon, meaning duty. The theory of deontology states we are morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain set of principles and rules regardless of outcome” (Shakil, n.a). Immanuel Kant expanded on this theory and introduced what has come to be known as “Kantian Deontology.” Kantian Deontology proposes, “no one rational or autonomous creature should be treated as mere means for the enjoyment or even the happiness of another.”(O’ Neil, 1993). Therefore, no person