Actual Real Life Shoot-Outs Of Cops Vs. Very Bad People

Have you ever asked yourself what it would be like to become a police officer. Becoming a police officer isn’t an easy take because they have to risk their life everyday to protect and serve the community. They have to go through the dangers of arresting criminals when there is a chance that they could die. However, in today’s society only a small amount of the police officers actually serves their community and protect citizens from danger. Right now, most police officers abuse their power to the point where they don’t seem to care for the safety of the community. They would usually arrest innocent people, make accusations, and even use their power as a source to show their dominance. If you think about, whenever you are stuck in traffic

Police officers aren’t called to someone’s house for them to join them for a cup of coffee, they’re called because someone is hurt, or something has gone terribly wrong. Officers respond to a call not knowing what had happened, as well as not knowing what their next course of actions are going to be because they do not know what they are about to walk in on. Going into a call they have to be quick on their feet and make an important split second decision, which can also be a life or death-threatening situation. When someone gets into a car accident or someone robs a bank the first thing witnesses and/or the victim’s do is call the police, the police are within the community’s to protect its citizens. “Officers are stressed out and stretched thin like never before- facing long hours, constantly changing shifts, understaffing, more complex caseloads and a lack of career-development opportunities, as well as growing family pressure at home.”

The role of a police officer can be rather intense at times, but they play a central part in the law enforcement system. Police officers monitor criminal activity, take part in community patrols, respond to emergency calls, issue citations, make arrests, investigate crimes and testify in court as needed. Although officers have a delegation of authority such as their chain of command, they are also given the discretion on which laws to enforce based on their trustworthiness, experiences, situation and training. Though I'm for officers having the entitlement of discretion, I strongly feel their background, values and beliefs can also cloud their judgement. While an officer's discretion has been up for debate publically due to the unnecessary

Police officers are constantly being faced with the unknown dangers all around them. Police face the danger of getting shot in almost any situation. Policemen could get shot during a building search, or even at a simple traffic stop. For example in San Antonio, Texas, a dash cam video was released showing that an officer was making a routine traffic stop because a man in a truck ran a stop sign. When the truck pulled over, the driver hopped out of his truck and began shooting at the officer. The officer began to return fire and in doing so he shot and killed the driver. Reports state that the Officer stopped Michael Bradley because he didn 't come to a complete stop at a stop sign. As the Officer conducted the stop, Michael Bradley fired four shots from his vehicle. The President of the San Antonio Municipal Officers

Police officers are allowed to use force as part of their day-to-day duties. Officers must use their judgment to determine when the use of force is warranted. In order for officers to make the appropriate decision, proper training must take place. In order to perform at their best, they must become familiarized with federal and state court cases, state law, and departmental policies directing such actions (Lim & Lee, 2015). According to Lim & Lee (2015) failure to fully understand and simply just following the regulations can lead to community resistance, loss of public confidence in law enforcement, and legal liabilities. Improper use of force is one of the few behaviors that reduce community confidence in police officers (Lim & Lee, 2015).

It goes without saying that police officers have one of the most difficult jobs on the face of the planet. To begin with, when a uniformed officer leaves his or her home each morning or evening to go to work, they can never be fully confident that they will return home. The threat of death while on the job is constant, and while danger is always looming, the day-to-day tasks of the job can often be tedious and boring. In addition to the inherent danger and tedium in a police officer’s job, police officers must also contend with a lack of respect from the general public, which has greatly increased since highly visible events in Ferguson, Missouri and in Baltimore, Maryland. With this constant on-the-job stress, and disrespect and combativeness

For instance, Imagine the life of a hardworking officer, who barely gets to rest. They soon become overworked causing them to be fatigued and not fully aware of the il-considered and rash decisions they make (Wilbur). However, this is not an excuse for when they claim that they were “too tired” and not in a proper state of mind, in the case of shooting an innocent black man. Another common excuse, that can be seen as two sided, is the fact that many cops are simply looking out for their own safety, but then are being bashed with false accusations of being “racist” afterwards. Cops, are merely acting on their judgements and what they feel is right at that exact moment, which may include shooting a man who serves as a threat, instead of putting their own life on the line (Appuzo). The thing people don’t understand, is that there are many precautions a cop can take so the situation doesn’t ever have to get to that point of seriousness. For example, the 21 foot rule, which is a commonly taught method, within the police force and has been for 20 years. The rule says an officer should at least keep 21 feet away from a subject who serves any kind of threat (usadojo). If all officers obeyed this rule in every situation, than they wouldn’t have to be so worried about their safety,

First, let’s look at what a police officer must go through on a daily basis. Sure, some cops just answer domestic disturbances, whereas Phil, a drunk and disorderly man, is throwing the handset phone at his wife and threatening her life, who does she call? Not the military, no she

Police behavior has been a continuous controversy in the United States. Communities have begun to fear law enforcement and can potentially rebel against police forces because of the way these acts are surfacing the media. Police officers are sought out to be the people in charge of containing chaos in society, but most of the time, now, they are the root of the chaos. For the most part, I believe some police officers know how to properly hold their composure when it comes to dealing with difficult situations. I believe this is solely due to the levels of education and skills new recruitees are obtaining. There are other instances in which I believe that not all officers deserve to be police officers. I have often seen television shows about what police forces consist of, in

Being a police officer is not easy. Being an officer of the law comes with a certain amount of responsibility and there are a certain amount of requirements that are asked of every officer from an everyday beat cop to the chief of police. Being an officer means that your moral compass has to be better than the average person’s. You can’t give in to your vices and your emotions and with the amount of discretion officers have it’s hard to always do the right thing and make the hard calls and that’s what officers are asked to do every day. Being an officer means that you see scenes and respond to calls the average civilian will never experience a day in their lives. Crime scenes often aren’t pleasant to be around and depending on the crime they can be downright gruesome to witness. Being a police officer means you’ll see those kinds of things not once but all the time and eventually that has to wear down one’s mental health and sanity. Being an officer means that you are one of the most scrutinized people in the world. Everything you do is under a microscope and everything you say can and will be used against you in the court of public opinion. Constantly being under such pressure to not mess up and to always make the right calls, to be the face of the government on a local level and bear the brunt of public opinion good or bad, to see far too often a grisly crime scene and have to deal with the psychological damage this causes; Police are placed under an unreal amount of

It is simple that there is an incredible degree of responsibility and expectations placed on the officer. Whereas most professions give careful thought and designing, an officer is commonly thrust into a scenario with very little advanced intelligence concerning what is occurring. Usually, an official is concerned in a scenario that has the potential to show violence. The law enforcement has to understand that typically it would be unfair to judge an entire race of people. Along with the citizens, they would also have to understand that its unfair to judge a profession based off of stories seen in media.

This paper explores six published, peer-reviewed articles that report on results from research conducted on Law Enforcement history, philosophies, behavior, and stress. Law Enforcement officers have a huge responsibility. With this amount of responsibility inevitably creates carries a large amount of stress. A Law Enforcement officer is responsible for people’s lives and the protection of the community they serve. Even though these men and women take on such responsibility does not mean they are exempt from the same laws they enforce. Those individuals who take on the oath and wear the uniform of a Law Enforcement officer are held to different standards than civilians. Therefore those who wear the uniform should be individuals with high morals and ethics and be able to have an unbiased and fair attitude towards the work they are involved in. With all of this responsibility stress and the toll this stress can have on law enforcement personnel is an almost inevitable outcome.

In the United States alone, there are more than one million full-time state and local law enforcement employees. That is more than one million heros willing to put their lives on the line for citizens they have never met, yet still in today’s society every one of those police men and women have a stigma that surrounds them and their job. Day after day, we hear about another shooting incident, or something that they have done incorrectly, but do we ever stop and think about how they felt in that moment? While there are bad cops in this world, most of the men and women in the police force are there to do meaningful work. In that moment that can ruin the rest of their lives, their actions, justified or unjustified, are a result of the impending

In a society that craves more freedom and yearns for political correctness, the visible breakdown of the judicial role is evident; absolute freedom is no better than chaos. However, in the absence of order, the individuals that we have placed in a position to protect and serve can no longer do just that. Instead, they are bound by laws that do not have their best interests in mind and restrictions have been put in place that makes it difficult for them to do their job. The job comes with obvious risks, dealing with suspects at every level of criminal offenses yet; the men and woman who sign on know what is at stake. It is a stressful role that takes its toll on police officers, more so because in these situations, an incident may arise that needs to be dealt with decisively. However, with the plethora of inaccurate and unjustified reports of police brutality, and the reciprocating media backlash, police officers are put in a haphazard situation that does not allow them to make quick decisions and act accordingly.

Many people see police officers as real life heroes; some see them as dirty people with the authority to do whatever they want. Over the past twenty years