Blacks : The Toys Of Police Officers

on in America. Police have been chastised for discriminating against African Americans. Homosexuals and other members of the LGBT community are being discriminated against for being who they are. As Americas economy stays at a lower status classism seems to rise as well. America seems to be on the verge of an enlightenment period of equality. Race Since the Ferguson Missouri Incident in 2014 America seems to have turned its attention to racial discrimination and abuse by police more than usual

Amadou was a 23 year old, black, unarmed boy killed by four white police officers in 1999, all four officers were acquitted. Police misconduct: Inappropriate or illegal actions done by police officers. Police misconduct needs to be stopped, but how are we going to end it? The police are here to protect and serve and when they willingly break the laws for their own “benefits” it’s a large neglect of their job and their responsibility. Police brutality is a form of police misconduct and it is the one

Some officers take advantage of the authority that they have over the public. People are becoming more and more aware of the police brutality that occurs in this country as more cases are brought to the attention of the media. It is becoming increasingly common for people to film interactions with the police, especially the cases where there is misconduct. A large amount of the cases that are brought to the media’s attention are that of Black people being killed or assaulted by the police; that

"Hands Up, Don't Shoot", black Lives matter. This is the slogan that the black man has taken on to protect themselves from being shot down, unarmed, innocent or guilty. They are not given the chance to prove themselves. When stopped by the police, they are killed and it is happening too often. Most black people feel that black lives don't matter, never did, and never will. Black men, and women have been killed by police far too long. In the last ten years, it has tripled. So many of our young

social justice topic is black lives matter and black should be treated better. I think it’s necessary because Police has killed at least 155 black people in eight months. So that means in about two-hundred and forty-three days one hundred and fifty-three people have died. There have been six hundred, twenty-six killings of people by cops so far this year. This means about 25% of black people have died so far this year. Of the 626 people that have been killed by the police, thirty-eight was unarmed

still relevant in today’s society. There have been recent cases that have raised awareness for true equality. White cops have been killing African-Americans and getting away with it. A boy named Tamir Rice was killed in a park for playing with a toy gun. A man who was not resisting arrest was choked to death. African Americans will never be equal in our society, because there are too many higher up officials who don’t believe in true equality. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Tom Robinson

political climate of recent years in the form of the Black Lives Matter movement, a series of non-violent protests in hopes of highlighting the effects of modern day racial inequality and police brutality against black people. They advocate for teens who have been aggressively, ignorantly profiled due to their race and for adults who have suffered in the hands of their more privileged, distant ancestral cousins. Though some people believed that the Black Lives Matter movement would fade away after a short

What is police brutality? Police brutality is the use of excessive force by police when dealing with civilians “Excessive use of force” means a force well beyond what would be necessary in order to handle a situation. Numerous law enforcement officers, those who promised to protect and serve the people have misused their rights and supremacy to aggressive assault, and control the citizens, even if they were innocent. Citizens who have been assaulted by the police is left with a physical scar as well

Another black man has been shot and killed by police officers this time in Houston, Texas. Alva Braziel is now dead after waving a gun at police and then being shot allegedly 10 times. Hollywood Life shared the details about what happened to Alva. This is just two days after numerous police officers were shot in Dallas. Alva Braziel was allegedly waving his gun in the streets before getting shot by police officers. There is no word at this time about what caused Alva to act this way. Two police

Tinker-Martin6 Police Brutality, Have Times Really Changed The history of Police Brutality for minorities; especially people of color has left America wondering have times changed. Police brutality has deemed the opportunity for socioeconomic advancement or access to good and services for many Black/African Americans dating back as far as 1955. The system of Police brutality has affected many realms of society for minorities’ employment and family life. After some scholarly research, police brutality