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Michael Facey April 29, 2015 Professor Christian Heisler ENG-103(Argument Essay) Police Brutality has become a serious topic in today’s time being that every time you turn on the TV you see them mention another act of violence from the police and since that were in 2015, cellphone cameras are being used to capture every single second of it, so it won’t become he say, she say evidence. According to Salem Press Encyclopedia, police brutality is abuses of authority that amount to serious and divisive human rights violations involving the excessive use of force that may occur in the apprehension or retention of civilians. Police brutality has become the issue of today’s time with civilians of this country; recent examples of police …show more content…

True enough police have their protocols to go by, but they aren't treating citizens like human beings. I believe that if a crime is committed, the criminal should be have to deal with some consequences, but for kids-young men mainly- to be shot and killed in their own neighborhood without justifiable cause is just absolutely insane. Being that they put their life on the line every day to protect us, doesn’t empower them to treat citizens like a class of people below them. Don’t misinterpret what I’m saying, this intended for those officers who are misguide or blind to the line between reasonable and excessive, because there are officers who help the community and host program to reach out and save the young kids from these streets. There are certain ideas for alternatives in the air, such as the “Body Camera”; according to the New York Times, Police departments around the country have been moving with unusual speed to equip officers with body cameras to film their often edgy encounters with the public. But the adoption of these cameras has created a new conflict over who has the right to view the recordings”. I feel like these body cameras will change the whole game plan on law enforcement being that it’s like having a supervisor over your back watching your every move, another alternative to this brutality is the use of Non-Lethal weapons such as CEDs. CEDs are conducted energy devices or also known as

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