Police Brutality Case Study

Police brutality is one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States and it occurs in every community. The job of a police officer is to maintain public order, prevent, and detect crime. They are engaged in a dangerous and stressful occupation that can involve violent situations that must be controlled. In many of these confrontations with the public it may become necessary for the police to administer force to take control of a situation. Sometimes this force takes the form of hand to hand combat with a suspect who resists being arrested. Not all police officers in communities are good cops. At least once a year the news is covering a story about a person

On July 17, 2014, a plainclothes officer for the New York Police Department stopped Eric Garner on the street and attempted to take him into custody. After Garner resisted arrest, the police officer placed him in an apparent chokehold—a move that is banned by the NYPD. In an amateur video of the dispute, Garner can be heard claiming that he could not breathe. The struggle continued, and complications led to his death. The medical examiner’s report noted that Garner’s asthma, obesity, and cardiovascular disease were contributing factors to his death. However, the cause of his death was the compression of his neck and chest from the chokehold—his death was ruled a homicide (NBC New York, 2014). A nationwide outrage followed Garner’s death as the video spread on social media websites.

Historically, minorities have been victims of police brutality in the United States. Since the middle of the 19th century a dominant white social class maintained racial injustice through a police force willing to use violence against minorities. This violence expressed itself in the years immediately after the civil war through brutality in various forms. America has a lengthy an disgraceful tradition of police brutality to attain a sense of law and order in its society. Police misconduct can be described as any inappropriate behavior on the part of any law enforcement officer that is either illegal or immoral or both. Law enforcement agents are should behave to a standard that is greater than the average civilian. Police brutality comes from

It is crazy how much police brutality goes on in the United States. Some names of popular cases are Philando Castile, Rekia Boyd, and Tamir Rice (Lopez, Johnson 6). Is it a coincidence that all three people that were just listed are African American, or that the majority of police brutality cases involve people who are not white? Racial corruption exists in the judicial system as shown by unlawful shootings, stereotypes, and stand-your-ground laws. Somebody has to stand up and do something; everybody has to stand up and do something. But how can anything be accomplished if citizens are just shut down, laughed at and problems only get recognized for about a week or even a couple months and then forgotten about? This is a clear, known issue throughout

Some horrific cases have happened throughout the years. Brining these cases to the public’s attention will help show how much of a problem police brutality really is. Police brutality is the use of force that is exceeding the necessary amount of force (“Police Brutality,” n.d.). In 2011, a 37 year old mentally ill homeless man was laying on the ground when police were kicking and punching him eventually leading to his death (Akkoc, 2018). In 2014, Eric Garner an African American male was being arrested for selling loose cigarettes when he was wrestled to the ground by a New York police officer who had him in a banned chokehold technique (Akkoc, 2018). Eric Garner told him, “I can’t breathe (Akkoc, 2018, Sec. 5)” multiple times, but the officer

According to an article in the NY Times, and CNN News, one officer used an illegal chokehold to restrain Eric causing his death and a video was shown as evidence. The video shows that during the chokehold Eric was saying“I can't breathe”. The officer should have let him go so that he could breathe and he wouldn't have died. Things like this can't happen in this country. Even though there was a video showing the altercation happen, it still didn't matter and the officer was found not guilty. The question now becomes what needs to happen for this issue to

On July 17th, 2014, Garner was arrested on suspicion of selling “loosies”, single cigarettes from packs without tax stamps. The incident was captured on video tape and made publicly available shortly after and went viral. In the footage, the asthmatic, three-hundred-fifty pound Eric Garner was put into an apparent chokehold in an effort to subdue him after he told the arresting officers that he “was tired of being harassed” and refused to comply with their orders. In the footage audio Garner can be heard exclaiming “I can’t breathe” eleven times before the chokehold is released. Garner had to be hospitalized immediately, and was pronounced dead less than an hour after the incident. Garner’s death was ruled a homicide and the officer responsible

The topic that I am proposing is police brutality. Are police officers committing police brutality or are they just doing their job? We as a community are hearing more and more about police brutality in the United States. It is really common to see on the news or social media videos of police brutally beating individuals that seem not to resist arrest or even with their hands up in the air as a sign of surrender. My intended audiences are, communities, and police departments. Communities need to understand why this is happening and if there is going to be any change. On the other hand, police departments need to not more a blind eye any more when these situations occur and start disciplining the officers. I am a true believer of

Eric Garner who was murdered by a NYPD officer using excessive force by forcing Eric into an illegal chokehold. All of this brutality was caught on camera by a man who lived near the scene which shows that “Garner said the words “I can’t breathe” several times before he stopped talking.” (Duncan) Garner never received CPR by EMS or police officers. “[T]he person shooting the video ask[ed] why Garner never received CPR. “Cause he’s breathing” an officer responds.” (Duncan) Garner died later in the hospital due to his injuries from the chokehold. Even though a chokehold is illegal in New York, the officer did not have reason to use this excessive force, and Garner died from the officers’ actions, the officer was not charged with anything. This is only one example of the police getting away with murder just because of their

The police was arresting a overweight African American. While they were arresting him he had a asthma attack but while the man was trying to grab for his inhaler while he was trying to show the officers that he couldn’t threw him on the ground and forced him to put his hands behind his back, and in the mix of all that he died of a asthma attack. In America today there is a problem with police brutality, there are a lot of cases were the police beats or either kills the victim in minor events, also.

Police Brutality/Gun Violence in the United States continues to be a persistent problem affecting many different communities. Although these issues are constantly in the news, we have made few progress in reducing the likelihood of repeated cases. There has also been a lack of awareness of the number of people who have not only lost their lives but have had their families torn apart by these issues. From the names that you know Mike Brown, Tamir Rice and Sandra Blank to the names you don't know. Too many people have suffered so let's get together and provide some positive energy and support.

Most people in the United States of America do not realize the harmful effects of police brutality. Police brutality is the use of any excessive force exceeding the reasonably necessary force to accomplish a lawful purpose. Not only are these effects physical, but they are psychological and even moral. The police victimize innocent people based on their ethnicity. The reason this scenario is being stated is to show how police are harming the very own citizens they have sworn to protect.

Throughout numerous centuries police brutality has been a consecutive issue in the world. But rather than trying to help solve the conflict, governments ignore the cruelty that goes on in the police department by police officers such as killing, beating and abusing their power on innocent civilians and incarcerated people. What’s bazaar is that the reasons it happens, police officers target minorities and inmates to perform these cruel acts of behavior being they know that they are the most vulnerable in this society. Maybe if the government was more involved in these complications; there would be more of a sense hope to solve and prevent this matter. If the government were to place certain laws and consequences that would be followed by police officers this could seize the thought that being a police officer you can do what you want considering as we can see today most cops get off on petty convictions or with no conviction at all. They need to change the way the courts try officers, the way the academy train them, or even show a sense of care for their citizens then police brutality could eventually vanish.

Police play an important role in our society since they are the ones in charge of enforcing the law, keeping the order and protecting the citizens. Because of the complex job police perform, many times they get involved in dangerous and violent situations, where they have no other option rather than to use force to keep control of the situation. However, there are cases where they abuse of their power and use excessive force even though it is unnecessary. This issue is called police brutality and refers to “any act of unmerited excessive and aggressive physical, mental and/or emotional abuse, above and beyond the law, enacted upon by an individual or group of individuals in law enforcement” ( Mitchell).

There have been many cases of “police brutality”but there have been a couple to really stand out. One that has really made its impression felt, has been the Beating of an innocent man during a traffic stop named Rodney King. An Artical on Bio.com states “The officers pulled him out of the car and beat him brutally, while amateur cameraman George Holliday caught it all on videotape. The four L.A.P.D. officers involved were indicted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and excessive use of force by a police officer”. Although the officers were charged with assault ...they were soon released a after few months due to “a