The Brutality Of The Police Force

Police brutality is filled with intense violence that threatens the lives of many minorities. Statistics from an article called “The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S” shows that African-Americans make up 13 percent of

In our past white Americans use black African Americans as slave labor, now we see many white citizens still hurting and disrespecting them. A major example is police brutality. Police brutality is the act of police using force to deal with suspects that are beyond what is necessary. Police brutality has led America to a bad reputation with cops that go by the term, “to serve and protect.” Not only that, but it has contributed to racism in the country; many white police officers have been responsible for ending many innocent black lives. To the reader, for whoever you are, let this article inform you the many ways police brutality can be confirmed by story examples, racism, and reminding us why we came to our country. Maybe you haven’t seen it yet, but now you will know. Take note of what you have learned from the past about these events and similar events if you have learned about them. Step in someone else's shoes and see what they are seeing.

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Police misconduct has been a problem for decades. People have been; falsely imprisoned, beaten, robbed, raped, and killed at the hands of corrupt cops. This has been a problem for a long time to a diverse group of people, however, it has always and continues to be a major problem for black or African American people. African Americans have been brutalized and killed by corrupt cops since the 1600’s, sadly this behavior continues in the year 2016. The United States government should put policies and laws in place to hold corrupt police offers accountable for their crimes, and possibly put an end to the injustice of the “so called” justice system.

In recent years’ police departments have been brought into the public eye based on the public belief that police brutality has become a norm within the police system in recent years. Yet this has occurred for decades in police departments, not only that but there are multiple forms of brutality to take account of in the criminal justice system specifically towards African-Americans. The criminal justice system has become accustomed to creating a system of racial control after the ending of the Jim Crow Era. Causing every level of the system to work in a way that limits the freedom of African-Americans the most common being that of police misusing

Killings among young men of color has risen in these past few years during altercations with the police. African-American and Latin-American men are dying for reasons such as rush of judgement and possible acts of racism. These acts that are being committed are considered the term of police brutality. Police officers seem to be shooting unarmed men of color as the ultimate solution when being confronted with these altercations. These three examples I will provide will show how many young minority men are being killed at unprecedented rates across America.

Those of the minority community have been subjected, for many decades, to violence by those in law enforcement in the United States. This type of violence is a direct depiction of police brutality, which often leads to death. Police brutality has been an issue for many years, and it remains a major concern for those of the minority community. Over the past five centuries, black people have endured violence in many different ways. Today, police officers use deadly, excessive force that leads to inexcusable assaults, beatings and shootings.This demonstrates the government’s role in initiating and prolonging racial suppression and provides the explanation for police brutality to become a federal crime. In history, racist

As a country, we have made some major developments in fighting racism and injustice, but there are still many areas where we need major improvements. Particularly, there is a problem with police relations and the African American community. There is a disproportionate number of African Americans who have experienced violence from encounters with police officers than any other race or ethnic group. A recent study done by the Associated Press and NORC found that African Americans are four times more likely to describe violence against civilians by police officers a serious compared to white Americans. It also found that 80% of African American’s interviewed believe that police officers are too quick to use force and they are more likely to use it against an African American person (Collenly, et al). There is clear evidence that this is a problem that needs to be addressed in the community. The cases of Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Mike Brown and many others have brought this issue to the national spotlight and have helped people acknowledge that this is a problem in the country.

A young man’s brutal death at the hands of the police is found justified in a court of law due to his “suspicious” appearance: a black hoodie and his hands in his pocket. An elderly woman is fatally shot in her home for her relation to a suspected criminal. A married man with two toddlers is choked to death after a minor traffic stop by an officer who later claimed that his unarmed victim was wielding a gun. These people all have a few commonalities: the color of their skin, their presumed guilt at first sight, and their ultimate unjustified death administered by the law force. These are not uncommon occurrences. Due to the staggeringly disproportionate rate of African-Americans killed by the police, and the underlying rampant racial profiling, police brutality towards blacks in America must be called to light.

Police brutality is not a new subject. It has been around for numerous years, and like most issues, has resurfaced to the public’s eyes. The recent events brought up the question: Does there need to be a reform in the system in the police system? In this year alone, there have been countless cases of individuals being harmed or even killed by police officers for reasons that continuously are not explained. What has people more attentive to this injustice are statistics showing that most victims in these police attacks happen to be African Americans and other minorities.

One of the biggest problems that plague America is police brutality. The job of the police is to protect the community they’re assigned to work in, from any illegal activity that occurs. However, there are officers who believe they are above the law. Police brutality has been a political oppression that has been occurring more many years. There’s been many cases of excessive force towards innocent civilians by an officer that has sparked a national outrage. Stephan Lendman of Media with Conscience said in his article regarding the matter that “Police brutality occurs multiple times daily across America.” “In big cities. In small ones. In urban areas. In rural ones.” John Wihbey and Leighton Walter Kille from JournalistsResourch.org reported that “Research has definitively established that “racial profiling” by law enforcement exists — that persons of color are more likely to be stopped by police.” However, it does not mean that Caucasians are subject to be victims of police misconduct. Most recently there’s been an increase of police brutality among the transgender community particularly black trans women. Police brutality will come to end if the law set in place against it is enforced more with the lawbreakers to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law as well as the requirement of body cameras for officers on duty.

As stated by Stan Lee, the author of Spiderman, “With great power comes great responsibility.” This statement however, does not only apply to the superheroes in the comic books whom have supernatural powers, it also can relate to the everyday super hero’s such as law enforcement officers. However, police brutality has been a social issue in the United States for quite some time now and is only rapidly getting worse rather than improving. With the news channels and social media exploiting videos of law enforcement officers using forceful tactics but not showing the prior encounters of the individual, it suggests the officer is unjustifiably using force. However, with the epidemic of citizen outrage by the misconception of police

From deep in our nation’s history, the enmity between law enforcement and law abiding African Americans has been a staple of local relations. From early lynchings to anti demonstrator violence, to the 1991 Rodney King beating and the recent shootings of unarmed african americans, police brutality seems to be on the rise. Many reports have also been on the rise that police have been caught illegally arresting or opening fire against an unarmed law abiding black man. The backlash for police brutality can be explained through one event. The Great Migration, for example, sent more and more black people come into white communities in the north and west. However, policing in the area started going after African Americans in the firm belief that they might hurt the white people. In essence, police limited their promise to “protect and serve” to white people only. Adding to this disparity is the prevalence of white people reporting black people for no reason. Acting out of fear or misunderstanding, these individuals lash out causing even greater racial

From more than two decades ago, L.A. riots made headlines that has caused continued allegations of police brutality. This wasn’t the start, but it sure did catch a lot of our nation’s attention. There had seem to be a racial pattern that just didn’t comply. Cases involving young black men had the highest of all ratings. Surveys where given to minority groups that gave insight of what they thought personally .It showed that there was a deep sense of mistrust by the people for our first line of protection.

“Nearly 1 in 3 black people killed by police in 2015 were identified as unarmed, though the actual number is likely higher due to underreporting” (Mapping police violence). The U.S. Justice System has displayed a great deal of racial injustice, such as the use of racial profiling, throughout their police force. Acts that involve racial injustice are sadly, what make statistics like the one just stated true, and therefore the U.S. Justice System needs reform in their discriminatory practices. The unfair ways of the justice system can be seen and changed through, specific situations and examples of black lives that have been taken from white officers, the injustice and slack in correct punishment/unfair sentencing on the