The Use of Force

William Carlos Williams’ passion and dedication of medicine can be seen through his literary contributions of short stories and poems. The Doctor Stories use interior monologue in a stream-of-consciousness as a tool to reflect each narrator’s experience and gives insight into the character and his appraisal of each of the situations encountered. It is through this stream-of-consciousness that we come to realize the observational nature of this doctor’s actions and thoughts.

In this story, the two irony’s that we’re used are the situational (or cosmic) irony and the dramatic irony, because when Mrs. Mallard had gotten the news that her husband was killed in the railroad disaster of course she cried, but when she went into her room to probably take in all that was going on, that’s when her true feelings came out. She felt a sense of relief and a sense of freedom in the fact that soon she will be able to just please herself and not have to deal with someone else’s demands. But come to find out the roles reversed when she went downstairs with her sister and that front door opened, her husband walked right in with no harm done to him. Out of shock, she collapsed and died. These ironies are related because nothing

When a law enforcement officer uses force on a subject it will be classified into one of three main categories which are, justifiable, excessive, and deadly force. The authority for law enforcement officers to use force comes from the United States Constitution (case law), state statutes, and department policy. Law enforcement use of force is very important because it involves the patrolman on the street, the corrections officer in jails and prisons, and the courts where excessive use of force cases are held.

For example, at the beginning of the story, the young lord said, “I have no use for old people in my village.” Throughout the story, the young lords mind had obviously changed. In paragraph 46 the young lord said, “I have been very wrong.” as well as, “And I must ask for the forgiveness of your mother and all of my people.” This is where you see that the mind of the lord is changing, which is showing you the theme. The young lord’s dialogue shows me that it is very unjust to treat the elderly without respect. What the characters say in the story strongly suggest the theme, which is that elders should be appreciated and treated with

Verbal irony is used throughout the story as well and relates to the theme of hypocrisy. Throughout the story, many things are said that might confuse you or not make sense which is verbal irony. One of the characters, Old Man Warner said, “ Next thing you know they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves”(Jackson 4). This is ironic because he is making it seem that cave men and their lifestyles are modern which in reality they are not. Another example is told by Mrs. Delacroix, “ You’re in time, though. They’re still talking away up there”. Here she is talking to Tessi Hutchinson acting like their friends and everything is fine, but at the end of the story when Tessi is the one being stoned, Mrs. Delacroix picks up the biggest rock to throw.

The use of force is inevitable in police work. In many situations the lives of officers or civilians can be taken by not using force when necessary or using it improperly. Many factors come into play when an officer decides to use force. This includes is the use of force justified, has the officer been properly trained to use force, and will the department be held liable if the force is used improperly?

Dramatic irony is shown heavily throughout the story, as the reader connects with Mary as she goes through her whole plan on how to cover-up the murder. An example of dramatic irony that was shown is when the officers were eating the murder weapon and they didn’t even know except for Mary and the readers. I found the situational irony to be more dramatic because you would have never pictured a woman going from such a calm and loving state to one that killed her husband in the spur of the moment. It was shocking to me on how she had such a rapid change in attitude and how she was able to put on a smile

In using a first person point of view, Selzer provides a direct link between the narrator and the audience. The thoughts and emotions of the physician/surgeon aren’t filtered through the distance of a third person narrator, instead they are raw and at the moment, as the physician feels them. Selzer begins the passage by explaining why a surgeon would write. A surgeon is so used to such gory things, such as “feeling the slow slide of intestines against the back of his hand”… why would he take the time out his day to write? Selzer describes writing as a form of expression. Writing is a way to “search for some meaning in the ritual of surgery, which is at once murderous, painful, healing, and full of love.” Personally, that line was my favorite in the piece. Surgery has many implications- yes, it can kill and it can cause pain (not only to the patient, but the family of the patient), but at the same time, it is performed so that the patient can heal and suffering can end. In the next paragraph, Selzer emphasizes that point by describing the motive behind surgery. He explains how a surgery isn’t performed with the intention of cutting flesh, repairing a problem, and moving on to the next patient. The

One night, a small-town patrol officer stops a car driven by two teenagers. The officer believes that one of them might be responsible for a string of recent burglaries. The teens are questioned, and the officer becomes angry at their responses. Over the objections of the teenagers, both teens are pulled out of the car and shoved around a little. They are both told that they are under arrest and the officer begins to place handcuffs on them. Both fight back and both are beaten badly (Bruno, 2010). The question is what legal recourse is available to the families of the teens if any?

Moreover, to limit officer’s discretion on unjustly use of deadly force, law enforcement agencies need to adopt new practices and techniques when dealing with the public if deadly use of force is not required. Officers should adopt new practices of using the taser as a means of force. “Tasers [are] developed to subdue suspects with non-lethal means” (DeLone, Thompson, 2009, p.416). Many law enforcement officers praise the use of tasers as a tool to “increase the safety of both officer and citizen by decreasing the use of deadly force” (DeLone, Thompson,2009, p.418). Individuals who are not complying/showing aggression with officers and or have some sort of weapon can be easily subdued and controlled with the taser rather than being shot at

Whenever a law enforcement officer places an individual under arrest or is involved in a deadly force scenario the officer has used some degree of force. The incidents where an office has to make a split second decision and use physical force to control a situation is known as “Use of Force.” The use of force varies as situations present themselves to the officer and they must decide what level of force is necessary to control the situation. Often the use of force is subject to much debate and not a year goes by without some media coverage of some law enforcement officer accused of using excessive force. In dozens of studies of police use of force there is no single,

The conflict is between Bill and Mary because she sees him for the first time in a while and she realizes she has feelings for him. Unfortunately, Bill does not feel the same way, and it causes some conflict. Mary was walking around in the city and saw Bill. She called for him and talked to him. Bill did not recognize

Marxism is thoroughly used throughout “The Use of Force” and is evident in the power struggles embedded in the short story. Williams uses the conflicts between the doctor and the child; the parents and the doctor; and the parents and the child to develop the drama in the story. The struggle begins when the child refuses to cooperate with the doctor and let him see her throat. As the doctor begins his diagnosis, the child tries to physically attack him. “As I moved my chair a little nearer suddenly with one catlike movement

First, the authors show readers irony through the customs that the isolated characters bring with them from their previous homes. Ideally, the setting that Maria and all the boys come from represents civilization and order. It is seen that in the beginning, the character’s actions still reflect their previous home. This is ironic because in a few cases, these actions are far from civilized; they actually represent they inherent wrongness in all humans. In

the story “The Use OF Force”, by William Carlos Williams. Is about a doctor who enter the household of a family in need of helping a sick child. While helping this child the doctor seems to be over aggressive with the child. In the story, the doctor says and does some disturbing things while treating the child which reveals his true self and makes him a reliable reader.