Tragic Shooting Of Keith Lamont Scott: An Analysis

Walter Scott’s shooting by a police officer in April 2015 defines the racism in the American policing from a new perspective. In the incident, 33-year-old American police officer Michael Slager shot Walter Scott eight times in the back when Scott tried to run away from him. Slager had asked Scott to pull over because of some issues in the taillight of the car. Slager claimed before the court that he had to take this action because Scott had taken away his taser, and he was afraid that Scott might be a threat to his own life. However, later evidence from Feidin Santana, a passerby, revealed to the media a video that Santana had shot at the time of this incident. In this video, it was evident that Slager and Scott indulged in a little brawl before Scott tried to run away. Slager had his taser intact because the video clarifies that while tackling the dead body of Scott, Slager was seen handling his taser - it was not in the victim 's hands. Slager was dismissed with immediate effect from his post, and he was accused of murder (Infobase). The injustice of Walter Scott 's death clearly demonstrates that it is crucial for all police officers to wear body cameras. Police officers in body cameras will prevent violence between officers and civilians, hold officers accountable for inappropriate behavior, and serve as on-hand evidence for future judicial actions.

Over the past several years, there have been several high-profile police-involved shootings, and the justification behind the shooting has been questioned. Several of these shootings have resulted in a subsequent criminal conviction involving some form of a homicide charge for the police officer involved. This has created a great division between those who support and those who oppose the police. Police agencies and community leaders have sought to repair this relationship, and citizen police academies are one potential avenue.

The Parkland Shooting occurred at Douglas High School, Florida, United States, north of Miami. The incident occured Wednesday February 14 2018 (Nicole Chavez, 2018, p. 5).

The Kent State shooting has sadly been one of the many fatal shootings throughout history in America. There are growing rates in mass shootings in America today as we know. They are becoming more common in our daily news sadly. We have many Anti-shooting, and many rallies to end war on certain topics. This just happened to be one for the Vietnam war. .

Week three I wrote about a shooting that took place in Dallas, Texas when gunshots were fired killing five police officers. It concluded with the gunman, 25 year-old Micah Xavier Johnson of Mesquite, Texas, being shot dead by the Dallas police after attempted negotiations failed. Videos showing two men shot by police in both Louisiana and Minnesota created protests in Dallas and lead to erupting fire. The gunman's house was warranted to search; bomb-making materials, ballistic vests, rifles, ammunition, and a personal journal of combat tactics were all found. The amount of shooters were unknown, but when the shooting started twenty protesters that had been carrying rifles scattered the area. It was a very well thought-out attack that took

On the morning of December 14, 2012, America experienced its deadliest mass shooting at a grade school and the fourth-deadliest mass shooting by a single person. All of America was left reeling as the details of what transpired were shared through every media outlet. Media reporters and American citizens were left wondering about how could this have happened and how could we have prevented this heinous crime. In looking for an explanation the Media emphasized various topics such as mental health, violent video games, and gun control as possible catalysts. This essay will provide a critical analysis of what happened in the Sandy Hook Shooting, the media’s role in public opinion, and the arguments laid forth by claims-makers as associated

When many individuals think of Cleveland, they think about gang violence and poverty. Furthermore, highly publicized events such as the RNC and the Gay Games, shows others that Cleveland is not as horrific as media portrays the city to be. Parts of Cleveland are not the friendliest, but much of Cleveland is beautiful and has much to offer to others. Moreover, Cleveland deciding to put the city out there and try to bring in new people was brilliant because people will learn that dreadful occurrences happen, but the city as a whole should not be blamed for the few indiscretions made by

The article “He Was Shot Vegas Shooting” a man (hero) saved people during the shooting at the festival. The hero saved his family before anyone else. Later, he saved two little girl that were hiding and where not completely hidden. During him saving the girls he was shot in the neck and he began to feel nauseous. He was then helped by a police officer the told him “everything was going to be ok” which he had also been telling the other people. He was later rushed to the hospital and was told throughout America that he was a hero. He said “i'm likely to spend the rest of my life with this bullet in my neck.” He said he would want people to do the same for him in that situation or any situation for that matter.

The Kent State shootings were a true American tragedy. The situation appeared to be taken somewhat lightly due to the ideology that the students were the “bad” people. I was baffled by the general public’s belief that these students deserved their fate. The women’s awareness that two of the students who had no inkling that the situation would escalate to that magnitude somehow deserved to die seems incomprehensible, moreover she then comments on the appearance of these students and the beliefs of her likeminded counterparts as contributing factors to their deaths.

A miracle NYPD Detective Steven McDonald who was shot 30 years ago and left paralyzed, has passed away Tuesday afternoon after suffering a heart attack just days ago.

Police violence is a reoccurring issue in today’s world especially in America. It seems as though we live in a society where Police officers target minorities practically young African American men. On October 20, 2014, Laquan McDonald was roaming around a neighborhood in Chicago who happened to be “holding a knife” (Good). Jason Van Dyke as well as a few other officers responded to the calls and spotted McDonald wandering in the middle of the street. After a few seconds of the police officers ordering McDonald to release the knife and surrender himself to them, Van Dyke stepped out of his vehicle and released 16 shots into McDonald within thirteen seconds.

A junior in Brownsboro High School, Ashley Dixon was asked an important question, “What improvement would you like to see in Brownsboro/Chandler.” In receiving this question, Dixon pondered for a while and gave her response : “ I would like to see more places to eat, more areas of entertainment, and new schools hopefully soon.” However, she added, “the only issue is that they would have to raise the taxes, and find some investors, but overall, it would make the lifestyle here more entertaining. We would also expand the area and hopefully attract more people into town.” Altogether, Dixon just wants the best for her hometown, her family and her peers.

When asked what the reaction was in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, David said, “Well, I mean, it’s not like it is today because we didn’t have all the social media outlets. We didn’t have Facebook where people could get on and argue their issues or their opinions. Obviously, people were upset by it. I think there was more shock and awe than anything because we had never really even seen anything like this before… I think it’s set the tone for current events of mass shootings and school shootings.” He then goes on to say that he believes if Facebook or other social media outlets had been relevant there would have been a greater spreading of outrage. Instead, people had to deal with their feelings privately instead of having public

Personally, I love everything about this city eve though I moved in recently. There gabs dividing the community to be effective, exclusive and and integrate and those are feared and misunderstanding and of course there are dedicated people and organizations working on to overcome.

In J.J. Anselmi “I heard the shot that killed my neighbor, but I refuse to be afraid” brings to the light that violence can happen anywhere, and that there are many signs of racism still in our world. He shares his experience with having his ethnic neighbor murdered, and participating in interviews with news people who only cared about is opinion based on his own racial class. In his article he also explains his experience with violence in different cities, as well as how living in these different towns has made him realize many other views on what many may consider a safe living or safe neighborhoods. All of this opening his eyes and realizing how some people who spastically live in these safe