White People Vs Black People

policies that are currently in place to reduce tension between police officers and the minority groups that they serveLaw enforcement officers and the community have been disconnected. Violence and brutality of any kind, particularly at the hands of the police who here to protect and serve our communities. When Ferguson, Missouri exploded after the police shot an unarmed black teenager, the tension between the community and its protectors was laid bare. Ferguson is not the first and certainly not the last community forced to bridge that chasm. In South Carolina a policeman shot an unarmed black male who was stopped for a seat belt violation. The cop asked the male for ID, who then reached under his seat to retrieve his wallet, but was shot in the leg by the cop before he could take out his ID. When the body cam video was reviewed it shows that the trigger happy cop probably was in fear of his life, however it is also obvious that the cop shouldn’t have felt threaten as the behavior of the black male involved nothing unusual. Many would say if the driver was white the cop would have not reacted the way he did.

Police officers, who were once referred to as peace keepers, are now more law enforcement officers. Police agencies around the United States seem to be stuck more on quotas and creating revenue for their county or city. Making many officers strive for many unnecessary arrests. Which as a following result has brought up a lot of tension between the police and their citizens. With increasing violence in cities and states; police officers methods have slowly become more aggressive, bringing a rise in unnecessary police brutality related incidents within the last 10 years. This relationship is substantially disproportionate considering that there are five times as many whites as there are blacks in America. I find this incredibly concerning and it has definitely impacted my view of American law enforcement. Recently, I have tried to become more knowledgeable about racism and prejudice in the United States as issues such as police brutality are becoming more and more prevalent. Although there is still much more for me to learn about the complicated system of racism and white privilege, I do feel that I know enough to recognize unjust and unlawful behavior of police officers. Police brutality has a longstanding history in our country and will be very difficult to overcome. However, I think it is possible if we, as a nation, are willing to recognize the cause and attack the issue at its source. I believe that police brutality can be attributed to an immoral police force, a corrupt

The role society plays in how these crimes are perceived, discussed, and what measures are taken to try to resolve these issues is ultimately what can change the thinking that how police officers handle things now is right. Racial injustice is occurring at the hands of people who are suppose to keep this country safe. There are many people who contribute to this problem, but where

A study conducted by The Police Foundation surveyed 80 police officers regarding their power of authority. The survey revealed that the majority of police officers disapprove the use of excessive force. However, when situations escalate to a certain point that requires excessive force, police were asked a series of questions. They were asked questions about their attitudes regarding excessive force and their perceptions of behavior with their fellow officers. The results showed that, “Almost 25 percent felt that it is sometimes acceptable to use more force than legally allowable to control a person who physically assaults an officer (Weisburd, 24).” The survey asked police officers a question that dealt with The Code of Silence, when a police officer sees misconduct from another officer and does not report it. The response of the survery revealed that “80 percent of American police do not accept that the code of silence is an essential part of the mutual trust necessary to achieve good policing (Weisburd, 26).” When asked about the attidues of civilians of a different race, the survey results came back as, “Almost 2 in 10 police officers in the U.S. believe that whites are treated better than African Americans and other minorities (Weisburd, 30).” Is there an issue of racism or targeting certain races when it comes to police and their authortity?

There has been a great uproar between Americans protesting against police brutality. Many Americans, black and white believe we should protest against them and then there are others who believe we should not. The majority of Americans who protest against them are blacks. They believe police are only here to harm everyone, but I believe differently. I believe we should stop protesting against police brutality because it is causing to many riots in cities. Police officers shouldn’t all be categorized as a bunch of brutal men and women trying to cause harm to everyone. If anyone is brutal it’s the protesters.

A national problem that is affecting me personally is the issue of police brutality. I am an African American female living in a society where there is an overlooked where between my community and the police task force. Before I delve into this topic, I need the reader to understand that I know all policeman are not bad and that all African Americans are not innocent. The problem I am addressing is the apparent discrepancy of police officers assuming that just because someone has a darker complexion that means that they are doing something illegal.

The majority of the officers is committed to protecting and severing others and for the most part are very honorable and very virtuous people. However they are the assorted few that make unscrupulous decisions that can affect not only the officer, but also the entire agency. What affects one law enforcement agency affects all law enforcement agencies across this great nation in the world we live in today. Many times these officers will frame the argument in support of public safety over individual liberties. As each of us know we are living in a very different world than we did just a few years ago. It’s my professional experience that many whites have no knowledge or empathy for minorities who feel as though they have been stopped or beleaguered solely on the basis of their race or ethnicity. Equally many minorities sense that all police are predisposed and dishonestly target specific groups based on pigeonholes and incorrect representations. Combine this with the twenty-four (24) hour news cycle that propagates and emphasizes certain confrontations to attract viewership and provoke communities on both sides of the

The term “good cop” is an oxymoron, like I believe that there are good people who are cops but the system is so messed up to the point where that takes that away from them. Yeah there are a lot of police officers that take the job seriously and came to work wanting to help others, but they ended up messing up people’s lives. I wish the black lives matter movement could understand that it’s all a game and a set up to kill more young black kids. The police will continue to use “ I thought he had a gun” and he will get a slap on the wrist or get

It is difficult to decide what I think in this subject, as the 'police' are a massive group of many varying types of people, not simply one person. You see, some people in the force may be unbiased and not want to participate in any unnecessary violence against anyone, no matter their race, and others are very biased racists who . So it is sometimes difficult to discern them into a single group. Sadly, in several circumstances it is the latter.

Police officers at some point is time were considered to be peace keepers. Those times have seemed to change, now days police officers can cause fear to the people especially those of color. This problem is not just in one branch of law but rather in all from local, state, and federal government. Racial profiling has become a mayor issue in the United States in the last few years, for example the death of several young black men. There are many unfortunate occasions where racial profiling have been the cause of death, and it is more unfortunate that this happens to certain races more than others. The most infamous being the Ferguson fatal shooting of a young unarmed African American male fatal shot by a white police officer searching for a

The Law Enforcement Institution does their best to hire an officer that fits their program and will abide by the law. Every officer pledges to serve, uphold, and protect the law that each citizen is required to follow but not all police officers live up to that. Law enforcement does not allow racist individuals to take part in law enforcement but some police officers allow personal views and racism to get in the way. The system is designed to protect and help the country, not to choose sides and put a race above the other. Although the justice system may be designed to protect citizens, it’s up to the police officers to sustain the morals and the laws that they swore to follow. Even though police officers swore to serve and protect, they take on the responsibility to uphold the laws and not be bias. But not all of them do, they say it but don’t live

Some people make every attempt to diminish, derail, or completely avoid the situation. Some say “Not all police are bad”. Standing against police brutality is not just standing against a few corrupted policemen or policewomen. It means fighting to eradicate a system that has been oppressing, discriminating, and corrupting the entire judicial system, including those so called “good cops”. Now this goes with the same argument that not all white people supported slavery or Jim Crow laws, because many didn't.

Which side is correct? In this case no one is correct because we can not judge a group of people due to one person's actions. There are definitely racist policemen out there, just like there are racist bankers or politicians. It is impossible to stop people being racist, but they can change their system, show the youngest ones that we should respect every race and always remember that “Beneath the armor of skin and bone and mind most of our colors are amazingly the same.”-

Police officers should treat us (citizens) with more respect like how they would treat their family. There is a lot off killing, verbal and sexual abuses going on in the United States of America so why would the police add on to that? People should care for things like that because we are losing family members, close friends to this social justice. Sometimes, police officers kill unarmed or mentally ill people especially people of color. Racism is a primary cause for police brutality. Police shoot and kill blacks almost twice as frequently as any other racial group, after gathering all federal crime data. African Americans were rounded up to about four times as likely to die custody or while being arrested than whites. I am a passionate about racism and fighting to end it. Police would never stop if racism keeps going

This quote proves that white men were indeed believed to be superior, while the black men were of inferior race. This belief causes black people like Cholly to be powerless. This relates to Obama’s comment on race relation as the problem black people had still occurs, but in a different situation. In the recent few years, there were multiple cases in which a white police handicapped a black person that is innocent, they caught them because they were suspicious, and skin color is believed to be one of the factors that made them look suspicious after having several cases. And during those moments, the black people are evidently powerless.