Why Do Black Lives Matter

Stereotypes are this planet’s number one flaw. Not all of them are bad, but what do most people think when they hear that word? When I hear it, my mind jumps to every single negative thing I can think off. Such as our current crisis right now about “Black Lives Matter” or anything racial for that matter. Other examples that pop up in my head are, “He wears black, he must be emo/goth”, “She’s a teen mom, she’s trashy and irresponsible”, or “Women are terrible drivers”. The thing is, science doesn't back up any of these stereotypes; although these may be true in certain cases. There is not just negative things that come out of this, stereotypes can ACTUALLY be good for you.

Black Lives Matter is an international activist movement that started within the African-American communities. This movement is organized by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi. Ever since the black people have stepped on American soil, they have continued to be victims of racism and violence. From slavery to lynching to segregation, the black people have suffered alot in this country. In the past few years, there are so many of them that have been targeted by the law enforcement authorities across the country. This movement’s goal is to raise awareness of racism and violence against African-Americans. They wants African-American to live with dignity and respect like other Americans do.

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A report made on May 31st shows that at least 385 people have been killed by American police since 2015 has started. FBI reports show that over the past decade, the annual average for fatal shootings by police is about 400, and this year they are close to surpassing that only half-way through the year. Two thirds of these people have been either African American or Hispanic with one in six of them being unarmed at the time of the shooting. More than 80 percent of the shootings were because of what had started as minor things that escalated into assaults. This is important because police brutality has become a bigger issue with police being more likely to shoot with race in mind.

Recent Surveys have shown that police brutality typically occurs in areas that are predominately African American and that have police departments that are composed of non-minority Officer. For Example in Ferguson Missouri there is a population of approximately blank. Minorities account for only about 5.6% of the population. White American citizens only made up blank percent. The demographics of Ferguson’s Police Department show that white Officer outnumbered African American officers 51 to 3.

Being a minority in the United States has never been easy and does not seem to be getting any better. Minorities have been exposed to violence by law enforcement for many decades. Law enforcement 's are tasked with protecting and serving its citizens, not to harass and assault them. Police brutality is a continuous problem in the United States and officers need to be accountable for their actions. This research project will examine how police brutality often leads to death because of some officers ' unnecessary physical aggression and poor judgment, some incidents leads to unjust shootings, and finally, the misconduct of police officers. By understanding how police brutality is increasing and the violence that comes with it, police officers can then receive better training and learn how to gauge certain situations to avoid the use of violence and abuse their power.

The topic of police brutality has been an issue in America for many years, especially among minorities. When referring to ethnicity, most American citizens are white with European background. Therefore, the minorities include American citizens that include African, Hispanic, Asian, Arab, Indian, or native background. Although the amount of racism among citizens has decreased over years, prejudice, racial profiling, and stereotypes still exist. Hence it is a privilege to live in any society and be a part of the majority, which in the case of American citizens is to be white. Many police officers are also white, and most of the residents that live in inner cities are minorities, which has led to controversy, even in recent years. A common stereotype

From the post-civil war era, the civil rights movement, the Rodney king riots in Los Angeles, and even today the issues of police brutality have been under the microscope of certain groups in the United States. Every day in the United States there are almost 18,000 police departments that employ a total of 606,505 armed officers to defend, protect, and serve the public, according to a 2015 report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Fatalencounters.org reported that from 2000 to 2017 there have been 19,341 deaths of civilians by police officers, and in California alone there have been 3,781 deaths in that time frame far exceeding other states. However, the use of excessive force and possible racial bias trends among certain ethnicities

Because of recent police shootings of racial minorities, there has been an increased call for police reform and reduction of racial bias by police (Kahn, Stele, McMahon, & Stewart, 2017). Racial minorities often are disproportionately stopped by police. Because of the heightened racial tensions and life-or-death consequences, understanding racial bias in policing is important (Kahn, Stele, McMahon, & Stewart, 2017). In a case study preformed of 212 incidents that occurred in 2012 from a medium metropolitan police department, the results showed that racial discrimination was directly related to the level of resistance the suspects used (Kahn, Stele, McMahon, & Stewart, 2017). When Latino or Black suspects resisted, they received significantly more force than when White

Police brutality is a problem in our society mainly because there are police officers that are getting away with not only physically hurting innocent people, but murder as well. In the past year, there have been between 865-939 cases of people being shot and/or killed by cops (Calacal 1). Racial profiling is one of the main factors in this problem. African Americans and Latinos are the people we see being abused by police on the daily. So far this year, 215 African-Americans and 94 Latinos have been killed by police. Data shows that a black person is 3 times more likely to be killed by a police than a white person. Several officers

Black Lives matter does not care about black lives. They only care when a black man is killed by the police. Why does no one protest the fact that black people kill each other by the dozens on the streets of Chicago? While they protest, their children are on the streets ditching school and selling dope. When inner city kids do go to school, they are taught by uninterested and incompetent teachers. Why do they not protest the quality of their children’s schools? Why do they not protest for better healthcare and jobs? Why are they not attacking the problem at its source? If I was running black lives matter, I would try to improve the socioeconomic status of these communities. I would make sure kids were getting a quality education so they

Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, Isaac Holmes, Terry Price, Brandon Jones, Anthony Hill, and James Howard Allen. This is only a small sample of Black lives taken by police in the past year. In November 2015, police took 22 Black lives. That equates to one Black life every 33 hours. Do I have your attention now? It’s clear that “Black Lives Matter” is more than just a slogan, hash tag, or organization; it’s a movement. This movement has lead to many protests, and confrontations with police. Not only that, but the controversial question, “Do Black lives matter, or do all lives matter,” has been raised to our current presidential candidates.

On Monday, October 24th, a photo surfaced on the internet of Melanie Burton, a white first year Xavier University student, in black face. The photo was captioned, “who needs white when black lives matter.” Melanie Burton and her friends took the photo privately in their dorm room and posted it on Burton’s snapchat. One of Burton’s snapchat followers took a screenshot of the photo and sent it to other students, who later shared it on their various social media pages including Facebook, Instagram, and twitter. As a result, Xavier students expressed their frustration with the incident on their social media platforms. Similarly, on that same day, another photo of a skeleton wearing a Dashiki with a noose around its neck surfaced on the internet.

“Black Lives Matter” —an intended progression in society without a hierarchy, merely marching forward by spur of the people. Started by three sisters who continue to keep the organization a chapter-based, left wing social justice operation, it can best be described as “Not a moment, but a movement” by those that follow it. The case that began this outcry involved a man —George Zimmerman— whom, according to Lizette Alvarez and Cara Buckley (2013), “was found not guilty [of] second-degree murder [and] was also acquitted of manslaughter, a lesser charge.” (para. 1). Since its initial start in 2013, the movement follows and protests against police brutality and civil injustice towards individuals of the Black minority; however, this is a prime example of hate breeding hate as the movement, has opened a new floodgate full of antipathy aimed towards the White-community and Law Enforcement Officials. In short, the initial idea of “Black Lives Matter” —which is to bring civil justice to the Black-community— is a good concept, but the execution by its adherents are, ironically, bigoted; the movement needs to either evolve its state of thought or disperse before it further segregates America.

Further strides have been made since this period to include a concentrated effort to make police departments more ethnically diverse. Despite becoming more diverse and laws to protect citizens there remains a great deal of distrust of the police among African-Americans and Hispanics. The Rodney King case was and is a lightning rod for those who point to police abuse based on race. Unfortunately, large numbers of African-Americans, Hispanics, and to a lesser degree other ethnic