Category: Police Brutality

From trying to cash a check at the bank, to mowing lawns, to sleeping in the college dorms or even coming home to an apartment building, there are numerous stories of African-Americans being harassed. Women, men, and even children going about their daily lives only to be intruded by strangers provoked by their presence and…

Novelist Angie Thomas and her novel The Hate U Give expresses the life of a sixteen year old girl named Starr, who was a witness to her best friend Khalil get murdered by the police in cold blood. Thomas purpose for writing the The Hate U Give is to convey the message of being able…

As an administration of justice major I have had to analyze a long list of potential police brutality videos in order to determine whether or not the officers used a justified amount of force to stop what they perceived to be a threat. The beatings and killings of African American individuals are definitely something we…

American police brutality and use of excessive force in the 1990s was a major problem, primarily because of the racial prejudice that has come with it. By definition, excessive force refers to force in excess of what a police officer reasonably believes is necessary (Legal Information Institute). Officers of the law would attempt to justify…

As an administration of justice major at CSM, a topic that interest me was one of the biggest cases of police brutality that has ever happened in the United States and how an event like this will affect the whole nation not just the city where the event took place. People of the United States…

According to Henry Jenkins it saud: I recalled that the LA Riots were not only about conflicts between angry blacks and the LAPD but had also revealed other conflicts within and between the multiracial groups inhabiting South Central. Protests in Los Angeles have caused the city to revisit its legacy of racial problems arising from…

In the light of the current events in the United States (May-June, 2020), the issues of police brutality, violence, discrimination, and criticism of the law enforcement system overall deserve particular attention. Purposeful use of unwarranted coercion, abuse of power, verbal assaults, intimidations, and other forms of official misconduct by law enforcement officers are the practices…

Police Brutality Police officers should always speak with the truth, show their commitment, and bravery, and act as the law says to, but unfortunately not all who say to protect us actually do. Weve come across many police brutality cases that have honestly shown the other side of some police officers. Their job as officers…

A Better Understanding of Police Brutality and How It Still Exists in Today’s Society In society, there is a set of rules and regulations we must follow in order for everyone to be at peace while allowing society to function properly; this concept is called the law. Laws are set to keep everyone in check…

Police brutality occurs when police officers abuse their powers by killing and harming innocent people, causing nationwide protests and outbreaks. Without action on this issue, police officers will continue to abuse their power and make wrong decisions. This will end up in more violence in the world as more innocent people will be harmed by…