Police Brutality Research
Police Brutality is a wrongful crime and people who participated in the violence should
be punished. Many people are victims and are affected by police brutality. People in authority
should not be able to go without consequences for abusing their power.
Police Brutality is the use of excessive and unnecessary by police when dealing with
civilians. Police brutality can be present in physical forms such as tazing, pepper spray, and guns
to intimidate or intentionally hurt the victim. Police brutality can also be false accusations and
arrests, verbal abuse or racial profiling. Many people lose their lives or loved ones because of
police violence. “More than 920 people have been killed by the police in 2015” (UsHistory.org).
Officers are …show more content…
Many social issues come out of police abusing their power. According to the text, “Our
lives, our homes, our liberties each day are made less secure because of the unrestrained and
unpunished Police brutality.” (National Negros Congress, petition against police brutality).
Police forces abusing their power harms the communities it takes place in. It affects the
communities trust in the police.
Many police officers abuse their power by assaulting civilians or taking action in police
misconduct. According to the text, “Some police officers are shooting unarmed people, sexually
assaulting women, stomping, choking, yelling racial slurs, and giving false accusations.” (Human
Rights, Nelson). Some police officers may get away without suffering any consequences.
Many Americans, both blacks and whites, say that violence against police is also an extremely or
very serious problem in the United States. And half of all Americans, regardless of race, say fear
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caused by the physical danger that police officers face is a major contributor to aggression
against civilians. For every 1,000 people killed by police, only one officer is convicted of …show more content…
Butler was later proven innocent in the case and settled a civil lawsuit with the city for
$775,000.
There are organizations that have been created in opposition to police brutality. One of those
organizations is The Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was created
to stop police brutality and protect black individuals. According to the text, “ Black Panthers
monitored the behavior of the police in black communities.” (Huffington Post). Whenever there
was an arrest being made in a black neighborhood, the members would stand, armed, watching
the officers.
African Americans are likely to be killed by the police than any other race. The source claims, “
Police shoot and kill blacks almost as twice as frequently as any other racial group.” (APNORC)
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and “Black people were four times as likely to die in custody or while being arrested than
whites” . A number of civilians have lost their life while being apprehended. Tamir Rice, a 12
year old boy was shot and killed by a Cleveland officer who mistook his toy gun for a real
firearm.
Excessive force is one of the most common forms of police misconduct. “Excessive force
reports made up more than 23 percent of all police misconduct reports in 2010.”. Out of
be punished. Many people are victims and are affected by police brutality. People in authority
should not be able to go without consequences for abusing their power.
Police Brutality is the use of excessive and unnecessary by police when dealing with
civilians. Police brutality can be present in physical forms such as tazing, pepper spray, and guns
to intimidate or intentionally hurt the victim. Police brutality can also be false accusations and
arrests, verbal abuse or racial profiling. Many people lose their lives or loved ones because of
police violence. “More than 920 people have been killed by the police in 2015” (UsHistory.org).
Officers are …show more content…
Many social issues come out of police abusing their power. According to the text, “Our
lives, our homes, our liberties each day are made less secure because of the unrestrained and
unpunished Police brutality.” (National Negros Congress, petition against police brutality).
Police forces abusing their power harms the communities it takes place in. It affects the
communities trust in the police.
Many police officers abuse their power by assaulting civilians or taking action in police
misconduct. According to the text, “Some police officers are shooting unarmed people, sexually
assaulting women, stomping, choking, yelling racial slurs, and giving false accusations.” (Human
Rights, Nelson). Some police officers may get away without suffering any consequences.
Many Americans, both blacks and whites, say that violence against police is also an extremely or
very serious problem in the United States. And half of all Americans, regardless of race, say fear
3
caused by the physical danger that police officers face is a major contributor to aggression
against civilians. For every 1,000 people killed by police, only one officer is convicted of …show more content…
Butler was later proven innocent in the case and settled a civil lawsuit with the city for
$775,000.
There are organizations that have been created in opposition to police brutality. One of those
organizations is The Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was created
to stop police brutality and protect black individuals. According to the text, “ Black Panthers
monitored the behavior of the police in black communities.” (Huffington Post). Whenever there
was an arrest being made in a black neighborhood, the members would stand, armed, watching
the officers.
African Americans are likely to be killed by the police than any other race. The source claims, “
Police shoot and kill blacks almost as twice as frequently as any other racial group.” (APNORC)
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and “Black people were four times as likely to die in custody or while being arrested than
whites” . A number of civilians have lost their life while being apprehended. Tamir Rice, a 12
year old boy was shot and killed by a Cleveland officer who mistook his toy gun for a real
firearm.
Excessive force is one of the most common forms of police misconduct. “Excessive force
reports made up more than 23 percent of all police misconduct reports in 2010.”. Out of