Police Use Of Deadly Force Essay
Use of deadly force is becoming the most common topic in today’s society. It’s becoming so common that nothing on either side is being solved to help rectify or define the proper use of deadly force. I used to be one of those people that believed the low would uphold the rights of everyone but in my recent discovery and research I’m on the fence between defending or upholding this law. I will project both arguments for reasoning and doubt to fully disclose my views.
Police use of deadly force is a main theme ever since officials were allowed to carry firearms since the 1850’s. Since that time, the legal force was guided by the so called fleeing felon rule. It’s basically gives officers the use to apply deadly force as a legitimate reasoning for specific individuals that are suspected from fleeing the crime.
“By any means necessary.” A legitimate quote from the late great Malcom X. Which I now believe stands for I’ll take your life before you take mine. In most cases of used of deadly force (fleeing felons) African Americans have been prime targets. With all the recent cases involving Sandra Bland, Treyvon Martin, Freddie Gray and even as far back as Rodney King just to name a few are in the main headlines of victimless use of deadly force. Each party listed above …show more content…
How often is deadly force employed (one’s that aren’t national headlines) by officer’s. There is no correct right or wrong answer but there are many factors that contribute to such absent information. To start, the lack of reliable information from any federal agency. The information from supplementary homicide report which is part of Uniformed Crime Report (UCR) are supposed to include information on deaths at the hands of police. The loss of human lives cannot be undone once someone is dead regardless of the cause and effect for the use of deadly force. Different confrontations, lethal force is mostly justified but not all cases are the
Police use of deadly force is a main theme ever since officials were allowed to carry firearms since the 1850’s. Since that time, the legal force was guided by the so called fleeing felon rule. It’s basically gives officers the use to apply deadly force as a legitimate reasoning for specific individuals that are suspected from fleeing the crime.
“By any means necessary.” A legitimate quote from the late great Malcom X. Which I now believe stands for I’ll take your life before you take mine. In most cases of used of deadly force (fleeing felons) African Americans have been prime targets. With all the recent cases involving Sandra Bland, Treyvon Martin, Freddie Gray and even as far back as Rodney King just to name a few are in the main headlines of victimless use of deadly force. Each party listed above …show more content…
How often is deadly force employed (one’s that aren’t national headlines) by officer’s. There is no correct right or wrong answer but there are many factors that contribute to such absent information. To start, the lack of reliable information from any federal agency. The information from supplementary homicide report which is part of Uniformed Crime Report (UCR) are supposed to include information on deaths at the hands of police. The loss of human lives cannot be undone once someone is dead regardless of the cause and effect for the use of deadly force. Different confrontations, lethal force is mostly justified but not all cases are the