Police Brutality Public And Critical Eye - 1052 Words

Mireya Ontiveros Mr. Haven ENG110-23 April 13, 2016 Police Brutality Throughout many year police has become more aggressive towards the people of color. They have excessively used their power to discriminate and brutally beat minorities. Police brutality is a very serious problem that many Americans face today. Police should be held accountable for their misconduct towards people of color and be punished severely. Police action in particularly to police abuse has come to the attention of the world wide view of the public and critical eye. Citizens are now not only worrying about protecting themselves from criminals, but now they are having to keep a watchful eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve, the police. Many minorities†¦show more content†¦This resulted people to come out and fight for what they believed was an act of discrimination, injustice, and hatred. This made people feel agitated and unprotected by their own justice system and police department. In addition, many of these misconducts by police officers often occurs in low income areas. According to the Journalist’s Research, it states that â€Å"In Oklahoma the rate at which black people are killed per capital by law enforcement is greater than anywhere else in the country.† This shows that African Americans are a huge target and are more common to encounter police brutality. Sadly, minorities ar e dying from polices shooting and pull overs. The communities fear for their life’s and no longer can trust the police to do their job. In the article Abused by the State: Police Brutality Statistics demonstrate that â€Å"Cases involving physical use of force which include fist strikes, throws, choke holds, baton strikes, and other physical attacks are 56.9 percentage (Everett).† Its is shocking to see that the numbers of use of force are very high. Many polices offers are becoming less captious about their behavior and act like if they are criminals. People should be treated with respect and dignity because at the end of the day the people such as community members pay their salary and expect them to protect and serve the