Do U.S Police Departments Use Appropriate Force When dealing With The Public?
The controversial topic of police brutality in the United States has been debated a lot more since the death of Trayvon Martin. There are two major sides to the issue. Those who support the police brutality believe that police officers rarely use excessive force and that the media exaggerates the incidents. While those who oppose police believe that it’s a serious issue that the government and the public need to fix. Ultimately, American must find a way to heal this problem as one.Ways to accomplish this could be through an open dialogue between police officers and minorities, or creating a regulating system that has makes police officers have accountability.
Supporters suggest police departments use appropriate force when dealing with the public because in most cases officers make
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During the mid to late 1960’s there were many riots which lead the police to the unjust arrest and shootings of African Americans. Which "result[ed] in hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, and the destruction of predominantly black neighborhoods" (Police Brutality). Racial tension contributes a sizeable amount to the division amongst minorities and police; "minorities in the United States see things much differently. A large majority, 81 percent, of blacks say police use deadly force too quickly compared with 61 percent of Hispanics and 33 percent of whites" (Law Enforcement and Violence). For the relationship to progress there must be an open dialogue between the “public” or minority's and the police. For the dialogue to have any impact then there must be a non threatening police presence in black community and other community with severed ties with the