The Michael Brown murder by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri brought attention back to racial discrimination throughout the United States. Anger has been directed towards police officers and court judges by many unhappy citizens. I chose this crime related article because all the sudden I see things about police brutality on the media, which I am not use to seeing. I am interested in reading the author's opinion on the matter, as well as trying to form my own. These stories are causing me to see that the police force, the ones supposedly responsible for my safety, becoming the ones doing all the harming. A twisted and controversial matter. “Police Violence and the Shifting Definition of ‘Objective Reasonableness’” by Ted Hamilton touches upon …show more content…
Carroll ends up bruised and on his way to the hospital, “What happened appears to be a textbook case of police brutality, at least according to the cellphone video of the incident released this month: a chokehold, repeated blows to the face, and hurled epithets. A bruised Carroll, the Philadelphia Police Department later said in a statement, was “transported to the hospital after intentionally striking his own head against the protective shield located in the police vehicle.” To sum up what is being said, the cellphone piece of evidence shows police have beaten the suspect, while the other side portrays the suspect as admitting to smashing his own head in the car. Why would he smash his own head? Or is it just a cover up? These juxtaposed ideas don’t lead to any truth. However regarding the ethical appeal, the writer does emphasize his credibility in this quote because he shows both sides of the argument; police harm or self harm. The court never reached the internal investigation on this arrest. The writer digs deeper into what lies behind the case decision, who lies behind it, and what tactics lie behind it, “But what does excessive force mean? And who gets to define