In the mid-19th century, police officers in New York and BOSTON relied on less-lethal weapons, mostly wooden clubs. By the late 1800s, police departments began issuing firearms to officers in response to better-armed criminals. Today, many law enforcement agencies are again stressing the use of less-lethal weapons, but they are using devices that are decidedly more high-tech than their 19th-century counterparts (Bulman, 2011). In today’s society there have been numerous reports of suspected police brutality from using lethal force. Officers are trained in various levels of force; from less lethal, such as combative techniques, to deadly force, actually utilizing their firearms. Recent reports show that officers are starting to use deadly force …show more content…
Multiple stories, such as Michael Brown, Eric Garner and many more, have been the face of all law enforcement agencies labeling them as being raciest killers. This is not to say that all officers of the department are the same but due to the carless choice of few this if how citizens view them all. Crime in America has taken a rise and negative effect on the nation’s image as a whole. There have been multiple riots, rallies, protests and many more to promote the communities feelings towards law enforcement. Since these horrible incidents communities have actually started to come together and strike against law enforcement. This has caused such mayhem that law enforcement has actually taken their method of execution to an entire new level. Police have introduced a new mechanism of force, military strategy. A recent New York Times article by Matt Apuzzo reported that in the Obama era, “police departments have received tens of thousands of machine guns; nearly 200,000 ammunition magazines; thousands of pieces of camouflage and night-vision equipment; and hundreds of silencers, armored cars and aircraft.” The result is that police agencies around the nation possess military-grade equipment, turning officers who are supposed to fight crime and protect communities into what looks like an invading army. And military-style police raids have increased in recent years, with one count putting the number at 80,000 such raids last year (Kane,