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Police Brutality Persuasive Speech

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Who do you call when police murder? 1083 innocent lives have been tragically lost because of the police in the US this year. It used to be one death every 22 hours, now it's one every 8. Murder is illegal, whether you're wearing a police uniform, or carry a permitted gun on your belt. The number of deaths of harmless and innocent Americans are expanding, and this is undeniably due to police brutality,

A badge is not a license to kill, a badge is to protect society from harm and keep everyone safe, yet even in the present day of 2015 we still see innocent people being brutally attacked and in some cases even killed by the police. In the first 24 days of 2015, police in the US shot more people than police did in England and Wales, combined over the past 24 years. Unarmed people get shot and killed in their cars. Cops fire guns carelessly into busy streets.Why is this happening you ask? because of three main reasons: …show more content…

Yes believe it or not people are still attacked because of their outer appearance. In the US 80% of all police brutality attacks were targeted at African- Americans. I’m sure most of you heard about the fatal incident that occurred in Ferguson on August 9th 2014 where an 18 year old male named Mike Brown was tragically shot six times by the federal police, including twice in the head and four times in his right arm, he was suspected of stealing a pack of cigarettes. While he held his hands up in surrender the police claimed he was reaching for a

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In 2015, there was 1,218 citizens killed by police and for the last two years has remained in the ballpark with 1,163 killed in 2016, and currently 964 killed this year. These numbers are not only shocking but a bigger problem remains that a portion of these justified homicides were a result of excessive use of force. While there is no universally agreed upon definition, US Legal defines it as, “the use of force greater than that which a reasonable and prudent law enforcement officer would use under the circumstances.” Killings as a result of excessive force has caused an uproar especially in minority communities, as they have been the most affected. With a high number of police homicides and cases of excessive force increasing, there needs to be a preventative measure taken in the form of body cameras.

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The felt injustice is statistically supported, as police reforms across the United States, including Atlanta (“APD policy and practice updates”, 2020), have expanded since 2020 to increase de-escalation training, increase knowledge of implicit bias, and include crisis intervention training, while simultaneously the number of individuals killed by police hit a record-high in 2023 (Campaign Zero, 2024). A clear illustration of this has occurred during the protests and demonstrations against Cop City, as over 40 individuals have been charged with domestic terrorism without bond, 61 individuals have been charged with racketeering (a charge created for mafia members and used against organized crime)(Bruce & Shamsi, 2023), and one individual was shot 13 times and murdered at the hands of police officers while sitting with their legs crossed and hands raised in the air (Remembering Tortuguita,

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The article “Do American cops have a race problem? Or a class problem?” written by Damon Linker in 2015, identifies why there seems to be a high number of African Americans being fatally shot. In just over seven months over 500 people have been killed at the hands of the police. To put all this into context in the United Kingdom the police have killed 52 people since the year 1900. The U.K. is not drastically less prone to violent crimes, however it is a much smaller country.

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Sean Bell, Daniel Shaver, Walter Scott, John Crawford, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, Raupheal Thomas, Tamir Rice, Nicholas Thomas; all these men have something in common: they were unarmed, shot and killed by police. All these officers were let off due to typical excuses such as self-defense, raised suspicion, or probable cause, without a single form of punishment. Law Enforcement, more specifically police officers, should be held accountable and receive reasonable punishment for their misbehavior and wrongdoings. These men and women hold such authority and responsibility that should not be abused whatsoever. These men and women are responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the community they protect and serve.

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Thank you for allowing me to stand in front of you fellow americans on a subject that is very sensitive to my heart. I’m a minority in a white world which has had enough of the belittlement, and bigotry of police officers with a police issue Glock 22. Police brutality, and White Supremacy has been a prolonged subject in the minority community. I’m speaking on behalf of the black community who are treated like a disease to officers of the law, and live their whole life afraid to walk outside and face the world. We are all aware of the situation involving Alton Sterling has been a victim of police brutality in the summer of 2016 by two officers responding to a call at a local food mart in Baton Rouge.

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Are we protected? Police Brutality is not a racial issue, it’s a social issue. Police brutality is a serious social issue occurring in the United States to say that we are united. This is a vital affair that is needed to be addressed to the three branches of government as soon as possible.

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Welcome, everyone. I am glad to see such a positive turnout for this community gathering to discuss police brutality in so many communities not only within our state, but across our nation. As Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” The longer we allow these senseless tragedies to continue, the more innocent lives will be either taken or drastically effected, meaning more officers slipping through the system receiving no punishment for their reckless actions. Too often we find ourselves being scared of law enforcement rather than feeling protected; this is the issue we are going to address today.

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Over the years, countries have witnessed many cases of police brutality, which has tremendously increased since the 80’s. Every day, officers are faced with many threatening situations, forcing them to make split-second decisions all the while simultaneously both expecting the worst along and hoping for the best. Police officers shouldn't have more power than any other human-being on this planet just because they wear a badge on their chest especially given the power to take any citizen's rights away, even their lives. Police brutality contains a lot of ethos, racism, and pathos because police are meant to protect society from harm, First of all, police brutality is hypocrisy, police should be properly trained so they do not resort to violence and abuse of its power. It’s illegal for a cop to violate someone's rights; police officers are suppose to be trusted and expected to respect society as a whole.

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Law enforcement is ensuring an act of obedience to the law. Police officers often take advantage of enforcing the law and end up using violence when it 's not necessary. According to the Washington post ( 2015 ) every 28 hours an unarmed colored person is killed by a police officer. I think it is time for these and other victims who were treated unjustly by police officers to get justice. These deadly law enforcement incidents must come to an end.

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Hello everyone, I hope this reaches you in a good mood. I am leading an event that was handed off to me and I am in to deep with. I will be leading a demonstration in ansonia on 7/16/16 in response to the latest acts of police brutality in this country and I need speakers for this event. This speech should be about 3 to 5 minutes long and be about how we could make efforts to advance us from this time of pain and hardship. I understand if you want to say no in which my response would be still show up and support the cause not to mention myself.

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One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. This quote was said by Malala Yousafzai, a 15 year old girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban due to her standing up for women’s education rights. Now, at the age of 18, Malala survived and she has come back even more brave and courageous. Hate crime is a serious issue and it continues to deepen the wounds in all types of people. We cannot stop hate crime because it is impossible to change the beliefs of other people all around the world at once.

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[ Imagine this scenario: you are complying with the police that are screaming at you, guns pointed at you, screaming “please don 't shoot” and trying your best to do what the police are asking. Daniel Shaver was an unarmed man fatally shot for no good reason. He was complying with the police officers orders and was begging for his life, screaming “please don’t shoot,” before he was fatally shot 5 times. Unfortunately, this is just one example of police brutality, an instance when police use unnecessary force when either they are unarmed or are complying with orders. Today I want to tell you of the injustice of police brutality, the people it affects, and how just asking the right questions could make sure that police are punished for their crimes.

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