Police Shootings

Lately in the United States, one hears of a new act of violence either by police or against police, fairly often. It seems to be reported far more these days, but is it occurring more now than in recent years? With the amount of technology we as a society now hold, where nearly everyone has a device on them at all times that is able to record video, police can always expected to be filmed while on the job or making an arrest. The amount of violence being covered on news media, tends to lead to anti-police sentiment which then also, in some instances, makes police targets of violence themselves. Either way peace and trust needs to be gained on both sides of the badge, and this is an issue that needs to be resolved. One of the primary cases,

Eric Garner was approached, outside of a store, under suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes. Garner proceeded vocalize his dissatisfaction about how he is always harassed by police, and as officers reach for his hands to place handcuffs on him, he pulls his arms away saying “don't touch me.” and is then placed in a choke hold by officer Pantaleo, a maneuver banned by his police department(McLaughlin). Garner states that he can't breathe several times, as he is brought down until he is eventually unconscious. An ambulance is called and Garner was pronounced dead later that

With Michael Brown, if the reports are supposed as fact, then being cooperative from the beginning and never reaching in the police vehicle could have prevented any use of force. People need to teach their kids, no matter what race or class they are, how to deal with police officers, and that so long as you are cooperative and respectful, there are usually no issues. While the incident with Tamir Rice, was also unfortunate and could have been handled differently, it also is a matter of knowing what is acceptable behavior around officers. Knowing that, even if a gun is fake, that it can be dangerous to be playing around with in public places and in front of