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The Pros And Cons Of US Police Killings

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Why do US police keep killing unarmed black men?
US police is under a serious controversy after the recent killings of Afro-American men; one in Tursa and another in Charlotte. Police is trying their best to defend their action of shooting the two men down and in this scenario, they have failed to cover the unjustifiable fatal killing of Terrance Crutcher in Tursa as the video of the killing has been aired on news channels which mirrors the reality of an innocent unarmed black man who despite of following the commands of the police, was shot to death. This is inexcusable and a true case of excessive force. On the other hand, according to the hot discussion provoked by the news channels and social media, Keith Lamont Scott’s killing in Charlotte has turned out to be a deception of reality as no on-the-spot video has been released yet to prove police officer to be true, as well the video released by Scott’s daughter on social media, which had been filmed after the yellow tape was marked by the police, is viral. …show more content…

On the contrary, the family members of the dead men are pleading for justice, standing-by a differing story.
Both the officers have been placed on paid leave. There is a rage and unrest in US and protesters are going violent, as attacking the police cars, breaking in shops, and setting cargo on fire, while demanding justice and an end to the brutality of

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However, some of these "perceived threats" that police officers are "protecting us from" are unarmed black men. Even more disturbing in most causes these false assumptions have led to death. This raises ethical concerns. Is it ok for police officers to continue shooting unarmed men of color?

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In the article Police Shootings Won 't Stop Unless We Also Stop Shaking Down Black People by Jack Hitt, the author describes a numerous amount of incidents against African Americans that almost always resulted in violent endings. Police are doing a lot of unjust things to citizens, most of which are to generate revenue for the city and to fund their own paychecks. For example, racist officers would pull over someone who is black for a minor incident and have them fined an amount that they are financially unable to pay; thus resulting in an escalating, yet endless amounts of additional fines. They also abuse their powers by breaking laws and justifying it with their police badge and authority. This shows that police who target people of a certain

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The relevance of these cases the victims were black, and police have caused the death of the black people. Why do these problems still

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One of the news, which is attracting the attention of public’s opinions is an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, was shot to death by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The case is in the process of investigation; however, the details about the death of Brown is in dispute. There are still so many information and evidences that have not been verified yet. Because of this case, the protesters in Ferguson has been created to justice for the black boy who was shot and killed by the police officer. In one sense, the act of police officer, Darren Wilson, is considered as violence acts, even if Brown was suspected of stealing cigars before encounter with Wilson.

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At least 303 lives of African Americans were lost due to police shootings in 2016. Why is this number so high and why is it growing? Many people believe the brutality of police and authorities has grown stronger in the past several years towards those of color, and that it is becoming incorrigible. Back in 2012, the life of Trayvon Martin was lost suddenly due to a watch captain of the neighborhood, George Zimmerman. Zimmerman had claimed to see a “suspicious person” and was directed to stay in his SUV, however those orders were not followed.

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Police Brutality towards African Americans Police brutality has been going on for about five years now. With recent events such as Travon Martin, Sandra Bland, and Freddie Gray have led to great losses. Police have taken their authority to protect and serve people for the wrong reason. Police brutality should not happen to the African American community or any other race.

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This is a great example on why police brutality is an ongoing topic and why so many people see police officers as bad and untrustworthy people. But the media tends to hide the details, are we getting the whole story or are there things

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The police force is given a great deal of latitude in performing their duties. Because police officers are expected to confront potentially violent individuals and protect the public, they can legally use physical, and even deadly, force under certain circumstances. A litigator for more than 20 years claimed, “However, an officer who uses force when it is not called for, or who uses more force than is necessary to perform his or her job, may cross the line into police brutality.” (England 1) This is not a legal term, but it may be best described by way of example.

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In my opinion I think that police brutality is not necessary to use on any student, especially a female teenager. This was a violent act that is a strong sign of racism, which was not the first time that a police officer was accused of brutally enforcing the law onto an African American citizen. I feel as though that the deputy should go to jail for domestic abuse against a student who wasn't reported to have a weapon, any illegal possession, or assaulting anyone in the classroom at the time. the teacher was also wrong in this situation because he or she called the security officer before letting the principal know about the situation. If the student did have a phone out during class that doesn't not deserve a brutal beat down by an officer

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There has been so many cases of law officials attacking and even killing young black males based on their ‘suspicions’ of illegal and violent activities. For example: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and many others have all fallen victim to racial profiling by the police. Another example the movie ‘Fruitvale Station’ which was based on a true story, some black males had an altercation on the train and got off when the police were alerted. Although, they were guilty, all the police saw were black people who immediately fit their profile of crime suspects. So, without question, they were arrested and one was shot and died on the spot.

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From being slaves to now being gun down is absolutely outrageous and we should not have to tolerate this. Too many cops has been killing or abusing blacks. Only because they have weapons and a badge therefore they think it's okay to an kill innocent or hurt a minority. What motivates them to kill?

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Police are trained mainly on how to handle a situation physically, rather than verbally. If they feel threatened, they will take action. “They learn that every encounter, with an individual is a potential threat.” (Stoughton, S) Because they are trained this way, a racist officer can take this opportunity to kill any African American, because they feel “threatened”, even if they are unarmed. Police officers must be trained in a way to prevent any unnecessary deaths on African Americans.

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In society today, the police are viewed as the protectors from the evils that currently exist in the world. However, within the past year there have been countless unjustified killings of unarmed African American people. This week another unarmed African American man was unjustly killed by a police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sadly, a very high percentage of the officers that unjustly kill African Americans are sentenced to extremely short prison sentences or receive no sentence what so ever.

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