Philando Castile was driving in his car with his girlfriend on the road in Minnesota when he was stopped by a police officer. It was meant to be a routine stop for a broken taillight, but things went horribly wrong. He was licensed to carry a firearm and told the police officer as much when he approached. However, according to the girlfriend’s statement, the police officer shot him as he was reaching for his driving license. He was shot four times and bled out from his injuries while the police watched. The incident added to the tensions that have been building up regarding how people of color are treated by police officers. Mr. Castile was shot in spite of not drawing a weapon and the officers on the scene did not try to keep him alive even as he was alive for a few more minutes; as the video shows. Activists saw the action as …show more content…
That is the reason that all societies in the world reserved their worst punishment for murderous. It should, therefore, take extraordinary circumstances for a human being to take a life. There is no evidence that Mr. Castile had any intention of taking the life of the police officer. Almost every piece of evidence points to the opposite. It, therefore, does appear unethical that the officer took a life in a situation that did not necessitate him to do so.
Ethics of care
A fundamental aspect of ethics of care is that context matters, and there is no room in ethics for absolutes. The proponents say that absolute standards can lead to moral blindness. Therefore, when one is faced with an action, he or she evaluates the recipient of the action and views the context. In the case of Mr. Castile, the officer should have seen the man had a woman and a child inside the car. He should have looked at the context and judged that there was no real danger. He should also have used his computer to check Mr. Castile’s record. Maybe then the result would have been different.
Ethics of
On October 20, 2014 a young male teen was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The shooting occurred in the middle of the road and the suspect that was fatally shot was named Laquan McDonald. McDonald was just 17 years old and was the suspect after initial reports placed him in the scene of a possible car jacking. It was reported that Laquan McDonald had a knife and was also seen slashing tires of a police cruiser. When police had finally had him surrounded in the middle of the road, one officer opened fire and released 16 shots into his body. Another deputy on hand said the use of force was not needed because Laquan was not in any way trying to attack the officers present. The officer who fired the 16 shots into Laquan is named Jason D. Van
In December of 2014, Eric Garner was killed after being accused of selling untaxed cigarettes, he was a black, asthmatic and unarmed man. Officers put Garner in a chokehold and even after garner stated “ I can’t breathe” officers did not back down. Since the incident, there has been an increase in the death of minorities with police encounters. The Black Lives Matter movement was established in order to bring awareness of police brutality against minorities. In “ I yelled Black Lives Matter at A Trump Rally”by Sierra Thoma, she recollects a caucasian man yelling “all lives matter” in opposition to “ black lives matter”. Although all lives matter, their is less police brutality incidents and political injustice against Caucasians . Thomas also states that she was pushed around by a police officer escorting her out of Trumps rally. Thomas article raises the question “ what if there was increase in police brutality against whites?” and “ what if it was a white organization protesting?”, would Trump 's reaction be the same? Would society be more accepting to a white lives matter movement? The police related incident at Fruitvale station relates to the struggle that minority lives face today. On November 1st, 2016, Laurie Bouie was shot by New Jersey police after they discovered him and his family trying
The article, Racial Conflict, written by Peter Katel in January 8, 2016, is about racism in the United State and to discuss if U.S. policies are discriminatory. Propelled largely by videos of violent police confrontations with African- Americans, protesters have taken to the streets in Chicago, New York and other cities demanding changes in police tactics. These brutal policing tactics had lead persons to say that U.S. policies are discriminatory. For example, Chicago police officer shot 17-year-old Laquan Mc Donald 16 times in the street. Official kept the video away from the public until a reporter forced its release through freedom of information request. Keeping the video under wrap prove that Mc Donald was killed innocently which also
We have heard a lot about criminals who have gotten shot by the police, but we haven’t heard of a case where police officer killed innocent man to death, except in the case of Eric Garner. Eric Garner’s case sparked about institutional racism in America’s criminal justice system because he was killed for minor crime and the grand jury didn’t indict the officer.
When dealing with an ethical dilemma, social workers usually reference back to Reamers 7-step process to help with ethical decision-making. In the given case study, we meet Lori a bright fourteen-year-old who is smart, involved in school activities, and sports. She has had a non-normative impacted life since she was young, such as her mother dying of breast cancer and father dying as well. She has no immediate family and was lucky enough to be placed in a foster home with a family who loves her and wants the best for her.
In 2014, the death of Eric Garner in New York City raised controversial conversations and highlighted the issues of race, crime, and policing in neighborhoods that tend to be poor and racially isolated. Garner, an unarmed black man, was killed after being tackled and held in a “chokehold.” According to the AP Polls in December 2014, “Police killings of unarmed blacks were the most important news stories of 2014.” The problem is that young black men are targeted by police officers in which they have responded with the misuse of force and policy brutality. It is evident that this issue affects many people nationwide. The civilians do not trust the police department and the justice system because they hold the perceptions that police officers are immune from prosecution despite their actions. In particular, black individuals, specifically black males, do not feel safe in the presence of police officers because they are not held accountable for their mistakes.
The three key deaths of Eric Garner, Philando Castile, and Alton Sterling have become the face of police brutality in the year 2016. People knew that there was unequal treatment of black people by police in the United States and they made it known by creating #BlackLivesMatter. A key figure in the black lives matter movement was Eric Garner and his tragic, unexpected death from police brutality. The duty of a police officer is to protect the people with the laws and enforce them, not hurt the people.
An ethical dilemma is defined as a mental state when the nurse has to make a choice between the options and choices that he or she has at her disposal. The choice is a crucial task as the opting of the step will subsequently determine the health status of the concerned patient, hence it requires a great deal of wisdom along with proper medical and health training before any such step is opted as it is a matter of life and death. Strong emphasis should therefore be on the acquisition of proper knowledge and skills so that nurses do posses the autonomy to interact with patients regarding ethical issues involved in health care affairs and address them efficiently. It is normally argued that nurses are not provided sufficient authority to consult and address their patients on a more communicative or interactive level as a result of which they are often trapped in predicaments where their treatments of action and their personal beliefs create a conflict with the health interests of the patient. (Timby, 2008)
Ethics is moral principles that govern a person 's or group 's behavior. Law enforcement should have good ethics that is what the community expects. There are many opinions about what are good ethics. Some ethics may or can even cause problems. For example protecting is a good ethic that law enforcement should obtain. If their is a man who is not on their five senses either on drugs or drunk carrying a lethal weapon, any firearm, device, instrument, material, or any other substance that is capable of producing great bodily harm or death from the manner it is used or intended to be used. The police morality is to protect in order to do that they may have to agriate the man to a certain extent. For me That is a good ethic or moral since i see protection for the people who were around this unstable man. On the other hand others see it as police brutality since the man was not conscious of what he was doing, so is this protecting behavior good or bad for our law enforcement. For me ethics is just a way for people to judge you on what kind of person you are. There is a problem with that because people judge on what they think is going on not on what the situation is encountering. For law enforcement ethics are codes that the choose to follow on their own not because they are being criticized, but because they want to. Law
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was seen in Staten Island selling loose cigarettes in the streets. Police officers over intensified the situation when in attempt to arrest Garner, they placed him in a chokehold. “Police escalated the situation as they were more accustomed to kicking ass than to deescalating conflict, and force was used, as it is disproportionately against blacks(Passsavant 335)”. The officers in this case had a different ways they could have handled the case more appropriately. For example, they could have frisked the suspect to immediately ensure that he was unarmed to further handle the situation more appropriately. As Garner was in a chokehold, he whispered “I can’t breathe…”, the three last words he uttered before his sudden death. This case presents clearly exemplifies officers using too much force in cases where it is not
To those apart of Black lives matter and those that follow the events of police brutality, it is no surprise that once again African Americans and people of color are the target of police brutality. There have been multiple instances in the past year of murder of American men at the hand of white police officers, who received no punishment for murder. In these few pages i am going to explore the case of Eric Garner, and go into depth of the possible reasons of how police brutality came about and how it continues in the law enforcement. In the twenty first century there have been numerous cases in which African Americans are being shot while unarmed and when these cases go on trial the officer in questioning is still relieved of punishment.
He was pulled over and asked if he had his license on him. Samuel didn’t have his license on him. The officer Ray Tinsing asked him several times for his license. Then the officer tugged on the door handle. These events then led to Samuel Dubose being shot in the head. The officer Ray Tensing then tried to lie about the about the events leading up to Samuel being shot and killed. Ray Tensing was wearing a body camera, which showed the truth of the events that happened that day. This police officer didn’t use discretion. He did not take into consideration how minor the situation was that lead to the death of Samuel Dubose. Uncontrolled discretion is what caused this cop to shoot this unarmed citizen. If this officer would have took a second to think about what actions he was going to take next rather then just acting out of anger because the man didn’t answer if his license was suspended or if he even had a license. The law enforcement officers are supposed to be trained and taught how to go about certain
Officers are trained and taught different polices that require them not to be biased towards any gender or race. Such officers include Sunil Dutta, if you don’t want to get shot, tasted pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton or thrown to the ground, just do what I tell you.” (Dutta) uses policies to their advantage. Lack of African-American officers, mainly in communities with citizens of color, can lead to an inquiry that there is a bias in law enforcement agencies and their policies. With recent events in the news displaying the misconduct of officers in an African-American communities like, in July of 2014, where the death of Eric Garner because of “chokehold” by a police officer hit home for many African-Americans and made them question the legislative decisions on policies causing a distrust and lack of confidence within the police departments, shying away citizens from
In August 2014, four deaths made big headlines nationwide. Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, and John Crawford III all tragically died at the hands of the police as a result of the use of deadly force. Perhaps more tragic is the fact that all four men were African American and therefore have drawn attention as examples of racial bias held by the law enforcement community. However, their cases have led to much speculation regarding whether or not police use of deadly force is legal, or even ethical. Based on current United States constitutional law and case law, deadly force is allowed, but is regulated to an extent based upon the circumstances which surround its use. Many people believe that regulations regarding the use of deadly
The reason police officers react slow to their situation is because they often pick the wrong amount of force. In Wolf’s study (2009), he talks about how most police officers have to analyze the situation and the offender, when the situation comes up. It is critical for a police officer to make the right decision, when taking action against a suspect. We see this in the case of Tennessee vs Garner. In the case the police officer used the wrong judgement and faced the consequences. Should deadly force be used by police departments? Deadly force is used when the officer thinks their life is endangered. That was the case with the police officer that shot Gardner. Society thinks that police officers just shoot suspects for anything they do. Police officer’s shoot suspects because they feel like there is no other option and have to reduce the threat in the immediate area. Police officers, often do not make the right decisions, when their suspect acts out of the norm of the officers (Wolf, 2009). Law enforcement officers have difficultly, when going to a crime scene because of what they do not expect. In the Graham vs Conner case, law enforcement officers did not know Graham was a diabetic. The officers