Policing The Police

“F**K TWELVE,” this is a sentiment that is shouted by millions of individuals nationwide. This statement is in reference to the disapproval of police officers, it has been featured in current music, social media, and included in everyday speech especially in younger generations. This crude saying is just one example of the current attitudes towards the current police system. In a system that should be founded on trust and mutual understanding, both sides have failed in their responsibilities to each other. The relationship between the police and communities has been diminished through distrust, generations of racial stereotyping, and inadequate training. These factors are main contributors to the copious amounts of police brutality and riots.

When adults show disdain and distrust towards the police it starts to funnel down to the younger generations. In a recent documentary “Policing the police”, many community members were interviewed about the current police system, including an elementary school teacher. The students in her class who are children as young as seven, already claim to feel unsafe around police officers. These children have already been exposed to police violence, whether it be in their neighborhood or even in their own home (Cobb). The pillar sets out with the motto “To Protect and to Serve,” makes individuals and communities feel threatened and afraid, and instead of trusting and supporting them in their endeavors to keep citizens safe, they attempt to avoid the police presence entirely. However, the negative cogitation of the police does not come without reason. In “Deadly Force, In Black and White,” main author Ryan Gabrielson outlines the current

The manager has more responsibility and authority in the relationship and it is their job to keep the business running as smoothly as possible. Mangers are put through training and have the resources provided to them to ensure they can fulfill their duty of keeping everything under control and running efficiently, but a manager cannot do their job effectively if they are not respected by their staff. Managers will have to use greater discipline on a staff member that will not cooperate and that is being unruly. They may do this by fining the employee or even terminating their employment. If the manager did not set certain expectations and rules for employees, the work that needed to get done would not be completed as efficiently or be as consistent and controlled. If a disciplinary system was not in place and the employees were not punished when they broke the rules set by the management, they would gain too much authority and become unruly and worse in terms of actions. But where the opposite has often been neglected the employee also needs to be respected by the employer. If the employee is not respected, they feel as though their actions and opinions do not matter and may rebel to gain the respect and attention they want through strikes or even more violent outbursts. The Police have the funding and are trained to protect the community, but to fulfill their