Police Brutality

Alang, Sirry, and Opinion contributor. “How to Dismantle Racism and Prevent Police Brutality.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 12 May 2017, www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2017/05/12/how-dismantle-racism-and-prevent-police-brutality/101481438/.

Sirry Alang is an assistant professor in the Health, Medicine and Society Program in Lehigh University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology. It's a credible site because she's knows society is treated by police officers. Alang articles discuss ways we can prevent police brutality. She makes it clear that all races do not have to stress about police brutality. With the murder of Jordan Edwards a young black kid who was only 15 and shot by the police. Investigators tried

to turn the story on why Edwards was even at at the event at the exact time. However, Alang want people to stop flipping the story on why the person was shot too why did the police think it was all right to shoot a black kid. If the boy was a different color would he still be living today. She points out the racial issues throughout the police force still haven't been addressed throughout America. Police brutality is much more than just physical abuse, but includes emotional and verbal assault that dehumanizes their victim. As a community, we have focused on being reactive rather than proactive. This contributes to my argument, because police brutality against black and brown is escalating. As a nation, we need to focus on being less reactive and more proactive. One way to prevent police brutality is to join a movement such as black lives matter to resolve these issues. Alang tends for society learn about the structure of racism and white supremacy operate within institutions, policies and laws.
FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS. “On the Issues: Racial Justice.” Bernie Sanders, https://berniesanders.com/issues/racial-justic
Bernie Sanders Is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007.

This is a credible site because as a politician that stands for equality for everyone. article discusses how there needs to be racial justice. He addresses the five types of violence against black, brown and indigenous Americans: physical, political, legal, economic and environmental.There are so many people that died at the hands of police officers or in police custody. He mentions that protesters are angry and they have the right to be. The killings of unarmed black man and women have gone on long enough. African-Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police. Are prison system are mostly full of Blacks and Latinos and that’s an issue. Today in America, blacks can be killed while walking with skittles in your hand. Or murdered in a church while having bible study.To stop police violence must create a police culture that allows good officers to report the actions of bad officers without having the fear of retaliation. Allowing a department to follow through with the reports. Sanders includes that we need the police force to reflect the diversity of our communities, including in the training academies and leadership. We want our police to protect us, not having to protect ourselves from to force of police

officers.
Kramer,Rory. “Black Lives and Police Tactics Matter.” American Sociological Association, 8 Nov. 2017, www.asanet.org/news-events/asa-news/black-lives-and-police-tactics-matter.
Kramer is in the department of sociology and criminology Villanova University.

She studies the physical and social boundaries between races in the U.S. This is a credible sources by examining the police tactics to the eyes of black lives matter. Kramer starts her article off by mentioning that the police provide good for the public and they perpetuate racial inequality as well. Social movements like Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Say Her Name, focused on civilian deaths at the hands of cops, which have helped nationwide on the way police should be trained. With the constant death of innocent black men adds fuel to the fire which burn in every protester of (BLM) which can result in the distrust of the police. If you divide between Black Lives Matter and All/Blue Lives Matter, which Black people are more likely to experience violence at the hands of police than other Americans. Black people were more likely than whites to be killed by police in 2016. Does that mean police aren't bias, no one knows. How ever blacks and hispanics are more likely to be harassed by police. That the only way to find a biased police officer after some horrible happens . Officers insinuated that Michael Brown, having a physically large body alone was construed as a deadly weapon towards them. Since he was a big guy they thought it was okay to shoot him. That's a terrible reason to shoot an unarmed black man. Brianna insists that we want to help solve the problem of police violence, we must first

understand the data that comes with it.
Jost, Kenneth. (2013, November 22). Racial profiling. CQ Researcher, 23, 1005-1028. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com
Kenneth Jost has written more than 160 reports for CQ Researcher since 1991 on topics ranging from legal affairs. He is an honors graduate of Harvard College and Georgetown Law School. This seems to be a credible source seeing racial profiling the eyes of an law student. Jost starts his article of by giving of example of David Floyd a man stopped and frisked by New York City police officers while on his way home once while walking on the street and once while fumbling with keys at the front door to his building. It was humiliating and embarrassing to be constantly harassed by the police most of his life. Jost elaborates on the excessive number of blacks and Hispanics stopped by police “indirect racial profiling” that violates the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.Today minority rights groups such as BLM say that racial profiling by police is widespread in the United States. With immigration enforcement deporting more Latinos they’re forced to rely on stereotyping to make an arrest. Jost includes that the use of video cameras in police stops showed the officer stopped then for no reason. The sheriff's officer was found guilty of discriminatory targeting of Latinos. Politicians who are Republican defended the police department's saying their practices are lawful and effective. Jost mentions that The leadership of KPDS [Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety] has made it clear that the targeting of Black motorists is unacceptable and needs to change. With all of these harassment from the police Kenneth Jost wants to what our rights are and do minorities really have any.
Barnet, Sylvan, et al. “The New Nationwide Crime Wave.” Current Issues and Enduring Questions A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument , by Heather Mac Donald, 11th ed.
MacDonald studied at University of Stanford,Yale,Cambridge. An American political commentator, essayist, attorney and journalist. She is a contributing editor to New York's City Journal. This is a credible source examining the violence and America through the eyes of a attorney. Mac Donald addresses that gun violence in America is spiraling out of control in cities across America. Gun violence on incidents people have gone up 500% and in Los Angeles the shooting victim is up 100%. Mostly due to the police targeting incident people. The police are the biggest threat facing against young black males. The deaths of unarmed black man often come from a resisting arrest, including people such as Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray. MacDonald inquires that law enforcement in black communities is infected with bias police officers. Most officers are acquitted of police officers for the use of deadly force against black suspects are now automatically free of all charges. Are urban communities are affected by bias police that constantly harass you because of the color of your skin.