Police Brutality

African American males are disproportionately the victims of police brutality, compared to their white counterparts in the American society, due to race. Although race doesn’t exist, racism still plays the factor in the everyday life of an African American male. Past and recent events in America have given citizens of the United States reason to suspect that when justice gets served, extreme force is often unleashed on African American males. When going back and looking at the police cases, the use of extreme force is tragically displayed by the death of many African American citizens. From a more recent standpoint, Charly Keunang, was a homeless man who was shot and killed by the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles. Another incident involved

They have the power to arrest, seize, and use deadly force. However, many officers have begun to abuse these powers. With that being said, wouldn't you think they would be fired or prosecuted? In many of these cases, officers only get suspended or they are given probation, which is only a minor punishment. Police officers now have the ability to abuse their powers as they wish. In the past year, there have been over 5,000 reports of police brutality, and death has been involved with more than 300 of these cases. In order to protect the rights of American citizens, steps must be taken in a positive direction. A law of some sort needs to be created making it a crime for police officers who commit acts of brutality which may lead to murder. Americans cannot live in a world knowing that their safety is at risk by those who are supposed to protect

With that being said, it is safe to say the choices being made by the authority figures have not been justified. The case was blown up by social media, and left society begging for their questions to be answered. Weitzer states in his article, “Relations between the police and minority groups are a continuing problem in the United States, and other multiracial societies.” The consistency with these vicious acts in society has led to many riots and acts of violence from society. Following the tragic event that happened in Ferguson, Missouri, the community ravaged in anger and confusion. This incident involved a man named Michael Brown who was shot and killed by police. Social media played a huge factor in the society’s violence. The riots, fighting, and the burning of things displayed by the media as the reaction to the final jury’s decision to not indict the policeman, was partially false. The rioting began far before the jury even began the final investigation. The destruction that has been caused has affected far more than those who have anything to do with the case of Michael Brown. The violence has led to buildings and businesses being completely burned down, and