Police Brutality In America

Police brutality is rising heavily in the United States. Many cases of police brutality are being reported regularly by the media. There have been victims either physically injured, molested, permanently disabled, killed in the process or even die in the care of officers. Ethnic minority groups are major victims of most cases of reported police brutalities in America. There have been more injustice than justice in these cases and if there’s no serious legal consequences against police’s that engage in racial profiling and brutalities against their victims then it may continue to and eventually they will lose the public’s trust and respect for our officers. And in worst cases may lead to the breakdown of law and order as well as the destruction of lives, properties and communities.
Did you know that America society is the most policed state in the whole world? The fraternal order of police is an organization of sworn law enforcement officers, that consist of over 325,00

members. FOP calls itself the voice of our nation’s law enforcement officer’s. Native Americans consists of 0.8 percent of the population, and 1.9 percent of that have been comprised by police killings. African Americans make up 13% of the population and 26 percent of them are victims of police shootings. Latinos are victimized by police killings at a level of 30 percent above average and 1.9 the rate of white and non-white latinos.
Brutality towards the mentally ill is never acceptable, and police brutality came to all time low when there victim Jamycheal Mitchell was left to starve to death in jail, over stealing five dollars worth of snacks that included a mountain dew, snickers bar and a zebra cake. He was interview by officers and seemed confused. Later he was evaluated by a psychologist who referred to him as a maniac and psychotic. An inmate who delivered food and worked in Mitchell cell block said they withheld food from Mitchell from failure to return the lunch tray after eating. During examination of the body Mitchell reportedly weighed in at 144 lbs, he weighed about 36 lbs less then when he was arrested.
In most recent events a young female was in highschool disrupting class and had her phone out when teacher asked her to leave, she got verbally disrespectful with the teacher.

The teacher then called the principle which resulted in the police being called. When the police got there he asked student to get up and when he didn’t get what he wanted he flipped her out the chair and dragged her across the room. Even though bad behavior is not excepted in schools there could have been different ways the situation could have been handled other than aggressive force.
It is sad to say the police brutality is not getting any better, and those who are chosen to protect and serve us are starting to hurt us. Is there a thing as too much authority? And if so how can we as a people protect ourselves from acts of brutality? It’s obvious those appointed are either poorly trained or just bad cops. There is a such thing as good cops but the bad ones seem to come up more it’s just the picture they paint of

themselves.