Police Brutality Position Essay

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My position on police brutality today remains neutral and it will always remain neutral because I could never know what is true and what is false. When I first started my research, I already believed police brutality is accurate but when I completed my research and my conversation with Deputy Steve Will, I was unsure whether or not police brutality is true. The only way to truly know the truth behind police brutality is having frequent experience as either a civilian interacting with a police officer or as a police officer interacting with a civilian. Both civilians and police officers give so many false accusations that I could not figure out whether or not police brutality really happened. Civilians and officers can file or verbally reports …show more content…

I still do not know what is true and what is false. Civilians and officers continue to lie and cover up their crimes. I did my research and did my discussion with Deputy Steve Will. The research disgusted me, but my conversation with Deputy Steve Will provided good points and he understood and explained how officers feel about the job and police brutality. I asked Deputy Will, “Do you believe the authorities are becoming corrupted or there are just only few bad apples in law enforcement agencies?” Deputy answered, “Not necessarily, there are actually few bad apples and the corruption are in the minimum. Yes, there are certain level of corruption but that’s different. The media glamorized us when we see one guy doing something stupid and we all get branded or labeled as corrupted. The corruption and excessive use of force is very small. The police brutality is way back in the 60s or 50s---oh my goodness, it was out of control but now--- the police brutality has gone down. So really, there are just few bad apples than corruptions.” I never thought about the 1950s and 1960s when police brutality was really out of control during the Civil Rights movement and racial discrimination. Deputy Will gave good points and made me think about whether or not police brutality is really true. Truth is, I do not know what is true and what is false. Gaining experience as an officer or civilian interacting with officers is the only way to know the truth behind police

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