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Can you believe that even YOU can be arrested for throwing a snowball? “While Chicago is infamously unsympathetic to those who wish to exercise their Second Amendment rights, it appears Windy City authorities are similarly very sensitive to “weapons” of all types – even those made of snow.” On february 24, 2014 an 8th grade student in Chicago, IL was charged with a felony for throwing a snowball at a peace officer. The 8th grader should have not been charged with a felony because it is not a weapon, also the snowball hit the car. Although it was a peace officer the 8th grader should not have been charged with a felony because it was not a weapon. In the article it states “While building snowmen and making snow angels are always popular, the ever-present snowball fight usually wins out in the end” This proves that everyone uses snowballs to have fun and it is not right getting a felony because everyone gets hit by a snowballs and it is not a weapon. In the article it states “Every winter, kids who live in snowy areas of the nation are naturally drawn to the precipitation for its many applications limited only by their imagination.” This proves that kids that live in snowy areas always use their imagination and they always make thing out of snow. …show more content…
In the article it states “He said the snowball hit him but it hit the car, not him.” This proves that he did not hit the officer, but it hit the car, so he should not be charged with aggravated battery against a peace officer.In the article it states “She recalled the officer’s phone call, during which he told her the child “threw a snowball at the car and the officer was in the car.” This proves that it hit the car and not the officer so this was unfair to the
On October 20, 2014 a young male teen was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The shooting occurred in the middle of the road and the suspect that was fatally shot was named Laquan McDonald. McDonald was just 17 years old and was the suspect after initial reports placed him in the scene of a possible car jacking. It was reported that Laquan McDonald had a knife and was also seen slashing tires of a police cruiser. When police had finally had him surrounded in the middle of the road, one officer opened fire and released 16 shots into his body. Another deputy on hand said the use of force was not needed because Laquan was not in any way trying to attack the officers present. The officer who fired the 16 shots into Laquan is named Jason D. Van
The article being discussed is one about two Ottawa valley teens who stole three different cars, while being chased by police and then finally arrested. There was one male youth sixteen years of age accompanied by a female who was thirteen years of age. The chase started in the Ottawa valley and concluded near the border of maine on the united states side. police first started there pursite in Ontario and then found the first stolen car abandoned in sherbrok quebec. Main police then stated the the two teenagers stole a second vehical and attempted to enter the united states through coburn gore maine. A “wild chase” then began and police fired shots at the stolen vehicale. The pruisute was said to have reached 160 kilomtetres per hour or more by police. Border patrol said they chased the teens and the hijack car down route 27. During the chase the a border patrol vehical colieded with the stolen vehical in Stratton, maine. Despite the collision the car continued on while shots were being fired towards kingsfield, maine. The second car was then abandoned on depot street in kingsfield. The to teens then ran and found a pick up truck to continu...
The case is one that is all too familiar thanks to the growing trend within social media platforms. Allegations of police using excessive force, raising concerns about law enforcement’s credibility.
It’s a Sunday afternoon and the whole family is over at grandmother’s house playing a fun game of pickup baseball until they realize they do not know how to hit a baseball. Luckily it is a rather simple process that can easily be taught and learned.
Department of Justice has investigated the police forces of several large cities for systemic police misconduct, including, harassment of racial minorities, false arrests, and excessive use force. (“Police Brutality”); however this can often be difficult when the media come into play can often misinterpret facts about a case. This is media’s way of using their power to add on even more pressure on U.S. Department of Justice to the pressure that they are already under to make sure to victims get justice. The first thing the U.S. Department of Justice have to do is investigate and a majority of complaints against of police are thrown out upon further investigation. For examples A 2006 Justice Department report, stated that only 2,000 of the more than 26,000 citizen complaint of police brutality filed nationally in 2002−less than 8 percent−were found credible("Police Brutality"). The U.S. Department of Justice also have find evidence which includes testimony, documentary evidence, and physical evidence. The media can often twist people in to saying thing that are not true, and twist videos into only show what they want people to believe. In recent new, In South Carolina a female student was slammed on the ground and throw a cross the classroom. The media didn’t display the entire video where the teacher tells the girl to leave, then the assistant principal, and the officer tells her to leave. When she doesn’t leave he tries to grab
How would you feel if your child was killed ? While plauing inside of a park with a toy gun ? Well this is what happened to Tamir Rice . On November 23 , 2014 was the day Tamir Rice another young african-american boy was killed by the police. Due to the fact that the police fept very threatened by Tamir Rice , Just like all the other African-American men that were killed by the police. On this day some felt as if this case was justified and some felt it was unjustified. I felt that this case was unjustified because it was an racial crime , officer ignored proper procedure however ; his only threat was being a 12 year old with a toy gun.
A father purchased a toy gun as a birthday gift for his young son. His son went outside to play and and encountered a police officer who shot him seven times. This incident occurred in Sonoma County in October 2013. A similar incident occurred in November 2014 when Cleveland police killed a 12-year-old boy carrying a toy gun. Use of excessive force by police is common in impoverished "black" or "brown" communities.
To start off during Blands arrest there was some type of scuffle that can be heard in a video of the incident. Through the audio of the video you can hear Bland indicate that she was on the ground by saying “you just slammed me, knocked my head into the ground” “ I got epilepsy” the officer Trooper Encinia responded with “good”. Even with saying this Encinia still went on to describe Bland as “combative and uncooperative”. Many argue that with the trooper even saying “good” to Blands bad condition sounded like a hatred for her. Rebecca Robertson, the legal and policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union in Texas even stated “he had to arrest her because she was resisting arrest, but her resistance is a response to the officer escalating the situation”. Agreeing in fact that a minor traffic violation should have never reached heights for Bland to be held up in a jail
...hould have gone to prison for the evidence that they found. And this should stand as a reminder for future police officers that they need to follow all the rules set forth by the 4th amendment and stop this from happening again. Just to save some paperwork the police officers cost them to lose this case and someone who should be in prison is free to do this again.
A video from a dash cam showed what seemed to prove the officer had liable reason to shoot the man but when audio was released with the video the perspective really came into view. In the video the man is seen stepping out of his car as the officer told him to do, but when the officer tells the man to get his license and he reaches in the car to grab it he is shot. The officer is heard telling the man to “put his hands up and get out of the car.” When the man was shot he had his hands in the air, with his wallet in hand. While the officer had the right to defend himself against a potential threat it was extremely unnecessary to shoot at the man. Thankfully the man was not killed in the shooting but the man’s lawyer stated that his client was not unhandcuffed until an officer remembered that he did not have his handcuffs and went to the hospital to retrieve them.
Have you ever felt stuck? Wherever you are, it’s the absolute last place you want to be. In the book Into the Wild, Chris McCandless feels stuck just like the average everyday person may feel. Chris finds his escape plan to the situation and feels he will free himself by going off to the wild. I agree with the author that Chris McCandless wasn’t a crazy person, a sociopath, or an outcast because he got along with many people very well, but he did seem somewhat incompetent, even though he survived for quite some time.
The police officers who approach the suspects are risking their lives to protect the citizens, that is their job. Therefore, if an officer conducts an action out of impulse, it is not out of spite or prejudice, most of the time it is out of fear. Police officers are only human and as Professor Brown said, “Cops come from citizens… you guys (the class).” We, normal citizens, conduct mistakes on a daily basis; however, we do not possess the pressure of the world on our shoulders like police officers do. A scene where police relations is displayed at its finest in Crash is when Officer Tom Hansen picked up Peter Waters in his car. As Officer Tom Hansen used his discretion, he shot Peter Waters when Peter refused to show his hands and go into his pockets. Now in that instance, he might have not told Peter Waters he was an officer, but any reasonable person who were to be in that position would recognize the authority of an officer when Officer Tom Hansen said, “Put your hands where I can see them.” Peter Waters, in my opinion, was wrong for ignoring a stranger in his car, especially since he was hitchhiking. This goes to show that behind closed curtains, the full story cannot be revealed. As white officers kill minorities, riots arise; however, one cannot rely on the media for facts. What occurred at the scene is only between the victim and the suspect, and at times, witnesses; however, not all witnesses are confidential. Race relations, in my opinion, do exist; however, the minorities do not provide a better platform for themselves to be seen in, they continue their criminal activity and expect for the misconceptions to fade away. Race relations must be
Sources state that “Oliver was also indicted on four counts of aggravated assault by a public servant for firing his rifle into a car full of teenagers leaving a party April 29. Jordan, who sat in the front passenger seat, was struck in the head. His two brothers and two friends were also in the car.” The chief of the Balch Springs police department, Jonathan Haber said, “ the Chevrolet Impala was aggressively reversing toward Oliver and Officer Tyler Gross”. However the evidence provided by the body camera contradicted what the chief stated. This cop`s actions of course got him “indicted Monday on a murder charge by a Dallas County grand jury.” Apparently this cop already had some incidents, for example, “Oliver was also indicted last month
In a video recorded by a local bystander, a policeman displayed unethical and unnecessary force by dragging a child to the ground and sitting on her. I believe that if a police officer displays any form of unnecessary force in a harmful way he or
What makes a good person good? According to WikiHow, "We should learn to define our own morals ourselves. One of the simplest ways to do so is to love others, and treat them as you would like to be treated. Try to think of others before yourself. Even doing small things daily will greatly enrich and improve your life, and the lives of others around you." This quote shows us what we need to do in order to be what society thinks as, “good". In order to be a good person, you have to do good and moral things in your society consistently. However people might think that by doing one good thing once in a while will automatically make you a “good person”, but in reality it doesn’t.