Superhero

Why are policemen the people society fears most but the first ones they run to when in desperate need of help? Society has been built upon the basis that when any type of crime occurs, it is the policemen’s problem to solve. It seems to be a typical and habitual response-call 911 and let them come to rescue; but when a policeman is on the opposite side of the spectrum, that thought process quickly changes. Policemen are commonly referred to as superheroes; some refer to them as the villains, and the rest of society thinks there must be a way to figure out the truth.

Superhero: a benevolent fictional character with superhuman powers–or a very heroic person. In some cases, there is no difference between the two meanings and when it comes to

The protestors that take part in these movements believe that policemen are actually evil and devoted to taking the lives of their innocent people (“The Truth of Black Lives Matter,” 2015). People who support the “Black Lives Matter” movements state that 1960’s civil rights laws have not made enough progress. These laws made three powerful declarations: black lives matter, black citizens matter, and black families matter. The reality in their eyes is that if this were the case, police violence and brutality should not be specifically aimed towards black people. Senator Elizabeth Warren makes a speech about the unfair discrimination and the situations that are going on every second of the day. “This is America, not a war zone, and policing practices in all cities, not just some, need to reflect that” (Fang, 2015). Sherriff Ron Hickman draws out the perspective of police and what he thinks are the unfair practices within America. “We’ve heard black lives matter, all lives matter. Well, cop’s lives matter too. So how about we drop the qualifier and just say lives matter” (Wing, 2015). Shannon J. Miles allegedly shot and killed a deputy, and police have yet to find a motive. It is logical for them to assume that the Black Lives Matter movement is a major source of the problem. There is an intuition on many police officers

Because officers wear body cameras each and every day, they have a huge potential to invade the privacy of people’s lives that they come in contact with. While entering the people’s homes, these men face witnesses, suspects, and victims in a broad assortment of stressful and sometimes even extreme situations (Stanley, 2015). Officers have the ability to turn their cameras on and off whenever they please, essentially providing the corrupt officers with a decision to completely ignore the policies set in place (Mottram, 2015). Because body cameras offer a wide-angle view of what is happening in front of merely just the camera lens, anything that happens on the sides of behind the officer fails to be recorded. Therefore, the officer may turn his head while his body is still facing whatever is in front of him, failing to record what he might be witnessing (Weaver, 2015). There are many loopholes in the technology and policies of body cameras, but it is safe to say that this is becoming the new reality for many police departments around the