¶ … Police Brutality
"There is no question that police brutality, when it occurs, is one of the most egregious violations of public trust that a public servant can commit."
This statement is an example of circular reasoning. It posits a premise in which the truth of the conclusions is assumed. Police brutality may not be one of the most egregious violations of public trust that a public servant can commit, or it might be, just as I have claimed, but nothing in the paper supports that statement. Providing evidence that people consider police brutality is this type of serious violation of public trust, such as a poll supporting that statement would bolster the argument, as would reasons that these violations are so damaging. As it stands, this statement is simply an unsupported statement.
"There are many arrest and non-arrest scenarios where officers need to use force to protect self or others; and the degree of force required may be greater than what a disinterested observer would assume."
To support this argument, I cited reasons that officers would need to use force in order to effectuate a rest, including the willingness of criminals to use violence, danger to third parties or property, or the
Therefore, that line of the argument appears to be well-supported. However, I did not provide adequate support for the idea that the degree of force required may be greater than a disinterested observer would assume. I could have used evidence of the pain-tolerance and strength-enhancing aspects of many controlled substances and mental illnesses to support the idea that observers are not necessarily witnessing how much force a suspect is actually using. Even using this, the argument is subject to criticism as an appeal to fear as the implied undercurrent is that if police fail to use such force, society is in danger (Nizkor Project, 2011). However, because that is actually a premise underlying the entire paper, if well-substantiated by facts, that potential fallacy disappears.
"When one considers that minorities are disproportionately likely to be arrested and convicted of crimes, one would expect to…
It is increasing taxpayer more and more every year. More than likely the officer in question will be fired or put in paid leave of absence. Never is the officer investigated by internal affairs or federal agencies. This shows an inconsistency within the law enforcement infrastructure that needs changing in order to protect against further risk. In this review of previous studies and related literature, information is presented in support
There have been numerous situations in which people have been aggressed because of their skin colour or because they found themselves at the wrong time in the wrong place. Police brutality was indeed an abuse of power whenever these situations occurred. How do you come with such an abuse of power? Is it just? Or, more accurately put, can it ever considered to be just? Is there anything in this
Cole (2007) discusses how in many cases, incidents of police brutality, can often be confused with various self-defense tactics or an actions that a suspect may have taken resulting in the use of force (such as: resisting arrest or attempting to physically attack the police). After examining various incidents from the National Association of Justice, they found that: law enforcement will use force in a limited manner. Where, it is
How the Black Lives Matter Movement Changed the Law Enforcement Landscape Abstract Today, the United States faces multiple existential threats from a global Covid-19 pandemic and the concomitant economic downturn as well as rising racial tensions following the murder of an African American man, George Floyd, on May 25, 2020 by officers with the Minneapolis police department. This event, taking place amidst a once-in-a-century global pandemic with many Americans already nerve-wracked, served
Police Ethics Description Ethics is a delicate topic in the context of policing, as police officers are often coming across situations when they need to act on account of their instinct rather than on ethical thinking. Individuals are subjected to a continuous amount of stress during their jobs as police officers and they thus have to be able to put across the best performance possible on a constant basis. Even with this,
Police Abuse/Problems with Guilty Pleas Police Abuse From time to time, the media highlights stories about police abuse that can best be described as disturbing. It is unfortunate that some police officers do turn against the same people they have sworn to keep safe. Indeed, most victims of police brutality are left feeling frightened, betrayed and helpless. Further, police abuse triggers a cycle of mistrust in which case the community gradually loses
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