We witness often the way police brutality targets protesters and people of color. Throughout the news and media, we see many individuals protesting black lives matter. I’ve personally have seen people wear the logo black lives matter. It symbolizes the social movement that contributes to the non-violent protest against police brutality for their unwarranted violence against African Americans. These protesters of different races stand there with their fist in the air symbolizing the support and strength they have for African Americans. Even by standers that I’ve passed on the streets contribute by sticking their fists out the window to show their support for Black Lives Matter. It expresses that people can be unified throughout different races.
It’s an everyday occurrence that African Americans are discriminated and killed because police officers see them as dangerous for the color of their skin. The judicial system is supposed to unbiasedly settle disputes according to the law. The Judicial system is unjust in many ways because instead of making a decision based on the actual law, the judges are senselessly biased by making a decision based on the individual’s race, gender, and appearance. It is commonly known that the police brutality is rarely held accountable for their actions such as beating or killing an unarmed individual. Police brutality is legal because it is clarified as a civil rights violation where they are allowed to exercise excessive force to an individual if necessary, to protect the public. With that being said, it is also legal to assemble a protect because the First Amendment states the right of freedom of speech. There is a difference between protesting and a riot. Protesting is supposed to be peaceful where riot is an uproar of violence in which there is a disturbance of the peace.This does not stop us from seeing police brutality targeting protesters. The race of the police officer is one factor in which whether the officer chooses to use their guns in a black neighborhood and this chart elaborates on that.
Overall we see that the Judicial system is broken because of its bias disputes and the police brutality applying excessive force at times when it is not needed.
Reference
Peeples, L. (2020, June 19). What the data say about police brutality and racial bias – and which reforms might work. Retrieved October 22, 2020, from https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01846-z
Police brutality is a major problem in society today. It is horrible to see police and the judical system base their decisions and actions off of racism. Events like George Floyd’s death highlight the prominence of the situation. Innocent people are killed or put in jail due to their race. With protest and unity, hopefully people will be able to overcome and defeat this problem in our society.
We have been seeing a lot of police brutality going on around the world it it truly so unfortunate that police, the ones that are suppose to protect us are the ones hurting us. I believe that when people stand up and protest peacefully it marks a sense of unity and humanity that is still left in the world to know right from wrong. Just because of race, you shouldn’t treat anyone with different disrespect. It should be about character not features when communicating with law enforcement. It makes the generation right now scared to come in contact with police because they don’t know if they could get killed just by their color of their skin. I appreciate the links added as well to better understand and visualize the statics of these unfortunate acts.
In your post you mentioned the difference between a protest and a riot. I think this is key to highlight when discussing police brutality. Police brutality has always been amidst the air all over the globe but recently with the death of George Floyd and other African-American citizens, the discussions have become more popular. Throughout the nation protests and riots were seen in many cities. With the chart you have provided, it specifically shows the issue we still have in our communities regarding black demographic areas and government officials. The judicial system is broken and individuals need to do their best to advocate and support minority groups in this nation.