Argumentative Essay On Police And Its Brutality

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“Police” And Its “Brutality” Amadou Diallo. Manuel Loggins Jr. Ronald Madison. Kendra James. Sean Bell. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Alton Sterling. Each was a black man or woman who died at the hands of police. Today in modern society unarmed Americans especially Black Americans, are being killed by Caucasian Police officers. If you didn't know Police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians. People are acting like this is new, but these killings have been going on for years now one said anything because no one cared. You might be thinking “you're just like those people you are just speaking up now.” I'm speaking up now because it has gotten so out of hand. Our Authority. Our protectors. …show more content…
Can you believe that Brown was unarmed and moving toward Wilson when the final shots were fired? Wilson should've been found guilty for Second degree murder. The grand jury responsible for deciding whether Officer Darren Wilson should be guilty for killing Michael Brown. The jury returned its answer: no. Wilson had no right to shoot. According to journalist on Vox.com Jenée Desmond-Harris and Dara Lind they say “"police officers are allowed to shoot under than two circumstances. One circumstance is ‘to protect their life or the life of another innocent party’ what departments call the defense-of-life standard. The other circumstance is to prevent a suspected violent felon from escaping.’ If you think about it Wilson really had no reason to shoot, he wasn't in danger, and Brown wasn't trying hurting another civilian. Think about that. What do you think? Imagine being in Brown’s parents shoes, and knowing that the police officer who shot your son several times is not