Comparing The Eric Garner Incident In New York And The Killing Of Justine Damond

“...Much of the recent crime increase threatens the vitality of America’s cities–and thousands of lives–it is not, in itself, the greatest danger in today’s war on cops. The greatest danger lies, rather, in the delegitimation of law and order itself’ (Mac Donald). In the book “The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe,” published in the year of 2016, author Heather Mac Donald provides credible evidence to expand on her viewpoint of our country’s current criminal crisis. In addition to “The War on Cops, Mac Donald has written two other books. Her works “Are Cops Racist?”

If Aledda weas really trying to protect Dr. Kinsey they would have continued to shoot and successfully shot Mr. Rios, but only one shot was fired and it was very clear who the target was. I do believe that not all police on the scene were crooked and evil. I believe that the one police officer who shot Dr. Kinsey surprised his comrades by his actions, but they would cover for him at all cost, even if that meant lying during the investigation and being suspended without pay. Clearly Dr. Kinsey was no threat to anybody, so why was he shot? No one will ever really know the truth, but it is clear to see that the life of blacks does not matter in this

Praying for Sheetrock The book Praying for Sheetrock, written by Melissa Fay Green, took place in McIntosh County, Georgia during the spring time where flowers “stood up in the yards in colors so bright they seemed almost musical” (Greene 118). Within McIntosh County was the city of Darien where the blacks and whites lived separately. In this city lived Ed Finch, a colored man who was taller than average, heavy, and muscular (Greene 118). He lived by a woman named Mary Harmon in an impoverished area near a city jail.

Due to advanced technologies, people can go to YouTube and just type the phrases "Police Brutality" and they will be able to witness the rare force used by some police officers where the force is unnecessary. Many people often times view the bigger picture rather than the details associated with the image. For instance in the video,” Behind the Video of Eric Garner’s Deadly Confrontation With New York Police” the author, Ramsey Orta, well-known for recording the fatal incident of Eric Garner on July 17, in Staten Island, NY, mainly focused on how Garner was treated on his point of perspective rather than the reasons of why the incident have occurred. Throughout the video, Orta has shown clips of the video that he has recorded of Eric Garner to reinforce his argument and bond with his audience emotionally throughout the

Argumentative Essay-Rough Draft On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner was put into an against policy chokehold by Daniel Pantaleo of the NYPD. An hour later, he died from his injuries. On December 3, a grand jury decided not to indict Daniel Pantaleo. Regardless of there being video proof, the grand jury decided that there was not enough evidence to indict him.

The 6 officers that were involved were issued legal charges including second degree murder. There was one very interesting case on TV which showed a mother who had seen her son on the streets rioting she repeatedly struck her son and told him she didn't want him ending up like Freddie Gray she also told him not to seek justice by rioting. All the riots and events even led up to the Governor of Maryland moving his office from Annapolis to Baltimore the governor said he would visit scenes around Baltimore. At this time there was a curfew set from 10:00 P.M. until 5:00

Justice In December 2014, students from The University of Berkeley California began to protest about how the police officers who killed Michael Brown and Eric Garner got away with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. The protesters marched through Berkeley with other protesters to San Francisco. Protests were held in Oakland as well about the cause. Were the juries of the trial correct in choosing the police officers to be not guilty?

Therefore it was important to further interrogation their suspicious action. Also for his own protection, the officer had the right to conduct a pat-down of the outer garment of these men. Because, Officer had reasonable cause to believe they might have weapons. The court said that conducting a frisk was the essential performance of the officer’s investigative duty. If a frisk was not conducted in this case, the officer probably would have to answer to a

People rebel when no justice being served. It is understandable why people act a certain way. Have you ever loved someone more than yourself? A person is your biggest pride and joy to be safe? Can you imagine how it feels to no longer have your pride and joy with in a split second, due to the way they look?

One of the more charged debates at this time in Minnesota is the actions of Police officers. In the past couple of years, Minnesota police have made headlines in incidents such as the deaths of Jamar Clark, Philando Castile, and most recently, Justine Damond. This has created a distrust of the police force that shouldn’t be there and can be fixed. This past summer, I went on a mission trip to Detroit, where I was blown away by what I saw and heard. I learned about the past in Detroit, which is plagued by racism and police brutality, most notably in the riots of 1967.

That same year Bratton implemented compstat, which brought an increase of departments implementing stop and frisk (Naspretto, E., 2012). Stop and frisk as it was implemented in New York City, allowed officers to stop and question ordinary people without any reasonable suspicions needed (Naspretto, E., 2012). Discussion of scandal

When it comes to the topic of police reform, many agree that our country is long overdue for it, however the questions is how exactly do we, as a nation, go about changing one of the most rigid power structures that exist in the country. While some believe that reform must come from within the individually flawed police departments, others argue that the entire criminal justice system needs an overhaul. An analysis of Ta-Nehisi Coates essay “The Myth of Police Reform” reveals that the complex issues of police shootings of minors (especially African Americans) and how difficult it may be to change these problems. In “The Myth of Police Reform” the author exemplifies the use of logos, ethos and pathos therefore making the argument effective.

Police brutality remains a common yet controversial topic around the world. Police brutality is “the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians” (thelawdictionary.org). It’s a topic that segregates communities and makes each other their enemy. Specifically, a white officer has been the enemy of the black community. Unfortunately, the tension between police and blacks grew over the past few decades.

So “Addressing police misconduct” from source #3, I’ve found that the law enforcement officers, perform very difficult jobs, with respect for their communities and in compliance with the law. But with all the incidents this is often in

Minorities often receive a lower quality education that their white counterparts, live in environments not conducive to producing productive members of society, and are forced to endure unjust discrimination. The justice system has coined the phrase “innocent until proven guilty,” but a more accurate motto might be “Innocent unless not white”. There is no city that serves as a better example of how blacks are unfairly discriminated against that New York City. Since 2002, New York City has had a Stop-and-Frisk policy in place allowing police to stop any citizen on the street and search them for illegal contraband The justification for the policy is highly questionable, and the statistics on the policy prove that it has discriminatory motives. The Stop-and-Frisk street interrogations have proven to be wildly inefficient with “nearly nine out of 10” of the “more than 5 million” New Yorkers who have been stopped having been “completely innocent” (“Stop-and-Frisk” 1).