Police Brutality And The Blue Uniform - 2009 Words

Michael Paul Maraffa Mr. Pollard Forensic Science 2nd November, 20 2014 Our Law Enforcement Death, rape, illegal drugs, robbery, fraud; all things the men in the blue uniform are supposed to protect us from. But with more and more stories of corruption, police brutality, and racism, can we really trust these police officers? The men who we are supposed to call in the middle of the night when we hear a loud thud in our living room, or when we come home to realize all of our belongings are missing. Police brutality, corruption and racism; are all things our Law Enforcement today are accused of. As we continue to commit crimes and break the law there are more and more stories of how people are being wrongly accused of crimes they did not†¦show more content†¦With all the power they have it is understandable that they make mistakes. Unfortunately, because they are supposed to be people of the law when they do mess up, everyone knows about it. The news loves to exploit them when they do, exposing every embarrassing and misunderstood detail of what really happened. Many times the stories are they portray are not 100% true. That is why we as people must do what we can to discover the real truth. One of the most common faults, and understandably the most infuriating, as a country to see are stories of police brutalities. With more and more stories surfacing about people â€Å"randomly† being beaten in public, there is more and more trust lost in our Law Enforcement. This is also one of the most recent dramas we have had to deal with as a community. Everyone has heard about the Ferguson case and the very murky details surrounding it. The story differs depending on who you ask, but the story is that a white police officer shot an innocent African American male, Mike Brown. He then proceeded to run away and hide behind a car. Raising his hands to show the cop he was innocent, Brown, was then shot several more times and then died. Although the reason he was shot is still unclear there have been many riots and protests to get the truth about this incident. Another incident of police brutality is that of a Houston family who was reportedly beaten outside of their home by constables of