Police Brutality Or Injustice?

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A Law Enforcement Officer’s duties are to protect people and to keep a peaceful environment. Once an officer has accepted the power and responsibilities of their job, they can not go against their word. The citizens look towards the police for protection and safety, so what happens when the police are the source of violence?Some people do not believe that police are capable of injustice, but there is clearly enough cases of police brutality. Are police responding to situations with excessive or unreasonable force or are their actions reasonable? Police officers have taken advantage of their power and abuse their place in the community so many number of times, that society has come to fear the police.The justice system is failing and 84% …show more content…
Officer Ben Fields was called to the classroom after the female student refused to put her cell phone away and leave the room at her teacher’s order. The young girl refused the teacher’s request, so Fields was called in. He apprehended her, slammed her backward to the ground, and dragged her to the front of the classroom. Videos filmed and captured of the incident by students quickly spread on social media last week and sparked immediate outrage. Students and former students reported that Officer Fields had been brutal and rough like this for years. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott emphasised that the incident started and was caused by a student who was refusing to let the teacher continue to teach the class. However, Lott did confess that Fields displayed indismissable and distasteful behavior, and fired him days after the video erupted.This is a prime example of how even young minorities are not safe from being victims of the …show more content…
Force should not be used when an assumption has been made about someone by a bystander or the officer, or when a police officer isn't very fond of the suspect’s race,color,and or appearance. Police officers should be able to tell when force is absolutely necessary, and when it is