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    Argumentative Essay and Debate Although I should know by now, I cannot help but think that there has been an overwhelming amount of police brutality in recent years. Police brutality can be defined as, when a police officer uses more force than necessary. This issue has spread throughout the United States of America, and is putting the lives of our citizens in great danger. Police brutality is not only physical, but it can also be verbal attacks; and, in most cases, it is caused by false arrest and

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    the hands of the police; the very people that are responsible for preventing and stopping crime. Most of these victims are targeted for being anything other than white as police believe that unarmed minorities are dangerous no matter the situation. That's why police brutality has led to the increased deaths of African-Americans, Native-Americans, Hispanics, and the LGBT community based only on the color of their skin or self-identification. This excessive force by the U.S. police needs to be punished

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    because of police brutality? Many incidents of it are happening around the world and it needs to be stopped. It is all getting very out of control because many people are dying or getting hurt. Police officers are supposed to be helping people. It has been around for a long time but it has been happening more often ever since Trump got elected. Police are more likely to target a person of color than a “white” person. There’s a lot of stories that prove it is. Not many people believe that police brutality

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    October 30 Ms. Haley Senior Composition The Struggle To Fix Police Brutality Recently, our country has undergone tremendous suffering due to police brutality. Some police officers are taking the law into their own hands and intertwining their personal views and stereotypes on the black community. They are committing inhumane crimes on African Americans and our justice system is allowing it to continue. Several police officers are noticing that if they commit this crime out of pure hate

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    The United States of America has many horrible police officers. This has created a stereotype that all police officers are terrible. One of the main reasons police officers have been target lately is, because many innocent people are harassed by them daily. There are multiple ways to classify these police officers as horrible being, but police brutality, corruption, and how they handle violent protest are three of many classifications. Police brutality has been a growing issue in the United States

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    Police brutality is a major issue, it happens when a police officer uses excessive force to apprehend someone, resulting in the convict to be badly injured or then killed. The idea of issuing police officers wear body cameras arose. Wearing the cameras will help prevent the events such as the case with Slager. Maybe the cameras will benefit this country. Some acts of police brutality are over looked because the officer states he/she only did it in self-defense. In the case of 33 year old Michael

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    Wilson, left in the street for four and a half hours, and conveyed to be a criminal while his killer was acquitted of all charges. Eric Gardner was strangled by NYPD police who broke protocol, was acquitted of all charges, and further justified their actions. Overwhelmed by the events going on in America in regards to police brutality, I wanted to take a deeper look at what event or series of events had led us to be in the terrifying predicament that our society is in today. The lives of African American

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    J Free Argumentative Essays: Police Brutality 777 Words 4 Pages Police Brutality Police work is dangerous. Sometimes police put in situations that excessive force is needed. But, because some officers use these extreme measures in situations when it is not, police brutality should be addressed. The use of excessive force may or may not be large problem, but it should be looked into by both the police and the public. For those people who feel racism is

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    As of September 1, 2015, in the United States police officers have killed 776 people and 161 of those people were unarmed at the time of their death (MintPress). There have been too many incidents where police officers have injured or killed someone that could have been prevented. Using maximum force with a suspect has become a routine in many confrontations. Officers have not been given the proper training to deal with individuals and how to handle them without using a weapon. If they were given

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    Composition 1 Argumentative Research Essay Final Draft. Police Brutality    Police work is dangerous. Sometimes police put in situations that excessive force is needed. But, because some officers use these extreme measures in situations when it is not, police brutality occurs. I believe Police brutality needs to be addressed, because it affects every one of us within our society. How can we trust the Police officers who sworn to “serve the public” when they use such excessive force that results

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