Oscar Grant Inhumane

Support/Evidence/Elaboration ; nypd officer was killed by a gunman in an ambush attack while patrolling a bronx neighborhood. On the other sides of the country a ups employee entered his san francisco workplace armed with two guns and opened fire, killing three of his co workers and injuring two others before turning the gun on himself.

William Bratton, the now 42nd, who also was once the 38th Commissioner of the New York City Police Department has told the reporters the following day after the tragedy as “ … may be an accidental discharge.. A 28-year-old male, Akai Gurley was strike in the chest by a strangle gun shot, the gun shot came from NYPD probationary police officer, Peter Liang…” [7]

Immediately, as a reader, one would automatically assume that the officer shot the man to death, even though he was "unarmed." What the media does not show is the side of the officer. For instance, the officer claimed that the man had pointed a device towards the officers that looked like a gun, which would provide objective reason for the officer taking out his gun. Even though it ended up not being a gun, the officer did not want to find out the hard way that the man was actually armed with something that would risk his life.

caught on tape. Even though this was only one example it is not the only incident where police

officer named Darren Wilson.Michael was also shot 7 times which was unnecessary because he was unarmed and willing to cooperate.Michael was killed for being suspected of matching a suspect that stole in a convenience store.

Last month, a man named Alton Sterling was gunned down by police in front of a convenience store. The police were originally called to the scene because they were told Alton had a gun and was threatening someone. When the police arrive, a struggle ensues with Alton. They approach Alton and they wrestle him to the ground. One officer yells, “Gun!” and then you hear the gunshots rang out. Alton laid on the ground, lifeless. A gun was found on Alton, but Alton never pulled the gun on the officer.

Since this happened during a live major sporting event, showing the footage could educated people on exactly what happened. Viewers feel they have the right to be informed of events that happen especially

Late Thursday evening, an Illinois police officer shot and killed a black driver that was following a routine stop for driving too slowly, just one day after another fatal shooting in Oklahoma. Reports say that while reaching for his wallet, Officer Harold Aring, shot Alfred Lacey. According to his younger brother, Lacey was instructed to show his license and registration. While gathering the requested documents, Lacey was shot four times.

Amadou Diallo was an immigrant from West Africa and had only two years in the United States which he knew very little English. He came to the United States to study and make a name for himself. Diallo was 22 year old male, with no criminal record. However, in the night of February 5, 1999 four New York police officers which names are Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon, Kenneth Boss, and Richard Murphy were patrolling the area looking for a serial ripest. This police officers were undercover so they did not had their uniforms and were patrolling in a civilized Ford Taurus. Diallo fit the descriptions of the serial ripest so officers stop in front of Diallo to ask him questions regarding the suspect. When the four officers got out of the vehicle and approach Diallo, they yield out “New York Police” identifying themselves to Amadon. Moreover, they also showed their badge to the suspect. However, Diallo turned around towards his house and reach for his pocket. Office Sean Carroll, saw Diallo getting out a squared item and immediately imagined it was a gun and yield gun (alerting the other three officers). With no hesitation, all four offices reach for their gun and started shooting at Diallo. Forty-one bullets were fired at Diallos direction, nineteen hit him. Diallo died instantly. After the offices stopped their shooting, they search Amadon, and realist that he was reaching out for his wallet and not a gun. It is unclear if Diallo knew if they were officers or thought that he was

Amdadou Diallo, an African immigrant with no criminal record, was shot at forty-one times after police thought he was reaching for a gun. The gun was actually a wallet and Diallo died in his own hallway. The police officers did not testify before a grand jury or publicly justify their actions and the four officers involved were acquitted of all charges. The officers’ “lawyers laid much of the blame for the shooting on Mr. Diallo himself, saying he had behaved suspiciously and had not obeyed the officers' commands to stop” (Fritsch). However, this does not justify shooting at Diallo forty-one times. The excess shots shows that the police were fearful. The officers lacked the ability to do their jobs confidently and securely and they were not trained to handle that kind of situation calmly and rationally. Their past prejudices against the black man caused them assume that he was dangerous, killing him in response to their own

The tragedy of both Peter Liang and the other victim - a 28- years-olds African-American named Akai Gurley - took place in Brooklyn, New York, on November 20th, 2014. Newly trained officer Liang and his partner were

Instead of helping the victim out, the individuals videotaped the whole incident and posted it on social media. The by standing individuals did not even call 911 or run to get help. When they were asked why they did not help they stated “we just thought it was a joke” “It looked like she wanted it ““It was a funny video to post on YouTube”. The civilians around did not take into consideration how the victim felt they were just worried about making a “cool” video for YouTube. Real life events can give us creditability in the social world. We are considered “cool” or “impressive” to our peers online. .We want the glory and honor that the digital world gives us rather than the honor of helping out a victim in need. In emergency situations individuals tend to videotape or record the event than actually helping the victim out. We risk helping an individual for the mere satisfaction of a couple likes and comments on social media. As a society, we tend to be so blind by our social stance that we ignore real life

On June 28, 1972, in a South Bronx subway station, officer John Skagen, a white male, an off-duty policeman was on his way home, when he encountered a suspicious black male who seemed to be carrying a weapon. The officer approached the suspect, whose name was James Richardson, and instructed him to get up against the wall and put his hands up. Richardson was confused but complied with the directions given to him, however, in a turn of events, Richardson fired his weapon a total of four times. It was an unfortunate series of events that evening for officer Skagen, he would never return home to his wife and child. Richardson managed to hit the police officer twice just before he ran away through the station and moments after he came across two other officers to whom he told, “There is a madman firing his weapon”, and pointed towards Skagen. George Wieber, one of the officers who rushed to the scene, fatally wounded Officer Skagen.

In 1986, a troublesome employee quarreled with his supervisor and manager after receipt of a reprimand for below acceptable job performance. The next day this employee walked into the building in his uniform and his postal bag filled with pistols and ammunition. After sealing off the exits, he walked throughout the floor of the postal facility, shooting anyone who crossed his path. After the smoke cleared, he wounded 16 employees, killed 14 other employees, and killed himself and one of his supervisors.

The cop was shocked when he shot Grant and there was a sense of guilt to it just like George Orwell was from “Shooting an Elephant. The British cop was forced to shot the elephant for killing a man to show his authority and strength over the people of Burma that kept on taunting him. At least the elephant’s punishment was equal to the beast’s wrong doing, Grant didn’t start the fight and he deserved to live. Society always assumed that African Americans are bad and they get arrested more easily than any other ethnicity in America. However, when a Caucasian cop killed an African American man, he gets the privilege of an early release.