Friday, 5 December 2014
Injustice
There have been too many incidents between citizens and the ones who took an oath to serve and protect those citizens. These incidents can only be summed up as police brutality. The police have taken their roles as protectors of the city too far, to the point where they think they can get away with whatever they want. We must ask ourselves: when do we draw the line? Is there any excuse with this sudden outbreak of police brutality? This problem is not race specific. It happens to both black and white citizens. Treyvon Martin, Mike Brown, Sammy Yatim and many others have experienced police brutality. There are also countless videos that are leaked onto Youtube and Facebook that expose the dark and violent actions of police. I myself have watched these videos and anger is the only feeling I experienced. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I pray for justice for Mike Brown, Treyvon Martin, Sammy Yatim, and everyone else who lost their life to those who were supposed to serve and protect us. If I were part of a police committee and were faced to find a solution for this problem of killing unarmed citizens I would try and create stricter rules in terms of identifying what a threat really is. I would also find a way to give alternative methods of dealing with citizens that are a supposed threat. In other words, shooting the victim to death is not an answer to dealing with threats. Maybe copy the British police force and the ways they run duties. They don't carry guns. Why not try that? Whatever the case is, killing should never be the answer.
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ReplyDeleteRenzel, you start with a little rant, but your proposed solutions are not very specific. Don't rush to be the first to post. Think the question through and aim for an insightful reflection. You also have some errors that seem to be indicators of hurried writing:
- to the point where they think...
- only anger is the only?
- justice for Mike Brown