Do you think Police brutality is wrong?

Question

I would like to hear informed opinions on the controversial subject.

Thank you.

Paul

Answer 1

i dont think its worng...depends y the police brutality is happening

Answer 2

in my experience (what i have seen over the years), what most people see as police brutality is actually the police trying to do their jobs.
all we get to see from the media is a cop hitting a guy. what is cut out is the part where the offender is resisting, threatening, drunk, stoned, belligerent, running, carrying weapons, etc.
i saw one today where the offender was saying he couldn't breathe. what most people wouldn't have noticed was that he was fighting the officers and if the officers had eased up, he would have either hurt them or escaped.

yes, there are a rare few who go to far. but by and large, officers have a very difficult and dangerous job in which the never know what they may be walking into whether it is a traffic stop, a domestic call, a burglary, serving a warrant, or any other of a million things they are expected to do in order to protect the public. their job is to deal with the worst of the worst people while at the same time keeping their cool and subduing a criminal.

i'd much rather see an inmate with come cuts and bruises from their arrest than hear of one escaping and harming another person.

Answer 3

You're asking a rhetorical question with circular illogical, and the idea of asking this would just bog us down. I think the idea of police brutality is as nauseating as the concept of murder, genocide and drowning kittens and babies. It boggles the mind that anyone could ask that question; I lived through busing, the Cold War, spy paranoia, drug and medicine wars such as AIDS and the rise of social paranoia, racial wars and idiocies that have crossed from the terrors overseas to the horrors here such as 09/11.

If you're asking this to learn, read a book. If you're doing your research ask the people around you over 40 years old who have SEEN history. If you're wanting to truly know how awful this subject is, then begin by asking a survey locally, then find the statistics from the FBI, and other law enforcement groups.

I am sorry that I may sound like a jerk, but this is a silly question that merits research not a message board. You need to crack the spine of MANY books, and find the ideas of violence being so stomach-churning and the repression of civil rights absolutely repugnant to answer this question.

And if you STILL don't have an answer, then you are just here to cause mischief and not learn. You're a pest, not a student. I can't censor you but you need to be certain of your questions you ask. This question is irresponsible - it's like crying fire in a crowded theater. Please rethink this question or remove my statement as soon as you read it. Try the links below for more information.

I wish you the best of luck. If you wish to call me a dirty word then feel free to do so.

Good Luck & God Bless You!


Jaime

Answer 4

It is wrong when the target of this attention did nothing to warrant it. I have been arrested a few times in my life, and I have NEVER been the object of brutality. I offer no resistance, remain respectful, and it all goes smoothly. This is common sense at work.

The police have an exceedingly difficult job, and they often have to deal with individuals that resist, violently. As far as I am concerned, these individuals get what they deserve, and I have zero sympathy for them. The criminal element is the enemy of public safety and good order, and as such, deserve the same treatment that they subject the public to. And if a few more scumbags got the crap kicked out of them, maybe the criminal element would be a little less willing to make victims out of law abiding citizens.

Answer 5

Depends on what you consider "brutality". Use of unnecessary force in apprehending a subject is against the law. Sometimes, it is necessary to use quite a bit of force to handle a suspect in order to make the situation safe for those around. To the suspect, it might feel like brutality, to the cop it might seem like just what was needed to contain the situation with a subject of unknown strength and intent.

Does that mean that all cops use absolute integrity when dealing with members of the public? No. Some do cross the line. In cases where use of unnecessary force is alleged and proven, I'm all for disciplinary action against the offending officer. I do not think that officers should face undue scrutiny of their everyday actions, however, due to the fact that they have to decide in the moment just how much force is needed, and most times do not know the capabilities of the subject to be subdued. In those cases, it is only prudent for the officer, for his safety and that of members of the public that are in proximity, to begin to deal with a situation with a relatively high level of force and intensity. This has the dual benefit of affording the officer a high chance of a quick resolution and a good chance of causing the subject to surrender quickly to save himself some pain.

It is my opinion that most of what is labeled police brutality is, in truth, officers doing their best to safeguard themselves and the general public.

Answer 6

Police brutality is wrong in most cases. However, if the person threatens your life, you have the right to defend yourself the best that you can. Sometimes an officer has to make a quick decision and does the best that he can under the circumstances.

Answer 7

I don't think you need to be informed to figure out that police brutality is wrong.

Ask the guy in East Chicago, Indiana who was essentially beaten to death by the cops who thought he was drunk but was actually having a diabetic seizure.

Answer 8

Of course it is wrong! I am not allowed to beat up somebody just because even if I am in authority over
them. SO why would it be right for police officers to do so?

Answer 9

It would depend on who was the recipient of the Brutality, If it was my Ex-wife i would approve of it. If i was the victim of police brutality then i would think it is wrong.

Answer 10

Yes it is wrong.

It is for the courts to decide guilt and punishment based on evidence - not the opinion of one or two people.

Answer 11

Do you have a child? Has your mother ever been arrested? Can you imagine police biting her up? Can you see punching your wife by an armed officer? Can you picture shoving a broom handle up to your butt?
Did I said enough?