Is Police Brutality Getting Worse?

Question

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Or, are we just seeing more evidence of it, due to the wide availability of video cameras, camera phones, etc?

Answer 1

Greetings. I don't think there is any question of it getting worse. but then we are going into a total police state so that is to be expected. note that now as at the university where the police attacked and tazered a student for asking questions of the speaker, that the police did not even bother to take him outside to torture him. they did it right in front of cameras in the hands of other people present. that is a sign that the police know that they are now immune to prosecution no matter what laws they break. so why should they obey laws when they are becoming the enforcement arms of the government and sacred? So since the press and news services are government controlled do not expect to see a lot more police brutality. but check around and you will find that it is becoming more common, just not reported other then infrequently.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

BEFORE ANSWERING THIS, MAKE SURE YOU REALISE IT IS ON THE UK SITE - NOTHING TO DO WITH THE USA

You see edited bits of the aftermath of violence. I was watching one of those rubbish police video things on Bravo last night and there was a scene where about 10 police officers waded in to a man. In isolation, it seemed well over the top.

However, you actually saw all of the incident, from start to finish. The arrested man's violence and strength was incredible and it wasn't until about 10 officers were on the scene that he could be restrained. As I say, in isolation that would seem to be well over the top.

I was a London police officer for 30 years and saw NO police violence in all that time that wasn't justified. The man who shot me, the man who stabbed me, and the three men who beat me senseless were completely untouched when arrested.

Why? Because, if there is even a hint that the police were out of order, guilty men are found innocent. It has nearly ALWAYS been the case that violent people actually get away with retribution because of the fear of losing a conviction: AND, of course, the very real possibility of losing your job if YOU are found to have acted unlawfully.

That is even more the case today - in years gone by - the "Life on Mars" years - it was extremely unlikely that a fellow officer would report unnecessary violence. Today, with CCTV and video phones to back up complaints, just about every officer is watching his back.

What you really need to ask is, with the change in policing, how come there is so much more violence on the streets? Is it because the police are so concerned that, if they get involved in a violent scuffle, some edited video footage is going to be used to make them look like the guilty party?

We are rapidly getting the police force we deserve because so many people are failing to back them, and we as members of the public are much more likely to be victims of crimes of violence today than we were 20 years ago.

Answer 4

No. It's just people like Rich M that don't examine the whole article or story and try to make it seem so. Look at how many arrests are made in a year and compare to how many cases of police brutality are filed. Small percentage. The media is responsible for a large number of the gripes.

Answer 5

Incidents of police brutality has rapidly been shrinking over the years--likely due to the mass proliferation of new digital, easy to operate video equipment. It's that same scale use of this whiz-bang video equipment that allows us virtually instant witnessing of such events--making police brutality and other unfavorable aspects of human society appear on the rise.

It's clearly understandable why society's pro-criminal element and supporters loudly decry "police brutality". But the brazenly clear bottom line is that despite the Federal "reforms" challenging police officers today--policework IS a physical battle between them and the criminal element. Bear in mind: police brutality "victims" aren't gold gilded angels.

There are instances a police officer faces, where the only recourse IS to act back against a violent criminal by bull-beating the hell out of them; it's either that or the cop dies.

And ALL police officers have the right to go home alive to their familes by their shift's end--something the criminal element vehmentally opposes.

Police resentments spread easily within society; it's origins come from the criminal element within a community. All one has to do is take a hard clear look where cries of "5-0 brutality!!!" are comming from to know this is a true fact.

Frankly, I don't mind at all if police throw down hard on armed drug dealers, theives and rapists. I'll simply turn my cams off and look the other way. And if asked--I NEVER saw police brutality acted on such human scumbags.

It's a case by case issue--albeit true oftentimes police DO cross legal lines; it takes clear judgement of the observer to know the difference. And there are excessive force issues I HAVE spoken out against.

Answer 6

More cameras and psychotic media jamming the negative crap down our throat.
It has gotten so bad that nitwits like that tasered student set up their own police attack so that they can record it.
Police brutality is a small fraction of years past but the media revels in promoting it, which make it seem like it's getting worse.

Answer 7

Has the belligerence created by push over parenting and the messages from gangsta-rap raised a generation with a hate the police attitude that instigates them to behave in a manner that brings on the rough treatment?

Answer 8

I think rational fear of death is higher among officers who put themselves at risk of being attacked all day and night long...in their shoes I would tend to be more "brutal" as well, especially when many people have been raised to disrespect the government and the police and threaten to retaliate.

Answer 9

OK, first things first. Stop reading BS inaccurate articles. Corruption of the mind that's self inflicted can cause as much harm as simply listening to someone spew it.

Now, as for the police brutality? I don't think its getting worse. I do think America is turning into a bunch of candy arses. Look at the don't taze me bro kid.

Answer 10

Violent Crime is getting Worse, thus more people will be hurt than were just be arrested.