Need help in a paper.
2007-11-12 15:39:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It would depend on what you consider excessive use of force. Personally, I think that if you run from the police, they should have every right to tazer you. (Or ram you off the road, if you're in a car.) If you weren't doing anything wrong, there would be no reason for you to run.
If you mean shooting an unarmed person who isn't running or resisting them, then I'd call that excessive use of force. Beating up a suspect who isn't resisting them is excessive.
As far as if it's a systematic problem, I'd say no. There are some bad cops out there, who abuse their system, but there are a lot more good cops out there who are genuinely trying to help people and keep them safe.
2007-11-12 15:47:15 · answer #1 · answered by Mnementh 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the police academy now and have studied the use of force pretty in depth and I don't understand the question. It kind of sounds like something a liberal professor from some college would ask his class to do. Kind of one of those useless knowledge things that universities teach. Your question doesn't really make any sense. I know one persons excessive use of force in their opinion may not be excessive to that individual. It's interpreted differently for each person. A female cop who weighs 115 lbs on a drunk and disruptive call might think it necessary to use more force against a suspect than an officer my size that's 6'2 and 280 lbs. To her it would be a serious encounter and to me it would be nothing but a quick little easy thing to handle, then it's back to my cup of coffee before it gets cold!
2007-11-12 23:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by Johnnny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Excessive force is very rare. The impression received by an uninformed observer is often that of excessive because they are unaware of the entire situation. Most often the uninformed observer is not able to understand the macro-impact the police are trying to avert.
2007-11-13 00:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE?
USE OF FORCE IS DEFINED BY THE ESCALATION OF THE SUSPECT TO THE OFFICER.
THERE ARE SIX LEVELS OF FORCE AND EACH ONE ESCALATES FROM A RESISTANCE (OFFICER TELLS SOMEBODY TO STOP AND THEY KEEP WALKING TO DEADLY FORCE WHERE SUSPECT HAS A WEAPON AND IT IS DRAWN AT THE OFFICER.
WHAT IS EXCESSIVE TO YOU MAY NOT BE TO THE OFFICER WHO BY LAW IS ALLOWED TO USE THE NEXT LEVEL ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SUSPECT.
2007-11-12 23:50:14 · answer #4 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is an ongoing problem of people not listening to authority and whining when they get their *** kicked. shut up and listen.
2007-11-13 00:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by Spoken Majority 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
since time began
2007-11-12 23:43:18 · answer #6 · answered by Will 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
what
2007-11-12 23:41:43 · answer #7 · answered by WildFlower 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋