Police Brutality Padlet by Cameron Hagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod en-us 2016-12-02 20:15:48 UTC 2022-10-19 13:12:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png Introduction and Thesis cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/144137981 Police brutality is a persistant conflict that occurs in several countries, and should be resolved as soon as possible. The overall theme of this padlet is to give statistics that show the biased opinions of police officers, and persuade more people to speak out peacefully against this conflict. If we speak out more and give justice to those police officers who have committed crimes of their own, without being violent, we are one step closer towards equal rights for all

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]]> 2016-12-16 20:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/144137981 Eric Garner Video cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/144138854 This video is the original video in which we see Eric Garner, a man selling illegal cigarettes get chocked to death. This is a true and perfect example of police brutality based off of racial bias]]> 2016-12-16 20:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/144138854 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145890412 We, as a people, have endured many hardships that hindered our ability to see each other as equals. It is these hardships that have sprouted such tyranny in our social construct that has allowed events like the recent rash of police violence against civilians to pervade. While they are charged with the responsibility to serve and protect, unlike the military, they often operate autonomously and allow for their personal bias to color their view and change the way they may address certain situations often times allowing their corrupt views in dealing with situations involving race, religion or politics. But Is this a surprise for a vociferous society that mindlessly worship individual rights over the common good of a civil society?

I acknowledge that the police system is rife with corruption, and that each new member they bring in is exposed to their original ways of thinking. A study from a professor at a university in California shows; “evidence of a significant bias in the killing of unarmed black Americans relative to unarmed white Americans, is that the probability of being black, unarmed, and shot by police is about 3.49 times the probability of being white, unarmed, and shot by police.” They bring their personal bias and racism into each situation and that is wrong. There is one thing that I feel is really important though. I am trying to reach out to the people who think that every cop in the whole country is corrupt. I feel that it is necessary to defend those few that are actually doing their job, and aren’t racist, or aren’t biased. 

I think that it is important that when we as a people speak out and voice our opinions, that we give justice to those who have done wrong and only those people. By blaming the whole police force we are setting ourselves up for controversy which can lead to more conflict. In our society, something is only true if we provide facts and evidence, and when we falsely convict the whole police force as people who are racists, it brings a lot of unwanted attention and more controversy. The point of this mini essay, in other words, is to try and get more people to speak out against police brutality in a manner that doesnt target every police officer, but still shows how much we are willing to fight for equality. It is important that we understand that violence isn't the correct answer and we have to speak peacefully. Only then can we truly accomplish what we want, which is equality for everyone no matter what skin color, race, nationality, or religion. 


]]> 2017-01-09 01:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145890412 Photo Gallery cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145894248 2017-01-09 02:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145894248 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145894439 Protests form in Ferguson after the Grand Jury decided not to press charges against the officers who killed Michael Brown]]> 2017-01-09 02:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145894439 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145895477 Dear Cops
What does it mean to you
Seeing all of these events take place does it not seem so crude?
You wear the color blue
A sign of pride and protection
You’re supposed to be there to create connections
With the people around you
Yet I talk to distant family members, people who work with or are around cops
Pure people without a single racist thought
Say racist things because they are exposed to it
They breathe it in everyday not knowing what else to say
And now I have to deal with slight racist comments all day

Dear police officers
Can you not look at me in the eye and say its not ok to worry for your black friends
Friends who haven’t done a single bad thing in their life but are subjected to fear
You can make a grown man shed tears

Dear human beings
You are one of us
No amount of power should make someone so unjust
So why do police officers do it
Why do they make the night time sky grow lit
With gunshots
Innocent people being caught
Just the sheer thought
Hurts

Dear Cops
Just stop

]]> 2017-01-09 02:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145895477 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145895828 Tommy Norman, an officer striving to change his neighborhood picnics with some of the children in the community ]]> 2017-01-09 03:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145895828 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145896046 A group organized in Oakland to protest police brutality]]> 2017-01-09 03:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/145896046 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146143183 Quentin Tarantino marches with a group of people in New York to speak out against police brutality]]> 2017-01-10 00:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146143183 Photo Gallary. Each photo leads to a new article about police brutality cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146143360 2017-01-10 00:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146143360 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146143765 People gather in cities around the world in protests to the recent people who died from police brutality]]> 2017-01-10 00:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146143765 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146422540 After 43 students went missing during a police attack on mexico, people marched to New York claiming police brutality has no borders]]> 2017-01-11 03:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146422540 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146423830 Police brutality is the action of a police officer abusing his or her power to purposefully attack civilians that are believe in a different religion, have a different skin color, or are a different nationality. It takes place worldwide as there have been several cases from New York with Eric Garner, Ferguson with Michael Brown, Chicago with Laquan Mcdonald, to the 43 missing students in Mexico and students in Canada. But there is more to police brutality then we think. As well as the abuse of many civilians in general, especially here in the United States we see that police brutality is mostly aimed toward people of color, a different religion, or nationality. According to a study from a professor at a university in California the, “evidence of a significant bias in the killing of unarmed black Americans relative to unarmed white Americans, is that the probability of being black, unarmed, and shot by police is about 3.49 times the probability of being white, unarmed, and shot by police.” The Washington Post also ran through as many numbers and shootings as possible and found on average, black men and women were killed three times as much as whites or other minorities. The Washington Post also found that black men, who are 6% of the total population, were 40% of the people who were shot, unarmed, in 2015. At the end of the year, 98% of the officers, almost all white, were not found guilty after they shot someone down. According to copcrisis.com, there are only "17,000 law enforcement agencies who track misconduct reports. The Department of Justice generated a report on police misconduct in the United States in 2001, and the report was based on statistics that were voluntarily given by 5% of the police departments in the United States. All though the data is incomplete, there were 4861 reports from DUI's to theft, 6613 cops were involved, and 6826 victims. According to police officers own words, 43% say "Always following the rules is not compatible with getting the job done." 52% say "It is not unusual for a police officer to turn a blind eye to improper conduct of other officers." 61% claim that they "Do not always report serious abuse by fellow officers." and 84% claim that they have "Witnessed fellow officers using more force than necessary." People claim that there are no statistics for police brutality, and won’t believe anything unless they hear facts. Brittany Packnett, someone who is part of Barack Obama’s task force for 21st Century Policing claims,  “And yet we know that people are continuing to suffer in these ways every single day, so we have to make sure we have the numbers to back up people's stories and that those numbers push police departments towards urgent action.” Police brutality is more than just the police being violent towards citizens. It also involves a lot of racial bias and that is the thing we have to fix and speak out about. The more we can educate people and give them facts, the more we speak out, the quicker we can overcome this barrier.]]> 2017-01-11 03:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146423830 cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146424080 Marvin Hodges, Em Allison & Saidu Tejan-Thomas - "Da Rules" ]]> 2017-01-11 03:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146424080 Sources and Articles Used cdhagaman https://padlet.com/cdhagaman/ch8thperiod/wish/146424651 Vanity Fair Hive News
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/data-police-racial-bias 
The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/13/police-support-protests_n_6419220.html 
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/07/opinions/arnold-police-shootings/ 
News.Mic
https://mic.com/articles/129981/10-police-brutality-statistics-that-are-absolutely-shocking#.Q7fY6N6Ed 
Cop Crisis
http://copcrisis.com/ 
sttpml
http://sttpml.org/protests-erupt-against-police-brutality-across-us-after-ferguson-grand-jury-decision-whose-talking-about-whose-human-rights/ 
UPROXX News
http://uproxx.com/webculture/officer-tommy-norman-good-cop/ 
ABC 7 News
http://abc7news.com/news/hundreds-march-in-oakland-against-police-brutality/273818/
RollingStone
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/quentin-tarantino-nypd-spar-over-police-brutality-rally-20151026 
Time News
http://time.com/3632777/police-brutality-protest-washington/ 
Democracy Now
https://www.democracynow.org/2015/4/30/police_brutality_has_no_borders_parents 

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