Slap On the Wrist

Law Enforcement abuse had no action. Many police officers do not get prosecuted; they get no action for what they do wrong. Changes should be made in regards to the way law officials are dealt with in the act of shooting encounters. Officers should be charged accordingly because it is unfair, unjust and violates morality.

Eric Gardner, a 43 year old male, was pronounced dead after being compressed in his neck to death by police during an encounter in which police had believed him to be selling cigarettes that were considered "loose".
Footage had surfaced during the 90's of police beating a man named Rodney King to death; none of the officers involved in the situation were charged. Another man named Stephon Clark was killed in Sacramento, California by police who had misinterpreted the situation; those officers were not charged, even though they MUTED their body cameras. Officers involved in the Alton Sterling incident are not being charged.

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  1. UnknownApril 1, 2018 at 1:08 PM

    Great post, I enjoyed the fact that you backed up your arguments with various case examples. I agree that law enforcement does not receive the level of prosecution that it should be, and that is up in the air to see if the issue will change. Very good points, as you got right to the point and didn't beat around the bush. Would liked to have seen a little bit more backstory on some of the examples, but overall great post.

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  2. Julie Quinn TACApril 2, 2018 at 8:41 AM

    I'm a little lost here. No action? Which case? If you look to the Alton Sterling case in Baton Rouge, no federal charges have been filed, but state charges might. So that might mean for you "no action." but in other cases, sometimes the officer is fired, charged, and goes to court. I'd like you to define what "no action" is specifically here. That will help contextualize this post considerably. And keep going! What does this all mean? For citizens of color? For news coverage? For understanding the rules of engagement for police officers? For changing policy?

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  3. UnknownApril 18, 2018 at 2:21 PM

    Your post really enforces the idea that the police can be just as bad or even worse their victims. This is sad but true. You provide good examples of times where this was the case. Law enforcement should receive charges and punishments that are just as great as their victims do when they commit crimes. However, I would like to know what sources you got the examples out of and what exactly it is the law enforcement should have to do to pay for their wrong doings.

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