Police brutality in the United States

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We live in a world of fear and uncertainty. The advent of the September 11 attack in the United States has created this fear and uncertainty. It has led to stricter laws, legislation and enforcement to ensure that the lives of all citizens of our land are not put in danger.

Today, we can see law enforcement officers everywhere. We see police chiefs roaming around and checking every corner of our cities to make sure our feelings of fear and uncertainty dissipate. In this scenario, they play their role as the vanguard of the people.

However, there are times when this is not the case. Due to their exaggerated duty to ensure safety in the aftermath of 9/11, police officers tend to do everything possible to eliminate all crimes that affect the country and the entire world. However, the other side of the coin in this new attitude of the police is police brutality. Today, we often see cases of police brutality on television. Statistics show that it has increased in recent years.

According to the Justice Department, cases in which police, prison guards and other law enforcement officers have used excessive force to violate the civil rights of victims have increased in the past seven years. In Chicago alone, more than 10,000 complaints were filed against police officers between 2002 and 2004. However, of the aforementioned complaints, only 18 resulted in significant disciplinary action. In addition, in Milwaukee last year, Frank Jude and Lovell Harris were brutally beaten by three police officers who were not convicted. This sparked public outrage in the city.

Going back to Chicago, police brutality started by police officers has really become a matter of concern. According to the University of Chicago report entitled “The Broken System of the Chicago Police Department,” Chicago police officers received more reports of police brutality per police officer than the national average. Not surprisingly, Amnesty International used Chicago’s high incidence of police brutality to discredit it as a possible venue for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Police brutality is just one form of police misconduct. This is a serious problem facing not only Chicago, but other cities in the United States as well. Although it is quite difficult to convict police officers of police brutality, getting a good and experienced civil rights attorney can be the key to a successful conviction or disciplinary action for the guilty.

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