A Negative Outlook On The Police Force - 1268 Words

In the past several years there has been a negative outlook on how the police force are completing the tasks they are given. In some cases police are using excessive brute force to subdue their â€Å"perpetrator.† Glover stated â€Å"The targeting of people of color by law and law enforcement is an American tradition.† (P.11). With everything going around today with police officers and how they treat the people of color in our society I can see how that can be said. That statement can be applied to cases such as like the one with Eric Garner, an African American male, who was put in a chokehold to be subdued but ultimately ended with his untimely death all â€Å"on the suspicion of selling a loose cigarette†(Thompson,2015). Another case where this can†¦show more content†¦Thompson on the other hand doesn t feel the same way about broken windows. â€Å"Despite its popularity, the theory of Broken Windows Policing is full of holes. Asserting that low-leve l misdemeanor crimes lead to serious crimes, in effect, says that criminals cause crime†(Thompson P.45). Thompson feels as if crime is committed because of the lack of resources the people in the given community have in comparison to the rich. â€Å"Such tragedies are the result of a collective dehumanization of communities of color†(Nation 2012). Many people in the African American community feel that the police are taking advantage of their power. For example, if a police officer pulls you over, you are obligated to listen to the police officer. Sometimes the police officers are right for pulling somebody over because they did commit a crime, but other times they are wrong. This is evident in the case of the young Alexis Sumpter. â€Å"Alexis Sumpter was handcuffed on a Harlem subway platform by plain- clothes NYPD officers who refused to believe her student MetroCard was valid† (Nation 2012). A common saying about police giving out tickets is: at the end of t he month police officers become stricter and give more tickets because they have to. I tend to agree with this because I find it as true; at the end of the month people will get tickets for things that of