On Friday, we were talking and watching a video about Rodney King's trials and how the incident unraveled. I personally think it was unfair for the trials to be moved to a predominantly white community because the scene took place in the diverse area of Los Angeles. In the trial, the officers who beat King claimed to think that he was on PCP or drunk. To me, I think one should be sure and test rather than going full force leaving his bones broken, whether he was in a high speed chase or not.
Lately, I've noticed how officers take advantage of their badge, but I don't think its only to minorities. In videos uploaded not too long ago to Facebook, I've seen a black cop shooting a black man and killing him, while bystander's taking videos called him a traitor. I've seen a white man being beaten as well for no apparent reason, and was not breathing after the officers had stopped kicking him in the head. I think the whole issue with police brutality is occurring because of the fact that the other officers around aren't doing anything about it but tagging along. One man can't take on 5 others, evidently he's getting jumped. If one officer were to speak up and defend the person and/or their rights as an American, I'm almost 100% sure that those citizens wouldn't have died.
However,I think the issue varies. The crime usually seems to influence the reaction officers give to their suspects.
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