Monday, 25 March 2013

Damn this World and its Brutal Police PLAN

   Over the next few weeks I will be assessing a socio-political issue. I will be trying to answer a question within the a upsetting issue. I will take a stand in a position this issue, which concerns the general public, where I logically think is best.

   My issue is the Police. The police and their barbaric authority.

   My thesis would be; The Police Abuse their Authority.

   But my question is; Do the Police Abuse their Authority?

   Police stand for 'Protection Of Life In Civil Establishment'. (Police as an acronym).

   If we assessed this definition of Police and the role in which the Police play; Are the Police really the Police? Do the Police honestly stand for what we believe they stand for? Are the Police strongly upholding this idea of what Police are and their purpose? How do the real Police compare to the ideology of Police?

   Do the Police uphold the laws, or do they uphold their own beliefs?


   To have a better idea of what the Police do and what role they actually play within our community, an individual must understand why the Police are present. The world has this impeccable thought that Police and the people that uphold the law enforcement system are protectors. That they protect life. But what is missing from the acronyms definition of Police is that they also take life. It seems almost silly to save a life by taking one.... etc.

   Hopefully I will get to explore the many aspects that lead up to the Police and their abuse of their authority.

   For example; The Five 'W's, (Who, what, When, Where, and most importantly, Why). Gender, Race, Culture, religion, and the interactions, reactions, experience, knowledge of the Police as well as the citizens themselves. Psychological issues the police face which could influence. And one of the essential factors, is the presence of dominance. Not just for the Police individual, but within the community and how the average person feels about it.



An upsetting picture to see.

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   To discover if police do abuse their authority and use excessive force, we must understand the nature of the abuse in the terms of police and the the legalized authority that they have. We need to answer the main questions; Who is commits the abuse? When and where do these cases take place? What happens? (To the victim and the offender). And most importantly, what everyone wants answered, Why do the police exceed what is necessary?


   Who is commits the abuse?
   The police are committing the abuse to the citizens, as well as the police management, and indirectly, the overseers of the police stations and the Departments of Justice. If a police bystander does not stop another police officer from the use of an indictable offense, that officer is just as guilty. By that justification, the managers, overseers and the Departments of Justice are just as guilty for letting indicting cases slip by. Especially for the managers of the police station when they give the cold shoulder to complaints against officers, whether it be from a citizen or another police officer.

   Where and when do these cases take place?
etc.

   What happens?
   The general scenario of Police brutality is when a citizen resists or may ask questions. (Trying to understand why they are being arrested or to understand the problem). On many cases most people would agree that the police use excessive force to the point of abuse. When watching or reading the cases of these abuses, the citizen may not have committed a crime to protesting or assault. An individual assaulting a police officer is an offense but how the police officers handle it is the problem.
   Sometimes many rules of conduct are broken, the police officers abuse their authority without the citizen knowing, and to the extent of the law being discarded the the Police themselves.
   Many of us might have been taught to trust the police from a very young age, but the fact remains, what we were taught to trust was the ideology of Police and not the reality of police and what they represent.
   Police stands for 'Protection Of Life In Civil Establishment'. (Police as an acronym).
   If we assessed this definition of Police and the role in which the Police play; Are the Police really the Police? Do the Police honestly stand for what we believe they stand for? Are the Police strongly upholding this idea of what Police are and their purpose? How do the real Police compare to the ideology of Police?


Some links I have found that involve Police Brutality, and the extended use of their Authority.


https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/181312.pdf

http://youthvoices.net/discussion/why-do-cops-abuse-thier-authority

http://www.policefoundation.org/sites/pftest1.drupalgardens.com/files/AOAFull.pdf

http://www.abuseofpower.info/Article_MisusePower.htm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/29/guardian-investigation-abuse-power-police

http://www.traumaf.org/featured/6-4-02police-abuse.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb339A-Hs5I

http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice_prisoners-rights_drug-law-reform_immigrants-rights/fighting-police-abuse-community-ac

http://www.nycbar.org/pdf/report/Report%20on%20the%20Auth%20of%20the%20AG.pdf

http://www.twwlawfirm.com/flunking-the-attitude-test/

http://www.abuseofpower.info/Culture_Brotherhood.htm

www.drury.edu/ess/irconf/dmangan.html

www.resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-law/federal/what-to-do-if-police-use-excessive-force.html

www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij

http://thepeoplesrecord.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Louima 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McAlary 

4 comments:

  1. Hi Naomi,
    See news today 2/05
    Some say extreme police behaviour in front of McDonalds Queen St at protest over youth rates

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  2. Hey Naomi!

    Definitely on you with this. Being that I am from Malaysia, police brutality would be at its finest over there. We had a peaceful protest a year ago for a fair elections in parliament which resulted in horrible police brutality. The campaign was called Bersih 2.0, you could maybe check that out as an additional source. Definitely worth the time!

    Hope this helps

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  3. Good socio-political issue to discuss!
    I agree with you and Ian that there are many cases in which police abuse their authority. I do believe that their are police men and woman that do not fit the ideology of Police, and take advantage of their positions of authority. However, I believe that there are also Police who do uphold the idea of their position and their purpose and are necessities in society.

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  4. Hi Naomi,

    Interesting topic,
    In the sentence starting “Now many have to, or do rely on others. Others being the Government. And perhaps a various range of people whose careers come under the catalogue of 'Emergency', people we have to rely on to get things done… Perhaps consider revising this sentence as it seems what you are trying to express is not coming through clearly.
    After reading through the first twenty sentences I was still not sure of your position on whether the police abuse their power or not, in fact it did not become completely clear to me until near the end of the article.
    Although I do not sure your position on police and their abuse of power, I did enjoy reading your blog and feel you have done a great good with your hyperlinks and your referencing.

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