Police Brutality: Excessive Force and Racial Profiling

Credit: guardianlv.com

by Obeydah Chavez
Police brutality is not a new topic, it is simply a controversy that has repeatedly come to light in the recent years. With cameras and video recording devices more easily accessible, documentation of these incidents has become more frequent. Yet a large percentage of police misconduct will go un-investigated, with many police officers admitting to turning a blind eye to these types of incidents.


Racial profiling is not a new terminology, yet it is something that occurs daily in the United States, becoming almost a normality. The term “driving while black” is a form of racial profiling where law enforcement officers are more likely to stop an African-American under suspicion of possible criminal activity. Arizona’s strict immigration law has allowed law enforcement officers to detain, harass and arrest any Hispanic under the suspicion that they may be an illegal immigrant. These cases are not few and far between, with Hispanics and African-Americans facing a higher chance of being stopped and frisked, than their White counterparts. Statistics also show that although minorities are more likely to be searched on probable cause, chances of them  being found carrying a weapon or drug paraphernalia is lower. Police brutality among minorities is also higher, with reports showing that 313 African-Americans were killed in 2012 alone.  


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