I want to thank Mr Koll, my partner Kevin, and the opposition side of Kara and Khala for giving us this opportunity to debate such a great topic in front you guys today. First I want to clarify that this isn’t a black lives matter issue nor is this a blue lives matter issue. This is an issue that must not be seen on the screens of social media, but in the hands of the law. It is critical that the opposition realizes that the opinionated negative view of indicting an officer without a grand jury isn’t necessary, and it’s unjustful to the duties of a police officer.
W. Bush said “Law enforcement officials cannot place themselves above the law that they are sworn to defend.” OTHER - The police are, and always haves been, the protectors of our freedoms- we need non corrupt officers to be able to do that - It is such a big issue, that October 22 has been named the National Anti Police Brutality Day - Some policy officers take advantage of the power/authority they have - In many cases citizens have not taken legal action against the corrupted police which is necessary for an overall end to the brutality to be achieved - The law states that we are innocent until proven guilty not guilty until proven innocent - Cops receive an unfair favorable treatment when it comes to not getting indicted - Police generally believe and act as if they are above the law COUNTERS - Counter argument 1: but the police are our authority and they are just trying to protect us? They are using excessive force when it is unnecessary and this is more harmful than
Const. amend. V) The 5th Amendment consists of rights that are meant to defend citizens in the event that the Government attempts to outsmart its authority over the people. In other words you are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court.
But I do continue to live, because I know that the law will ensure the individuals who present such cowardly acts will be brought to justice. Witnessing the repercussions first hand has only fuelled my determination to broaden my understanding of the law because it simply isn’t acceptable. One should not be deterred from sitting next to a Muslim on public transport, nor should the norm of Muslims being associated with terrorists continue. Hence, studying law is pivotal in changing certain social attitudes towards individuals, law manages to permeate every part of today's world; it colours many areas of life and is very much integrated with, and affected by current affairs.
When the police are asking questions i think the people should have the right to have a lawyer present and the reason to having a lawyer present is to protect you and the lawyer can make the police to stop asking me or anyone questions the lawyer also fights for you in court and if the lawyer is good then you could possibly be set free. that 's why the people of our country should know are constitutional rights, that 's why miranda got arrested in the first place is he didn 't know anything about our rights and he set there and let that cop make him confess and the bad part about all of this is the cop knew the rights but chose not to read them to him,i thank 9f miranda would have known his rights that cop wouldn 't have been able to set there and just keep
A police officer is an employee of the government who has been given the duty to enforce the law by maintaining order and arresting lawbreakers. If I were to go into law enforcement then I would like to be the Social Agent, since the major duty of the police is to serve and protect the public; hence, I would be willing to combine with other typologies (Patterson, 2014). Actually, it is useful to have these typologies, as it will ensure that the public and the police officers get to understand that police officers can be different but their main aim is to serve the same purpose. The following are the reason why I feel it is good to have the typologies Typologies will enable me to create a good relationship to all people that includes both the
The justice system is an extensive process in order to successfully sentence offenders fairly on all levels of crime or to exonerate the innocent persons. I strongly believe that when viewing the criminal system as whole it is quite effect in spite of it 's downfalls and criticism. Considering the extensive length and the many different court dates of accession in court alone helps to do just that. Also, ethics and discretion of the hard working people in the justice system provides an overall fair and unbiased system across the board. The strength and effectiveness comes in numbers and individuals of different beliefs and backgrounds, thus enabling the elimination of bias.
Roller reports “Police departments will need to rely on their own database to store the camera footage, and the amount of storage can be costly”. “Aside from the question about data storage, there are security concerns: Do the small police departments have the cybersecurity ,and the resources to protect the footage from hackers”(Roller 1)? Another question that was brought to attention, should body camera footage be treated as a public medium, or as private evidence? To conclude your answer on this problem, Nobody knows exactly how the Police should treat body camera footage, but the large problem is if this video footage will infringe our Constitutional rights. In San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman recently said “footage from the city’s newly implemented body cameras will never be made public; we don’t release video to the media period”(Roller 2).
In today’s world, unless you call and ask for help, the police are not your friend. Police in 2015 is around to decide if you’ve done something wrong and whether they can arrest you or not to “maintain order” in the community. When you get pulled over by a police you should follow three simple rules. The first rule is to always be courteous and polite to the cop. The second rule is to resist every request of the police until he uses force.
This is important for the offender to hire a defense attorney because they’re able to help protect the party or parties from making sure the the law is working as it should. If no attorney is present than the judge is able to delay your case until the offender is able to consult with a lawyer. However, the prosecutor will have to follow cases throughout the judicial process which involves organization skills that’s among the staff and as well as the facility, communicating with all involved parties, this requires the police and other professionals that are involved and most important coordination with additional attorneys (Study.com 2003-2017). It’s a must that a prosecutor is punctual in their attendance. It’s a must as a prosecutor not to overload your cases without additional help from a criminal staff.
As citizens of America, we are taught to believe that we are going to be protected by the police and the constitution. In reality the police that are on beat and the courts are finding ways to violate our constitutional rights. Police are finding ways to violate our fourth amendment rights in such ways that makes civilians second guessing whether they are here to serve and protect or just to meet a certain quota. Stop and frisk was implemented to stop the crimes that are on the streets but, instead they are causing racial profiling by the police to African Americans and Latinos. The police are over using and abusing “Stop and Frisk” so they can make arrest and to put fear into young adult’s life.
The “Peace Officer’s Bill of Rights” provide law enforcement officers many of the same rights and privileges of that of the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. The officers require more protection to prevent coercion from internal investigations that they could easily face during their career. The peace officers bill of rights stemmed from officers wanting a little greater safeguard that protects them from “perceived arbitrary infringement of their rights (Peak, Gaines, & Glenson, 2009, p. 246). According to our text, these statutes identify they type of material that must be afforded to the officer, as to their responsibility to cooperate during the investigation, the right to representation, and the rules and procedures concerning the gathering evidence, especially the interrogation of the officer” (Peak et al., 2009, p. 246).
The procedurals rights for The Fourth Amendment is freedom from unreasonable search and seizures without warrant or probable cause, a judge sign warrants only if it stipulates that the concerning area or material articles and particular persons are seized. Searches are the intrusion into an individual home, business, or property by law enforcement officers to prove with evidence the crime committed. A seizure is when investigators conduct a search of a person's property and confiscate any significant evidence to the crime in violation of the criminal law (Bohm & Haley, 2011). There are two kinds of search and seized warrants the Fourth Amendment permits according to the Supreme Court, those made without or with a warrant. A warrant
In the First amendment, we are guaranteed the freedom of speech, petition, assembly, religion, and press. There is three of these rights that are most important to me which are religion, speech, and assembly. We are guaranteed these rights; however, there is circumstances. First, I feel like religion is an important right because without freedom of religion, the government set religion might not be correct and would lead others away from the truth.
Hi Nakia, I totally agree with your statement about the fifth amendment. The fifth amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights that protects the rights of anyone accused of a crime and secure life, liberty and property. It requires that a citizen cannot be accused of a serious crime without a grand jury investigation. As well, it also forbids double jeopardy as you said the act of of bringing a person to trail a second time for the same crime. Fifth amendment really changed many people’s lives.