Would Eric Garner and Michael Brown be alive if the police officers who shot them were colorblind? This is the question that has occupied the minds of many American citizens the last few months. The wrongful deaths of these black men caused a national uproar that questions the credibility and honesty of the police officers that were involved in the shootings. Prejudice still exists in the police force, as can be seen in the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
Eric Garner and Michael Brown were murdered on July 17, 2014, and August 7, 2014, respectively. Both were unarmed and did not seem to endanger the lives of the police officers who were involved. In En Vogue’s song “Free Your Mind” there is a line “Before you can read me you got to learn how to see me”. This perfectly illustrates the story of these men. The police arguably acted based on their prejudices, before assessing the situation. Also, the most abhorrent part of the entire
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The detective that performed the tests on the gun (that Wilson used to shoot Brown) found out that the gun was stored in an unsealed envelope and was placed in evidence by Wilson himself. Wilson ignored police protocol in both of these actions. The police officers and paramedics involved in the homicide of Eric Garner did not follow protocol either (Joselit). One of the police officers, Daniel Pantaleo, tried to put Garner’s arm behind his back, Garner refused this. As a reaction Pantaleo put his arm around Garner’s neck, and pulled him towards the ground. Garner kept repeating his soon to be last words “I can’t breathe”, and then he lost consciousness. After seven minutes the ambulance arrived, but the paramedics did not perform CPR on the scene, even though they were supposed to. All of the paramedics and police officers were not indicted, although they are all partially responsible for the death of Eric
On the afternoon of August 9, 2014 an African-American male by the name of Michael Brown was fatally shot to death by a Caucasian male police officer named Darren Wilson in Ferguson, MO. An investigation was immediately launched through the collection of evidence from the crime scene, multiple autopsies of Michael Brown’s body, and interviews with witnesses. For several months following the shooting and after the Grand Jury adjourned, there was immense public speculation and scrutiny over whether Officer Wilson justifiably shot in self-defense or in racially motivated cold blooded murder. This event produced protests, riots, and national media coverage. The two conflicting sides of the story were that Michael Brown was shot in the back with
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Officer Hymon used deadly force to stop Mr. Garner. In Tennessee, Office Hymon was “acting under the authority of a Tennessee statue and pursuant to Police Department policy. This policy states, if after notice of the intention to arrest the defendant, he either flee or forcibly resist, the officer may use all the necessary means to effect the arrest" JUSTIA US Supreme Court Tennessee v. Garner 471 U.S. 1 (1985). Mr. Garner’s father thought the use of deadly force was wrong. However “the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed with regard to Hymon, finding that he had acted in good faith reliance on the Tennessee statute, and was therefore within the scope of his qualified immunity.”
I chose to write on an incident that occurred on Feb 26, 20102, in Sanford, Florida. George Zimmerman a 28 year old mixed Hispanic male shot and killed Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman was a volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator, in a gated community in Florida. While on duty, Zimmermann had a concealed weapon and carried a 9mm pistol. (Zimmerman did have a legal permit).
Officer Hymon used his flashlight and could tell that Garner was unarmed. Officer Hymon then told Garner to stop but Garner started to climb the chain link fence. That 's when Officer Hymon shot and killed Garner. A purse and ten dollars were found in Garner 's possession from the house. Hymon admitted in court that Garner appeared to be unarmed.
CNN reported on August 1, 2014 that 43-year-old Eric Garner died on July 17 after being confronted by police on Staten Island for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally. As police officers approached Garner he raised both hands in the air and told the officers not to touch him. Moments later, a video recording shows an officer grabbing the 350-pound man from behind in a choke hold and wrestled him to the ground, rolling him onto his stomach. CNN News also reports that the video has Eric crying repeatedly that he could not breathe until his last gasp. Evidence and Applicable Laws Julie Bolcer, a representative of the NY medical examiner 's office confirmed that the cause of death was "compression of neck (choke hold), compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police.
Daniel Pantaleo should, at the very least be charged with involuntary manslaughter. Daniel Pantaleo clearly broke NYPD policy by using a chokehold to “restrain” Eric Garner. It has been very argued that what Pantaleo used to restrain Garner was not a chokehold but in this photo, obtained from the NYPD, there is a clear difference between a chokehold and a submission hold.
He often uses his hands to exemplify his point that he has done nothing wrong and that the officers are targeting him based on their own prejudices. Garner never steps towards the officers, and he never makes attempts to physically harm anyone in the video. His body language also portrays that he felt cornered by the eight surrounding officers. Garner was backed against a wall, as multiple police officers persistently questioned him about selling illegal cigarettes. The circle of officers then encloses around Garner.
CLEVELAND - Two months post the infamous Michael Brown shooting spectacle, yet another teenage boy gets involved with police officials. Responding to a 911 call, police officers approached the 12-year-old-boy in Cleveland’s Cudell Recreation Center, who was said to be “sitting on a swing and pointing a gun at people.” The 911 caller said the gun was "probably fake," then added, "I don 't know if it 's real or not. " Deputy Chief Edward Tomba said Monday that he didn 't know whether that information was conferred with responding officers/
Are Police Racist On April 29, 2017 Jordan Edwards, unarmed, was leaving a house party that was getting “out of hand”. He was fatally shot and killed while in the car leaving with his brother and three other unarmed teenagers. Jordan was considered a great student and he was liked by many of his teachers and classmates. This is just one of the many times police officers have fatally shot someone that was unarmed and just happened to be black.
Garner was murdered about two weeks before Michael Brown, but his death was not as widely known until the video footage of him begging a police officer to stop choking him was released, but especially not until mass protests in Ferguson and around the country began. The cultivation of disdain for the brutality African Americans faced in America grew more and more as more information about Eric Garner’s death surfaced. The released video showed footage of Garner being forced down onto the ground in a chokehold, followed by multiple New York Police Department Officers who held Garner down as he repeatedly said, “I can’t
On April 22, 1992, three guilty criminals walked away innocent after committing heinous acts of aggression and assault. They were not punished after brutally beating an African American citizen after a meer traffic stop. This brutal act of racial profiling was forgiven in the name of systemic bias and societal attitudes towards racism and similar issues. The date in question is the day that the verdict of the Rodney King trial was released by the jury. The trial involved Rodney G. King a taxi driver who was pulled over for a traffic violation.
Racial profiling by law enforcement is commonly defined as “a practice that targets people for suspicion of crime based on their race, ethnicity, religion or national origin” (“Racial Profiling”). Racial profiling can be done because of stereotypes like “Blacks and Hispanics are more prone to crime” (Niller). However, that doesn’t mean that is alright for officers to “stop and search people” (“The Problem”) or shoot them because they look agitated. The power to stop and search is given by the fourth amendment requires that the police have a “reasonable suspicion that a crime has been, is being, or is about to be committed before stopping a suspect.
OJ Simpson was an idolized NFL player, actor, and broadcaster. He was loved by all and defied all racial barriers during the 1900s. People didn’t see him for the color of his skin, they saw him as an American hero. This was until June 12, 1994 when Nicole Simpson, OJ Simpson’s ex wife, as well as Ronald Goldman were found murdered. This was the beginning of the end of most Americans respect and adoration for OJ Simpson.
They definitely did not have a reason to brutally arrest them and proceed to draw weapons. It was definitely a classic case of prejudgment, racism and law enforcements power