Introduction. On the date of July 10, 2015, Sandra Bland was arrested and accused of assaulting a police officer after she was stopped for a traffic violation of failing to signal a lane change. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Sandra Bland became “argumentative and uncooperative. It was not until the video of the arrest was released that we saw exactly what happened during the incident. Cannon Lambert, who played the role as the attorney for Bland’s family, reported to CNN that Sandra Bland was asked to put out her cigarette and when she refused she was asked to step out of the car. When Bland did not step out the car the trooper then opened her car door and asked once more; still not receiving the results he wanted he threatened to Bland informing her that he would “light her up” with his Taser. Video surveillance shows the trooper using his knee to pin a woman onto the ground and the woman screaming “I can’t feel my arm… You slammed my f------ head to the ground.” Autopsy reveals that Bland suffered from a “deep tissue bruising to her back” On July 13 Sandra Bland was found dead in her cell allegedly hanging herself with a plastic bag. Sandra Bland was only one of the many victims of police brutality. That leaves us with the question, do the laws today ensure a sense of morality amongst the …show more content…
A world without laws would take us back to the stone age meaning without them we would be lost. The definition of criminal law is a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes. Having a sense of morality is a necessity when concerning law and also the main purpose of law. Laws let us know what is right and wrong and minimizes mischief to individuals in society. Lippman (2013) revealed The New York criminal code that sets out the basic purposes of criminal which are:
• Harm. To prohibit conduct that unjustifiably or inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individuals as well as
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.
Many facts in this story have revealed that the officer used unnecessary force and threatening words while Bland practiced her rights. Bland was pulled over for switching lanes without signaling while pulled over she was smoking a cigarette. Trooper Encina proceeded to ask Bland to put out her cigarette, Bland asked if she had to since she was inside of her car. The trooper then asked
Sandra Bland died from the injuries she sustained during the traffic stop beating. On the video, Sandra claimed she suffered from epilepsy,a neurological disorder, while being held down on the pavement. It was possible that Sandra received some brain damage after the assault, resulting in a seizure. This seizure, when left untreated, will result in death. In short, the Police department will and should be held responsible for Sandra 's death.
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks She creates an interest to the story by first beginning talking about a photograph of a woman she has never met before. Then she begins to describe the picture of the woman. She says that the woman is wearing a dress suit, had red lipstick on, hands on hip, and she smiles at the camera.
When the case was brought to court, the grand jury found Pantaleo ad Damico not guilty for Garner’s death. This cause protests as well as lawsuits for police brutality. Garner was unarmed and showed no violence towards the
Whitney Houston Was Born On Aug 9Th In 1963,And She around about 7 or 8 years old where she first started singing in church. She was one of the Greatest Female vocalist of time. Her memory will forever live on Throughout The world and through the nations and every Country ,There are So many female vocalist .But neither one of the could match her voice.
Police brutality today is very controversial issue which is very easy to hide because of the authority they possess. Issues that tie with the Sandra bland story, Black lives matter movement, and racist police brutality all come back to racial equality. Racial equality is the belief that individuals regardless of their racial characteristics, should be treated fairly and equally, therefore meaning it is a mutual respect to all races; issues of police brutality date back to the 1930s in America (Racism no way , 2015 ). On July 17 2015, Sandra Bland was found dead at the Waller county Jail, Hempstead, Texas.
By reading this you will be informed that etiquette police training and use of body cameras will majorly improve law enforcement incidents. But first we must get to know one of the many victims of police brutality Jessica Hernandez. Jessica Hernandez was a 17 year old hispanic teenager who was fatally shot by Denver police officers Daniel Greene and Gabriel Jordan. She was shot four times and two of those bullets went through the left side of her chest causing her death ( Gurman, 2015 ). Honestly four times is an excessive amount of times to shoot at someone.
Society Needs Rules with Consequences Imagine a world without rules and consequences. Society would likely devolve into chaos and anarchy. Laws are important because they help keep our society safe and tell us what we can and cannot do. If society had no laws, people would be able to do whatever they wanted, and there would not be punishments for their actions. This could lead to a lot of crime and violence, as people would not have to worry about being charged or going to jail.
The Life of Whitney Houston A talented and gifted film-actress, producer, model and American singer. A woman who was one of the greatest singers in the world, and had the best voice of all time. A legendary woman throughout her wonderful years of life. Yet strong, but faced many struggles and challenges in her life, and still left a positive impact on the world after succumbing to death in February 2012.
The laws stand as a basic understanding of right from wrong and allowed civilizations to keep the most peace among their people as they
Are we obligated to obey unjust laws? Laws are important because they are guidelines for a state. Without laws citizens would not know how to act and cause harm to others. Laws are aimed at common good and keep a society together and functioning.
magine a world without laws, Imagine people being able to commit crimes without anything being done, Imagine how all this important information about laws and why we have them would be nothing in the world today. Crimes are committed on a daily basis, but the law does everything to help those people who are in danger of committing those crimes by stopping them before it’s too late. sometimes the crimes are committed before the law can get to them so enforcement takes the job of taking their freedom away for them. Law Enforcement is important because without it everyone would be afraid of life. Everyone needs it for as long as Humanity exists because as humans people create mistakes that can severely harm and hurt others.
Law is present in our daily life and in everything we do. We cannot think a second without law. Whatever we can see around us everything is connected with the law. Sometimes we can see it and sometimes we cannot see but feel it. Law is not just a thing to obey for yourself but making a peaceful society.
Introduction Criminal law is the branch of the national law that defines certain forms of human conduct as crimes and provides for the punishment of those persons with criminal capacity who unlawfully and with a guilty mind commit crimes. For conduct to have taken place there had to have been a positive act or an omission (failure to do something). There is no general duty for an individual to act, but depending on the legal convictions of the community, there may be criminal liability for a failure to act. In determining to which extent criminal law should reflect the values and general agreement of the community we bring rise to various policy considerations, the relevance of the Bill of Rights and its effect on our Constitution.