The article talks about cases where police officers in Mesa Arizona have been accused of using unwarranted force. It mostly is focused on the case of Robert Jonson, who after having the cops called on him when he was trying to get into his ex-girlfriends house, disobeyed a police officer's order and then was brutally beaten. Then the article describes the case of 3 other people in Mesa Arizona. All these events come at a time of tension between the police and the public, due to the widespread reports of police brutality around our nation. The author is Elliot C. McLaughlin and I do not believe that any bias he has seriously impacts the accuracy of the article. I believe it was written simple presentation of the facts. I think the contents of this article are representative of a larger problem that we have in America of 1, police not being trained well enough to react well in tense situations and 2, people who are not qualified to be police officers becoming police officers anyway.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/30/us/mesa-arizona-police-fbi-civil-rights/index.html
I watched the video and it was confusing to see that the man was just standing there and they all of a sudden start punching him and using force. It was later stated that he did not obey them when they told him to sit down. Even though he should have obeyed them and sat down, I do not believe that they should not have applied that much force especially in the face and head since he didn't show any signs of active aggression.
ReplyDeleteEven though Robert Jonson refused to listen to the police, I firmly believe that he should not have been injured that severely. The police have become the people we look up to, or the people we call when we are in an emergency, but when I read these stories about the violence they use I find it hard to believe they are the same people. Even though it was partly Robert's fault, I don't think the police had the right to use that much brutality and force on the man, like Daviah said.
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