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Police Brutality

Introduction

This paper aims at looking into police brutality and assesses the adverse effects of police brutality. police brutality is a term which can be used to refer towards police misconduct in which the law enforcement engages in excessive use of force, Excess use of force can be used to imply towards force well beyond the necessary level required to cope with a situation the following example will help illustrate excess use of force in protest if a police officer strikes a non violent protestor with a baton, then he would be accused of excess use of force since there were other non violent options that he could have taken to deal with the situation. Many countries have strict laws against excessive use of force and if the law enforcement fails to comply with these laws there is a chance the officer might have to face serious consequences.

Thesis

Police brutality is at times a conscious act that the police undertake towards alleged suspects who are in most cases members of a minority group for example racial minorities.

Discussion

Based on law the police force has the right to use legitimate force in cases where it is necessary in order to make an arrest, maintain order or to ensure peace isn't being affected, however just how much force is allowed under various circumstances is highly debatable. When the law enforcement uses excessive force they are violating the law.

United States laws against police brutality

Civil Rights Act of 1871

The Civil Rights act of 1871 was written in order to protect the African American's from the Ku Klux Klan, which made it illegal to interfere with any of the rights given by the constitution, based on this it can be used against police brutality since the constitution has amendments regarding police brutality.

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