Police Brutality in the 20th Century

Police brutality dealing with racial tensions has increased despite the breakthrough in the 1960’s. Police Brutality is one of the forms used to describe police misconduct, which involves excessive violence used by police officers. Police brutality exists in many countries and territories. Even when mentioned, the main reason is that it is performed under the color of law. 1872 was the year that police brutality was first experienced- a civilian was abused under arrest by a police officer. The other article “When Cops Kill: The Psychology of Deadly-force Encounters” by Dr. Laurence Miller mainly argue that police are the victims, and they need to use deadly force because of what they have endured in the past. In this article, the police claim that they use deadly force because they feel threatened that minorities are aggressors.

Hudson’s article strives to leave an emotional impact from a personal perspective considering that he explains as a former police officer. Also, Hudson systematically uses his stylistic choices along with intrinsic proofs to present his claims. People want to believe things have changed because that would represent a progressive ideology that means humanity has moved forward. Also, Hudson, has 16 and non-criminal case in cases, showing that he did not take part in criminal offense while serving. The other article by Miller intricately shaped its call to action that police using deadly force on minorities because they are supposedly more “aggressive” than other races. The article states that “law does not require police officers to utilize the absolute minimum force necessary in a threat situation – only that level of force used to be reasonable to control the deadly threat.

” By stating this, Dr. By also stating minority can be enraged, intoxicated, delusional, young-and-dumb, or some combination. By using such words to describe the minority, Miller loses his credibility. As opposed to the article by Miller, Hudson’s strongly contest the dominant ideology that society has not changed due to the image presented. One of the main aspects of the picture supports this is the headline. Hudson’s article presents the words “racist and violent”: they make the whole topic on police brutality real and severe. Miller’s declaration that deadly force is what police has to use for most encounters for minorities due to they can be the aggressor in the situation should not be considered at all. Having this view on him believing that police are the victims not minorities.