How I miss the days of Kindergarten, where we would sit and do simple math problems like 2+2. Those problems always had a simple solution. Unfortunately, as I grew older, this ceased to be the case. Now I see problems to which I do not think there are any solutions, or if there are, they aren't very practical. One example would be the "anti-police issue". People often become corrupt when handed power. The police are no exception. So there are many cases of police brutality occurring, and these cases are sometimes reported on the internet. Now the problem arises when there has become so many instances like this that the internet in general seems to be conjuring up this sense of anti-police or police hate. Now of course, this is not something we want, because the police are there to protect us and there are plenty of good cops out there. But when this feeling finds its way into the people, a barrier or wedge is set between the people and the enforcement. And as history has shown us, this never turns out good. So we need a solution that still allows people to complain about police brutality without promoting a sense of anti-police. In class, we came up the idea that every officer should have a morals check before being enlisted. This would result in a drastic decrease of police brutality. So there would be a decrease in the overall hate as well. It may not be the perfect solution, but it's as close as we can hope to get.
I would like to say that the police, as they have gained power, have definitely fallen into corruption as well. The people who were erected to ensure the peace of the society are now abusing their power, and often times, violating the laws with wrong purposes. I believe that while preventing the spread of anti-police, I also think that there should be enough evidence for the police to begin a search or even infiltrating. I also like the idea of having moral checks prior to the enlistment, in order to omit the ulterior motives that drive these unjustified actions, and to decrease police brutality.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Daeho that the police have been corrupted by the amount of power they have. They have used it immorally and used it for uses that are inhumane and very shocking. I agree with Arsh that we should have people speak out about police brutality without spreading anti-police messages, but that is a very difficult task as we tried to make laws in class and it full of frustration and strenuous work to fulfill the needs for both parties.
ReplyDeleteI can agree with you Arsh, Many cops have lost the desire to protect civilians as they have more power to them which leads to events like the pool incident that happened very recently. I think that another solution could be to implemented is holding seminars where cops and citizens can come together to discuss issues like these and hopefully mitigate the attitude of thinking that all cops are corrupt and restore trust in a community
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DeleteTo begin tackling the problem of security vs freedom of speech, specifically in this case, of speaking out against police brutality vs promoting an anti-police sentiment, we must first tackle the problem of racially charged brutality. Racial profiling is still something alive in the justice system, and until we can stamp out that, we cannot begin to try and solve this problem, because this one stems from that, although they do have different effects.
ReplyDeleteI would like to ask: what is corruption? this question has so many answers that I feel your view is really apt, because there are so many forms of it. I would also like to ask if any would care to return a comment, what is your definition of corruption.
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