Police Brutality And Black Victims - 1449 Words

What time period would I live in If I could choose to live in any time period I would choose to live the United States while police brutality against african americans. But first, what exactly does police brutality define as? Police brutality is the wanton use of excessive force, usually physical, but also common in forms of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer. This paper will talk about various examples of police brutality that is directed towards civilians, and then the side of police officers themselves. In particular, the cases of white cops on black victims. These will include those against Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Rodney King, and Malice Rose. The paper will also provide insight and examples on†¦show more content†¦Excessive force is also a direct violation of the fifth and fourteenth amendments. The first case of police brutality is the case of Eric Garner, and the infamous chokehold that resulted in his death. Only July seventeenth, of 2014, in New York City, Garner was suspected of selling cigarettes without tax stamps. When one of several officers at the scene, named Daniel Pantaleo took Garner’s wrists behind his back, he tried to push them away, this being resisting arrest. After this, Pantaleo put his arms around Garner’s neck, and pushed him to the ground, his hands on his heads. While in the chokehold, Garner attempted to say, â€Å"I can’t breathe!,† over ten times. The chokehold was revealed to be the partial cause of his death at the autopsy. Garner was 43 years old when he died. This is evidence that police brutality is clearly in existence. It is also clearly an injustice, since there were no charges in the case. The grand jury found no reasonable cause to indict officer D aniel Pantaleo. Though, this is not the only side to this case. Basically, Eric Garner resisted arrest from the police. It is said that Garner’s argumentative tone and words could have justified for the force that was used. â€Å"It stops today,† he said, this also being considered resistance of arrest. When the supposed chokehold was used, Pantaleo said that he was attempting to use a maneuver to