Police Brutality and Our World

This is another officer sex case in Arkansas. What is left for this community to believe in where their tax dollars are going? Is this case strong enough to scare a prospective offender from pulling to the side when blue lights are behind her?
“A Clute police officer suspected of stealing cocaine from the department’s evidence locker was arrested at the station while on duty…the patrol officer … has been a law enforcement officer for 11 years”. Wow! Eleven years of thievery can accumulate quite a bit for his bond.
“A former Hughes County deputy who was fired after being accused of molesting four teenage boys…”. This is yet another example of an officer using his power over the young and feeble minds of teenagers. Children are taught to rely on the police when they are lost, in trouble and/or afraid. This officer abused not only his power, but skewed social morals that parents have depended on for decades.

Reporting incidents of police brutality can go on and on. Essentially, one must look inward in order to develop his/her own opinion and perspective of this cursed action. There are many personal instances that can affect one’s vision of officers going overboard. Then, there are instances in which one might be a part of the masquerade and never subjected to the nightmare of corruption. As a citizen, it is important to recognize all factors of law enforcement and to take a deep, unbiased view of the community and its victims.

There is a strong need for victims’ advocate groups as well as community law enforcement monitoring programs. We are all monitored at work in one way or another, by a boss, by a client, or perhaps even by a family member. There is absolutely no harm in law enforcement agencies being monitored by someone other than themselves. By personally defining police brutality, examining the educational requirements of various entry-level cadets around the country, understanding the in-depth lessons learned through the experiment conducted at Stanford University in 1971, and focusing on the brief media flashes of incidents occurring time and time again, one can better understand and develop strategies to not only prevent its brutal occurrence, but also stand up, act, and reform the conditions in which allow it to exist.