victor solis:
Police struggle to prove whether accusations that are made are true or not. This issue really should be addressed and people should be made aware of it because it happens more often than you might expect it to. Even though there are laws in which ban the use of excessive force when arresting brutality has been a big issue. It has also been a tissue where there has been a lot of g civilians, there are a handful of cases that have been brought up against police officers because of the abuse of power given to them.
In 1983 there was a law that was established saying " when an individual government official, or other person acting under color of law, violates one's civil rights, such a violation may give right to a civil liability under 42 U.S.C 1983". This states that a person can sue the individual and the individuals government for the neglect and abuse the person has been put through. For many police brutality is something that they have never encountered but for others it's a problem that has been happening for ever. In the 1980s Latino and African Americans were harassed and brutally beaten because of officers that were racist. This was a very hard time for people of color to live in a white America.
Angel carranza:
The issue of police brutality in prisons continues to be a threat. Weapons have even been made to over power inmates. They have tear gas, pepper spray, straps. According to Touro Law Center, “The taxpayers are punished more than the officers responsible for the violence. The 100 cases, involving police departments that lost lawsuits and had to pay victims at least $100,000, cost the nations taxpayers nearly $92 million.” Not only is it a problem for the victims but it’s an issue for taxpayers. The first police attack on an inmate was in the year 1951.
The prison with the most police brutality is in Guantanamo Bay. Inmates are simply accused and never given trial. Former President George Bush even said himself, “these people are not in U.S soil therefore, are not covered by the Constitution.”. - "Guantanamo Bay Naval Station Fast Facts." CNN. Ed.
After the 9/11 attack, Guantanamo Would take revenge on detainees and torture them. They are treated like animals and would be kept in cages even when they were outside. Inmates would attempt to commit suicide because they were just normal civilians captured in towns in Afghanistan and were accused as terrorist. Rights such as: habeas corpus, Geneva Convention, and even pleading the fifth were all taken away from Detainees. National Geographic was granted access to the facility and inmates claimed that they would be beaten and not fed.
Yasmeen S.
Police brutality has realistically always existed. I believe this issue became very large against Latinos and African-Americans in the 1980s. Many African-Americans were brutally beaten by many racist cops. It was very common for Latinos and African-Americans to get falsely convicted. While they are in the prison facility it is much worse. They get beaten and the guards just watch as if though it is entertainment to them. Many guards would instigate fights between the inmates. “State prison suicide rate has dipped sharply from 34 per 100,000 in 1980 to 14 per 100,000 inmates in 2002”. I believe this fact shows that it was much worse in the 1980s. When I see these statistics I just start imagining how bad it must be inside for people not even want to continue living after prison. This I think should be looked at as a very serious issue. People should see how long all of this has been allowed to go on.
Police struggle to prove whether accusations that are made are true or not. This issue really should be addressed and people should be made aware of it because it happens more often than you might expect it to. Even though there are laws in which ban the use of excessive force when arresting brutality has been a big issue. It has also been a tissue where there has been a lot of g civilians, there are a handful of cases that have been brought up against police officers because of the abuse of power given to them.
In 1983 there was a law that was established saying " when an individual government official, or other person acting under color of law, violates one's civil rights, such a violation may give right to a civil liability under 42 U.S.C 1983". This states that a person can sue the individual and the individuals government for the neglect and abuse the person has been put through. For many police brutality is something that they have never encountered but for others it's a problem that has been happening for ever. In the 1980s Latino and African Americans were harassed and brutally beaten because of officers that were racist. This was a very hard time for people of color to live in a white America.
Angel carranza:
The issue of police brutality in prisons continues to be a threat. Weapons have even been made to over power inmates. They have tear gas, pepper spray, straps. According to Touro Law Center, “The taxpayers are punished more than the officers responsible for the violence. The 100 cases, involving police departments that lost lawsuits and had to pay victims at least $100,000, cost the nations taxpayers nearly $92 million.” Not only is it a problem for the victims but it’s an issue for taxpayers. The first police attack on an inmate was in the year 1951.
The prison with the most police brutality is in Guantanamo Bay. Inmates are simply accused and never given trial. Former President George Bush even said himself, “these people are not in U.S soil therefore, are not covered by the Constitution.”. - "Guantanamo Bay Naval Station Fast Facts." CNN. Ed.
After the 9/11 attack, Guantanamo Would take revenge on detainees and torture them. They are treated like animals and would be kept in cages even when they were outside. Inmates would attempt to commit suicide because they were just normal civilians captured in towns in Afghanistan and were accused as terrorist. Rights such as: habeas corpus, Geneva Convention, and even pleading the fifth were all taken away from Detainees. National Geographic was granted access to the facility and inmates claimed that they would be beaten and not fed.
Yasmeen S.
Police brutality has realistically always existed. I believe this issue became very large against Latinos and African-Americans in the 1980s. Many African-Americans were brutally beaten by many racist cops. It was very common for Latinos and African-Americans to get falsely convicted. While they are in the prison facility it is much worse. They get beaten and the guards just watch as if though it is entertainment to them. Many guards would instigate fights between the inmates. “State prison suicide rate has dipped sharply from 34 per 100,000 in 1980 to 14 per 100,000 inmates in 2002”. I believe this fact shows that it was much worse in the 1980s. When I see these statistics I just start imagining how bad it must be inside for people not even want to continue living after prison. This I think should be looked at as a very serious issue. People should see how long all of this has been allowed to go on.