{"id":2590,"date":"2019-06-06T13:21:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T17:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=2590"},"modified":"2019-06-06T13:21:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T17:21:19","slug":"police-brutality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2019\/06\/06\/police-brutality\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Brutality"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the United States, there is multiple law enforcement officers abuse their power by assaulting, harassing, shooting, and killing. A majority of the victims are people of color mostly black men. 9 times out of ten the officers get away with murder and other crimes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In Michigan, a Detroit police officer allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in public. According to the Prosecutors office in Wayne County, the 25-year-old shooter Willie Fortner assaulted his 22-year-old girlfriend in Detroit at East Fort and Beaubien street.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, a sheriff\u2019s deputy shot an unarmed man in Houston, Texas. He shot an unarmed black man that was acting in an unusual manner at a Houston intersection has been fired the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Department stated. <\/span><\/p>\n

The shooter, Cameron Brewer is also black and <\/span>did not adhere to the department\u2019s policy on the use of force when he fatally shot Danny Ray Thomas, on March 22, according to the agency statement. This shows a problem happening now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police officers all over the world kill people for no reason, did you know that in 2015, there were 1,307 people who lost their lives at the hands of a police officer or law enforcement official.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2016, that number was 1,152. Although lower, both years are still higher than the 1,149 people who were killed by police in 2014. (Fatal Encounters\/Mapping Police Violence) and 52% of police officers report that it is not unusual for law enforcement officials to turn a blind eye to the improper conduct of other officers. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(US Department of Justice), In conclusion, police brutality is a problem around the world because police officers kill over 1,000 people in a year and that\u2019s over 1,000 families that lose a loved one due to the hands of a police officer that killed them for no reason. Police brutality is something that happens everywhere in the world but most police misconduct reports aren\u2019t even looked at.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sara Mansour<\/span><\/p>\n

Ali Mohamed<\/span><\/p>\n

Jr. Journalist<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the United States, there is multiple law enforcement officers abuse their power by assaulting, harassing, shooting, and killing. A majority of the victims are people of color mostly black men. 9 times out of ten the officers get away with murder and other crimes. In Michigan, a Detroit police officer allegedly assaulted his girlfriend …<\/p>\n

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