Police BrutalityThe definition of police brutality is the use of unnecessary force by police when dealing with people. Excessive force is using force far beyond what is necessary for the situation. Police use pepper spray, batons and nerve gas to harm or intimidate people. Many excessive force complaints go uninvestigated, and that's because we have problems with our system. The police feel unstoppable. Police brutality can also take the form of false arrests and verbal violence. Many countries have laws that combat police brutality. Under these laws, police brutality is considered a very serious crime and has been investigated by a commission of district attorneys. Even with the law covering police brutality, many complaints have been filed. In 1982, the federal government funded a "Policing Study" in which more than 12,000 randomly selected citizens were surveyed in three metropolitan areas. The study found that 13 percent of those surveyed had been victims of police brutality in the previous year. However, only 30 percent of those who acknowledged such brutality filed a formal complaint. Police use excessive force against citizens and some are filmed. Bad behavior also takes place in prison. According to the law, the police have the right to use force, but only if necessary. An example of police brutality is the death of Mike Brown. An officer named Darren Wilson shot him, sparking much controversy over the killing. The officer has not been charged with anything, so Mike Brown's family has no access to justice. A young boy was also killed in a park by police. He was 12 years old and had a fake gun. The police came to the sidewalk and shot him without even trying to get out of the vehicle. Additionally, in New York, a man named Eric Gardner was strangled and killed by the New York Police Department. The police system has major problems that need to be resolved. The government gives military equipment to the police and they use this equipment forcefully. Nowadays the police have become the cops running around like "criminals with badges" and it seems that if you don't catch them in the act they don't get charged with the crime so people try to defend themselves against the police. . Cops are becoming more and more corrupt and violent towards people who let their dogs attack people already in custody. The main reason I chose this topic is the incident with Mike Brown that shocked Missouri and the majority of officers are white in Missouri. So you can imagine the magnitude of this incident in Missouri. In conclusion, the system needs to change and they need to start putting cameras on the police to see what is really happening. Personally, I don't think this can be solved. The police will always be corrupt and some will get away with the crimes they commit. Police officers have more powers than the average citizen; they have the power to arrest, seize property and use deadly force. Many officers have abused these powers, and when they do, you would think they would be fired and prosecuted, right? Fake. In most of these cases, the officers were only suspended or placed on probation, which seems like a minor punishment for such an unjustifiable crime. Over the past year there have been more 5,000