tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post2550774829628361320..comments2023-10-31T02:08:20.043-07:00Comments on CJS395 Spring 2012: Police Brutality- Epidemic or Misunderstanding?Michael Gizzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691728024188312906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-74738454004897933252012-02-27T10:42:58.694-08:002012-02-27T10:42:58.694-08:00There are officers who follow the rules, and offic...There are officers who follow the rules, and officers who don't follow the rules. I feel cameras being latched on to police cars are a good idea. The cameras should be on 24/7 without the officer being able to turn it off. Let's be real here; there are too many officers who abuse their power and if spying on them is the only way to stop the corruption, then I am all for it.kazio marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12055100322716317055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-48655851996107386242012-02-26T18:09:06.089-08:002012-02-26T18:09:06.089-08:00I agree with you in that in no way should anyone a...I agree with you in that in no way should anyone advocate excessive use of force when it comes to police. On the other hand I also agree that these people are being openly hostile and threatening. Most, not all, of those clips in the video involved a civilian usually being extremely difficult. Im not saying what all the officers are doing is right, but i think that a lot of those video clips are edited to destroy police credibility. To many people forget that police officers are people too. Their job, is to apply societies (with varying discretion as we talked about in class). But when someone becomes uncooperative, as any reasonable person (officer in this case) you would become a little bit frustrated. Now when its 15 officers holding back a crowd of 50+ that are yelling foul, offensive, antagonizing language, that borders a riot in them selves, I simply don't feel bad for those people who get hurt. Our society allows people to meet in peaceful rallies and such but not to rampage in the street. They show the masses on the street and police throwing tear gas and arresting people, but they never mention that its because a bunch of hooligans started rioting because of a sporting event, such as in Montreal. I think these things are taken out of perspective a great deal of the time because of a few bad incidents (that should have never happened). I do like that there is cameras everywhere to capture videos like this though, it does help to prevent excessive force, at the same time, if its not altered, it can bring the truth to light.Andrew Countrymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380090802287892323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959803343678816550.post-47309631506250128692012-02-26T14:13:09.515-08:002012-02-26T14:13:09.515-08:00You bring up some interesting points. We rarely he...You bring up some interesting points. We rarely hear about the great things that police officers do for the community. It is the moment that the police do something wrong that immediately gets attention. Youtube and various other video sharing sites have only fueled this trend. Unfortunately, it only takes one rouge police officer to tarnish the the trust between department and public. I feel that the biggest problem with alleged police misconduct caught on tape is that only the 'bad' is emphasized. It does not show the full situation. Although I do not have any proof, I feel that a lot of these cases are justifiable. In my opinion, the use of cameras is inherently beneficial. However, it is the personal biases of the user that determine whether it is good or bad.Erico Burgoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054915525252355211noreply@blogger.com