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This 3 page paper looks at police brutality as well as a sense of institutional racism in police departments of America. Several examples are given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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such as running a stop light or driving too fast. Black people notoriously report being followed around by the police whether on foot or in automobiles. There have in fact
been many cases of famous or successful black people who have been stopped for jogging in a white area or driving in a place where the officer felt he or
she did not belong. In fact, at least half of all African American males and a third of African Americans in total claim that they have been subjected to
racial profiling on Americas roadways (Williams, Henderson and Harris 22). This is blatant racism and the racism appears to have been institutionalized. There are many well known cases of police
brutality. Rodney King was beaten by law enforcement officers and it was caught on tape. When the officers were exonerated, a riot broke out in Los Angeles. Although the L.A.P.D.
is well known for its racism--a fact that likely got O.J. off--there are other cases around the nation. Indeed, Hacker claims that the Los Angeles Police Department has had a
reputation "for antipathy toward blacks and other minorities" (29). The N.Y.P.D. has had its share of incidents too. The Diallo case, and the subsequent verdict has divided New Yorkers. Since
the young, Haitian immigrant was riddled with bullets by police, there have been cries of racism. Yes, police fired the shots because Diallo was black, because they were in a
"bad" neighborhood and because he resembled a serial rapist they sought. It probably would not have happened in suburbia. However, this case is about more than an immigrant, with a
language barrier running from undercover officers waving guns. Rather, the case says a great deal about how crime is looked at in New York City, and in America. It questions
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