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This 3 page paper examines several cases of police brutality. How they relate to human rights as suggested by the United Nations is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the United Nations. This sentiment is also something that is found within the United States Constitution. Everyone knows that punishment should not be inhuman. People should not be tortured. Yet,
police brutality has existed in the United States for quite some time. The police act as the strong arm of the government and are often excused for their behavior. They
are after all allowed to do anything they like to protect their own lives, even if their lives were really never in danger. In combing though articles on violation
of human rights, articles on police brutality loom large. One article talks about the use of the taser gun where a suspect by the name of James Borden died after
receiving six shocks ("Excessive and lethal," 2005). After a few shocks the officer notice that he was not responsive; in reality, by this time, he was dead ("Excessive and lethal,"
2005). This is not the only incident that someone had been a victim of the taser gun. It is something that has long been a problem. There are other ways
that people die in police custody. Another story comes from Florida where two men died while police were holding them (Weill-Greenberg, 2005). How did this occur? The men were arrested
for misdemeanors, one of which was a charge for drinking in public (Weill-Greenberg, 2005). The man was charged with drinking outside of his home and a broken neck resulted
when police tried to arrest him (Weill-Greenberg, 2005). That officer would resign (Weill-Greenberg, 2005). Another incident reported in this article claims that a homeless man was arrested simply for loitering
and he died of a heart attack while in police custody (Weill-Greenberg, 2005). Both incidents are being investigated. There is a sense that perhaps the police were employing their own
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