What are your thoughts on Police Brutality?

Is police brutality an actual problem or are we just over using a few cases of unprofessionalism and making them out to be worse than they were?

Even to this day we over play cases like Mike Brown in Ferguson just to find out he was guilty?

However we don’t hear much anymore about the Daniel Shaver case.

I come from a family with deep history in the Police and military. Before my Step Father was an officer / Detective he was in the US Rangers (75th Regiment) he believes a lot of men and women with military service especially combat do extremely well as officer in intense situations and can defuse the scenario before it gets deadly.

It seems a lot of kids get out of high school and want to be officers but when it comes to a tough situation especially dealing in violence they’re more prone to using deadly force.

What are your thoughts? Discuss and be civil.

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raysam363 · 31-35, F

I have no doubt, and neither should any of you, that some people join the police force just to lord authority over people. You can find this in any position that offers said authority. Many are just going about their lives, trying to keep the peace and helping the community (you almost never hear about this though). Police in high crime areas are more prone to shoot, as many have experience on the receiving end of a gun or knife without provocation. There are MANY things that need to change in society. Glorifying crime and unchecked authority are only two factors.