Other form of Police Crime (not just abuse)

On the Thursday and Friday following Hurricane Katrina, a police chief from the state of Louisiana has admitted to the fact that he ordered several officers to block a bridge over the Mississippi river. The officers were also forced to make the escapees of New Orleans, Louisiana go back into their town even though there was massive chaos and violence in town. There were guns fired in order to scare the residents back into their own town. This was another case of racism and harshness. A paramedic stated that, "I believe it was racism. It was callousness, it was cruelty." During the blockade, the bridge was filled with black people trying to get across. Then they all heard gunshots being fired. Many turned back to the town and tried to live in the harsh living conditions. Food became limited and riots took place in the streets. Many people were injured and some died as the days went on. Shots were continued to be fired and no one was still allowed to evacuate the city because the officers didn't want their community "becoming another New Orleans ." We can see that this is another example of a police crime where police officers abuse their power.

http://policecrime.proboards28.com/index.cgi?board=policenews&action=display&thread=1154949916

The case of Amadou Diallo

Amadou Diallo was also an African-American in the United States who was shot at 41 times and killed by four white New York Police officers. The officers were also plain-clothed detectives. Diallo like Bell was also an unarmed victim and this event caused a lot of controversy afterwards. This shooting occurred in the Bronx, New York and it happened right outside of his home. The investigators did not find any weapons on Diallo but instead, he was reaching for the wallet in his pocket. This incident created a lot of stories about racial profiling and police abuse. The officers and the city of New York were sued by Diallo's parents and they won $3 million from the case. This shows that no matter what happens, if the police are violating the law, we as citizens have every right to sue and if we are fighting for a good reason, there is no reason we cannot win.

After this incident, many residents, activists and union organizers marched over the Brooklyn Bridge protesting that there should be something done about police misbehavior. Al Sharpton said, " People didn't just want the cops to be indicted. They want systemic change." A lot of African-American citizens were frustrated at the police for such unacceptable actions.

http://writ.news.findlaw.com/sebok/20040112.html

The case of Sean Bell

Sean Bell was an African-American man who was shot and killed by New York Police detectives on November 25, 2006. During the incident, Sean Bell was leaving a strip club in Jamaica, Queens where he was having his bachelor party. That same day, Sean Bell was supposed to get married to his fiancee. Bell was leaving the club and the undercover officers followed Bell and his friends to their car where Bell was shot without warning. The police officers claimed that they saw another man already in the car who may have been holding a weapon. However, he left the crime scene and the police officers never found the weapon they claimed to have saw. It may be possible that the story told by the police officers was made up in order to justify the shooting so that the officers would not get into trouble. But the initial reports contradict this story because the officers did not search for this man who fled the crime scene. However, whatever the case may be, the final result ended up leaving Sean Bell dead, not to mention that an officer shot at him 31 times, a total of 50 bullets, and there cannot be argument against that. The good news is that investigations are still going on to interview the witnesses and the undercover officers to come to a resolution.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6186808.stm

The famous case of Rodney King

Rodney King was an African-American male taxi cab driver in Los Angeles, California. He is known for the incident that took place on March 3, 1991 in Los Angeles. Rodney King suffered from a horrifying arrest which led to a beating by four LAPD officers. The incident was revealed after being taped by a bystander. The officers violated Rodney King's civil rights and two of them ended up being convicted. This act of violence is viewed as an act of racism and police brutality. The officers involved were charged with excessive force against King. The outcome of this incident was that the "four officers and a sergeant were indicted on March 14 for 'assault by force likely to produce great bodily injury' and with assault 'under color of authority,' and two were charged with filing false police reports." This shows how police officers make up false stories to protect their fellow co-worker also known as "professional courtesy." This crime against King led to many of the Los Angeles riots and as a consequence, there is more awareness of such crimes. This case shows that we cannot let corruption take over and control the people. We must fight for what is right!

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/LAW/03/02/beating.anniversity.king.02/index.html

Why are Police Crimes not reported?

Crimes are occurring all the time but more often than we think, but they do not get reported due to the fact that citizens do not understand their rights. Most of the times, crimes continue to occur because we do not question the actions of the police officers. And if we do not report the problems, they can only get worse and increase. The reason for this is because if they are able to do it once and get away with it, there is a high probability that it will occur again in the future. This way, there will be "less violence, wrongful convictions, and abuse of authority." In addition, police crimes are happening right now as we speak across the nation. There is not police department in the country that has not committed some sort of misconduct. This means that there must be some action taken in order to stop the crimes. Every citizen has to do their part and make it known. We have to speak out for what is right and if we cannot do something about it, someone else with higher authority will be able to help.

http://flyservers.registerfly.com/members5/policecrime.com/police_abuse.html

What defines a Police Crime?

We see policemen all the time whether they are doing their job catching bad guys or just munching on some donuts and sipping some coffee. Face it, we probably see a police officer every day, that is if you ever leave your house. Whenever we see a police officer, we often associate him/her with power and authority. We usually slow down when we are driving or watch where we throw away trash; in other words, we are more aware of the actions we take. However, it is not always the case that the police officers are doing the right thing. In fact, they may be committing a police crime or misconduct as well. These include "police brutality, accepting bribes, improper search and seizure, harassment and racism in law enforcement." When such an incident occurs, we citizens are the victims of the crimes and we tend to be wrongfully convicted or we lose something.

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