Criminal Justice: Excessive Use Of Force

Gurniack, Lt. Kunak heard yelling and screaming from the cell area. Lt. Kunak went to the cell area and observed P throwing himself against the cell and spitting. Lt. Kunak got a taser and told P to calm down or he will be taser. Lt. Kuak opened the cell door and tasered P. An ambulance was called and P was taken to the hospital.

The detectives are saying he just happened to "black out" once the shooting occurred. Regardless of the truth he told the woman, they wrote it off as a confession. They had kept him away from everybody. Back on the story about the female officer, she began to remember the detail of the car which was a Blue

But Terence was able to walk back to his vehicle. And once he reached his car, he put down one of his hands, which gave off the illusion to the officers that he was reaching for something. At this moment one of the officers tased him, and officer Betty shot him. I do believe that shooting him was overreacting a bit, due to the fact that Terence was walking back to his vehicle calmly with no sudden movements. Tasing Terence was the right thing to do when he had gotten back to his vehicle, and when it looked like he was reaching in it.

Nobody dropped the ball,” Lane said. “You give me a crystal ball, and you tell me that this was gonna happen ahead of time, and we would have certainly taken action on it. We certainly had no indication that Simon was going to kill these kids” (Leung, 2005). Lane stated that his officers acted appropriately on the information that was available to them at the time. They claim they did not know about previous incidents, such as Mr. Gonzales being ticketed for road rage or trespassing in their police department.

A few moments later, Graham and Berry were stopped by Officer Connor in order to perform an investigative search on them. While Connor returned to his patrol car in order to call for backup, Graham got out of Berry’s car, ran around it twice, and passed out while he sat down on the curb. When backup came, one of the officers cuffed Graham while Berry pleaded officers to consider his health. The officers ignored the situation about his health and continued to use force on Graham as they shoved him into the police car. Berry tried to hand Graham some orange juice but the officers refused to let him have it.

He immediately turned his car around and went back to help. As he arrived to the scene he noticed no one was aiding the victim. Someone was on the phone with 911 and another person was standing nearby. Kneeling down next to the victim, with cars moving swiftly by, he immediately started to help.

A reasonable person would infer that with the provided information of Graham being a diabetic experiencing some sort of medical episode that it would in fact not be his intent to resist arrest but instead a plea for help. He also sustained a broken foot and lacerations around his wrist before being grabbed by all four limbs and tossed in the squad car by the officers (Jad Abumrad, Reasonable Man, More Perfect Podcast). The important thing to note in this case was Graham’s lack of violent action, not only did he not possess a weapon, but he also made no threats of causing harm to anyone: to which a reasonable person would argue is grounds for using an excessive display of force. In specific this excerpt from the archive

A couple minutes later Ford got out of the car and proceeded to put on her gloves while ducking under the yellow crime scene tape. She and Agent Anderson flashed their badges at one of the police officers and began to examine the scene. “There was obviously a sign of a struggle. Broken glass everywhere,” said Anderson.

A video footage recorded by Keith Lamont Scott 's wife moments before he was killed by police in Charlotte was made public on Friday. The video has Scott 's wife pleading the police officers not to kill him. She tells them he has no gun and had just had a medicine for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from an accident days ago. "Don 't shoot him, don 't shoot him.

Although we hope our Police force will use their powers for good, but sometimes police misconduct can occur. Often, the police are under great pressure to act as quick as possible, espcially in a murder case and if the murder victime is white, a child, police officer, or prominent. For example, In the 1990’s the case of Rodney King, that not only shows a racist issue within the criminal justice system, but also the issue with abuse from police officers, but changed the country’s views on the LA police force. Twenty- Seven years ago,Rodney King was brutally beaten by Los Angeles police officers.

Use of force is the amount of force used in a given situation during police work. The police are supposed to follow the continuum when it come to using force. This continuum is known as the “Use of Force Continuum”. Despite this, use of force is still a constant problem in policing. There are many cases where a cop are sued for using more force than necessary, sometimes on purpose and sometimes by accident.

Describe the circumstances that caused police to pull Wayne Williams over? The police that staked out around the bridge heard something thrown off the bridge about the size of a body and saw Wayne Williams car slowly driving on the bridge that was rarely driven on. Police found a victim’s tennis shoe, what was stuck to the tennis shoe?

In some cases, police officers exert excessive force on individuals. The amount of force should be necessary for the situation. For example, a police officer should not use a weapon because a civilian will not obey an initial command. In the article, When Does Force Become Excessive?,

For decades now, the controversy over deadly force has continued to show up in the news when police officers have acted in a manner that some citizens find just while others deem completely unfair. Many lawsuits stemming from shootings and crimes have found their way to local courts or the Supreme Court to deal with this issue. A portion of the U.S. population finds deadly force unnecessary when non-lethal weapons such as pepper spray or batons just as easily subdue the criminal. In addition, these citizens argue that officers might be liable for cases filed against them if they use excess force on people that seem suspicious but have not actually committed a crime. On the other hand, the opposing argument in favor of deadly force states that

A career in policing requires an individual to meet a high standard for character and demonstrated behavior, in order to be developed into an effective officer. Succeeding in a police academy requires the candidate to display and apply integrity, a skill which must be developed before receiving admission. Integrity demonstrated through a police officer’s personal life, provides the foundation for a respected career. When presented with the opportunity to leverage a peace officer’s position for personal profit, an individual who has previously made selfless choices, is more reliable for operating within the law. Integrity as a term has the social implication of following ones beliefs, regardless of the opposition.