Police Targeting Black Communities Law Essay Paper (Essay Sample)

Police Targeting Black Communities
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Police Targeting Black Communities
The recent Black Lives Matter campaign in the United States was instigated by the brutal and needless killing of George Floyd. Sources said he had surrendered to the police. He was already chained and was defenseless in any case. Even if he had committed a crime, it was only appropriate for the law enforcers to have arrested and taken him to court. Yet, in a recorded video that spanned over 2 minutes, a police officer firmly planted his knee on his neck, suffocating him to death (Hollin, 2020). His frantic pleas of “I can’t breathe” meant nothing to the police officers. The isolated event was unfortunate and helped demonstrate racism and profiling of the minority groups in the United States. Unless immediate and conclusive measures are taken to reform the police department and end black Americans’ targeting, tensions are likely to accelerate and undermine our democracy.
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