Throughout this last unit, we have discussed diversity as it relates to race. We have shared stories about racial profiling, researched victims of police brutality and misconduct, and even created a statement artifact that speaks to some of the social injustice that still occurs. It has been difficult to speak about some of these issues due to the fact that it hits home for so many of us being minorities, but it is clear that the issues still exist and that we should be more of a voice in solving the problem. In the article we read, "How The Black Lives Matter Movement Uses Social Media to Fight The Power", Bijan Stephen speaks about many ways that the reporting of social injustice has evolved through the medium of social media. In class, we watched an episode of "The United Shades of America" where comedian and host, W. Kamau Bell spends a week with the Camden, NJ Police Department in an effort to understand how the police are treated and trained in the wake of this epidemic of violence against minorities at the hands of those who are oathed to "serve and protect."
Based on the article we discussed in class, your own experiences, and the episode of "United Shades of America,"
- Speak to how you grew up and what reverence or irreverence you had for your local police?
- It was mentioned in the video about "going back to the basics" of policing in local neighborhoods. Did you experience any "basics" or "standards" that you saw from your local police officers growing up? If so, what were some of them?
- In one of the video segments, Bell stops a lady on the street and asks her if the police responded to her call quickly. She informs him and the officer that they did not respond quickly at all and there is mention of transparency among the police. Do you think that more transparency as to why some calls are not priority or where they are in the list of priorities would help with the issue citizens have of not trusting police officers? Why or why not?
- What do you think about the idea/notion of "Community Policing" that is being piloted in Camden, NJ? Do you think it is effective or not?
- How can the climate change as it relates to citizens seeing officers as humans underneath their uniforms?
- Do you feel there will ever be social justice for minorities who seem to be the targets of much of this brutality? How can the rest of society cease from being "desensitized" to the problems?
Mr. C
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As a child I was very sheltered. I lived in a nice neighborhood, I went to the really nice schools, and I never really had problems with the police. There were not police that patrol my neighborhood. The majority of my neighbors are white, and they would call the police because people from outside the community would break into their homes. Though I did not see many police in my neighborhood, I would see shows and other videos that showed police in a positive light. As they walk down the street people of the community are talking to them and the police knowing people of the community by their first name. Though this sounds nice I realized that this is not everyone’s reality. My hometown is Durham, and in the city it has some rougher parts than others. My neighborhood is section off from the city honestly, so I have truly did not have to deal with police issues. Though once I went outside of my neighborhood it was a totally different experience. When it comes to urgency of some calls over others I understand that. If there is a mass shooting that has occurred of course that call will be taken over a cat being stuck in a tree. At this same time how would they tell other citizens that their problem is being over prioritized. If something serious in a community is happening and there needs to be a lot of officers in once place, if someone needs a police officer would the operator give them a time the police could come? I guess I do not understand how the communication would come across. The way they have it set up now is the only way to do it in my opinion. I like the idea of community patrolling, it allows for the community to be able to know who is protecting and allows them to be safe. I think one of the issues with the police is that they are not known in the community so no one really trusts them. There are a lot of preconceived notions about police officers as it is, so if they were to get into the community and prove them wrong then maybe they could create connections with the community. I think a lot of people don’t see police officers as people, and that’s not okay. When I watched the video in class I realized that police make decisions really quickly and do not get a lot of time to think. They are just humans and we must remember that. I think that eventually it the police brutality will end. The only way though is if we keep bringing awareness to it, and not letting down on government officials to change laws to protect minorities. Also there needs to allies that will stand up for others that cannot stand up from themselves, this might make others believe that it is an issue that needs to fixed immediately. If we all stand together than things can change.
As a child growing up in the streets of Camden, NJ, I always had a strong hate towards the police in my city. I understand sometimes they are just doing their job but they should have respect for young children as well. I remember one day the police and swat team bust down my house doors looking for family member not knowing there were children in there, they pointed guns and rifles in our faces. They didn't even have the courtesy to put them down. I watched so many people get shot in front of me and the police took their sweet time to get to the crime scene. The video showed police interacting with people in the neighborhood but in reality they don't even try to have a conversation with anyone. They do not get involved what so ever. The only basic things I seen from the police of Camden, NJ is messing with innocent kids. they would harass kids just because they hanging. Sometimes they even stop them to ask them question when they was minding their business. now in my opinion, I believe that there is a list of priorities that would help with the issue citizens to have of not trusting police. I have experience many issue with calling the police. My grandmother and her boyfriend would physically fight many times where she had to call the cops on him. The cops took hours to get there. When they arrived he was already gone. In Camden, people think its no point of calling the police because they honestly don't do anything to help. They just ask questions give you options to solve and go about their day. As a police they are suppose to protect and serve, not make us take over any situation. That's why we called the police to handle the situation not make us handle it on our own. "Community Police" is not how it is shown in the video. Like I stated before they do not stop by and communicate with people in the community they just patrol up and down the street. To be honest, crimes and drug use happens in front of police. so I think its not effective. Homicide, illegal drugs use and all types of other things will continue to happen even if the cops are "patrolling the streets". If the police acts same as out of uniform, then maybe there would be some kind of justice but until then I will continue to dislike cops and what they pretend to do in MY community. In the city of Camden, I do not think there will ever be social justice with minorities. Police of Camden always seem to target minorities. I never understood that. In the video where the white people was in the abandoned house and the police acted so calm to make them walk out slowly with their hands up. NO! I have witnessed police slamming BLACK people on the ground even walking out with their hands up. In a small city like Camden, everybody is like family or is close with one another so it is really hard to not be sensitive if something happen to someone in our city. We are one and we are effected easily especially if they come from our hometown.
Well growing up as a kid I was sometimes not put in the right place at the right time, but I can say the law enforcement I have back home is really local and I respect them after everything I’ve been through and the trouble I’ve gotten into the police really kind of helped me through whatever kind of trouble I was in. I was so heavy in sports and they use to tell me like if I keep getting into trouble then soon there won’t be any sports for me to play if I keep up with the behavior that I am showing. Everybody in the neighborhood all in all really respect the law enforcement because they know when they are in trouble or in need of some help they can call the police and they’ll be there to help them in a heart beat. Like I said everyone really respected the law so I really can’t say I encountered some basics or standards because they were always helpful to me and anybody else that needed their help around the neighborhood. I think that some calls that come in are not really that important depending on what it is because there could be a real crime that’s happening down the street and the police is wasting their time on a trespassing issue which isn’t that big based on somebody being held at gun point down the street now the police is tending to something that’s not that important based on some actually needing their help. That’s why citizens should give the police a break because it’s a lot that goes on in certain areas. So I think the law enforcements calls are prioritized to which calls are more important because it is a certain amount patrolling certain areas so they have to make the decision on which problem should be taking care of at the time. The idea of community policing is a great idea on behalf the citizens around that area so the people can get to know the law enforcement that’s protecting them and to show the people that all police officers are not the same and have hearts just like every other human on this earth. So I feel like if the police get out, walk and talk with the people of the community then that would help and maybe would help with people knowing information about a crime and calls the police to give them some kind of hints. The climate could change because if the people of that area respect them as a person in their uniforms then most definitely will respect them without their uniforms on so I don’t see that as an issue of change. Honestly I don’t think there will ever be social just for the minority that’s taking so much of this brutality because you have some people that already has its opinion on the police and that’s never going to change because that’s how they’ll always view the people that put their life on the line to protect them.
Personally, I always and will continue to respect law enforcement. My opinion regarding those “bad cops” is that the fact that the police force is not bad, it’s the human being themselves that are bad. Anyone can wear a Wal-Mart outfit and shoot up the place, but that doesn’t mean that all Wal-Mart employees are now killers. Same goes for the law enforcement, there are good cops and bad cops, it is up to community to designate those bad cops and make sure that they get punished for their actions. I have my altercation with police officer and I know my rights but I also understand that all they are doing is their job. Now there are some that do take it too far and start being biased regarding race, but you will find that everywhere.
Policing in neighborhoods is actually a great idea; the only issue regarding that is how many officers will be out policing? Would the government need to raise their salary? If a police is out patrolling, would he or she be responsible enough and wear the uniform with pride and not be those crooked cops that get paid money to keep their mouth shut? These factors make it hard to actually enforce a policy to have police officer patrolling the streets. I personally didn’t experience any “basics” or “standards” so I wouldn’t know if that is a good or bad thing.
I feel as though there are calls that are more important than others. Now of course it depends on the call, if someone got locked out of their car and someone who is getting shot at, I feel as though the person getting shot at would be more prioritized then the one locked out of the vehicle. Now there are some police officers that could hear the radio regarding someone seeing a drug deal go on and they may just turn down the volume so that they won’t go to the scene, catch the criminals and have to deal with the paperwork, especially for those who get off the clock in the next hour or two. I have heard stories of police officers ignoring a call due to the amount of paperwork that will need to be done, which is sad but that is the world we live in.
In every state, you will have those notorious neighborhoods with the terrible title of “ghetto” or “hood” and to have to assign a police officer to a specific area so that the rest of the community can feel safe is actually sad. We live in a world where we need police officers to baby sit a specific block because there are terrible people out there that like to steal, do drugs and unfortunately kill. Community Policing is a great idea but also dangerous to the police officer. There are criminals that are not scared to assault or even kill a police officer, so why should we risk an innocent life? Yes that is their job but not worth losing a life due to someone being careless about theirs. I feel as though once the old generations die off and the newer generations start realizing that everyone is equal and we can actually help each other get out of the deep hole that our past generations put us in. Once that happens, then yes there will be social justice for minorities.
When I was growing up I really admired the police and wanted to get into law enforcement because of the police officers that patrolled my neighborhood. In my neighborhood, the police did not come around when they were called, for instance when I was younger I used to be outside playing being a kid. The officer who was patrolling he would stop and speak, try to show his face and be friendly, that is what being a police officer is about in my opinion. I think that the police are supposed to be a role model, a mentor to young kids. When someone calls the police whether it is because their car has gotten stolen or because their car has broken down, I feel as though the police should respond within the appropriate amount of time because that shows that they take their job seriously and really want to protect and serve the community because at the end of the day the taxpayers are the ones who buy the cars they patrol in and put money in their pockets really. Community Policing is important because again with the idea of being a role model in that community, nobody can respect an officer who is not from their community and does not know what it is like to let’s say live in poverty. Community Policing is extremely important because it is better for the people to see an interactive police officer 24/7 rather than only seeing the police when something bad happens. Like this officer who patrols a neighborhood in North Little Rock, Arkansas his name is Tommy Norman he is a well-known police officer not because of his works on duty but off duty as well. He is a mentor to the community and has encountered people and they respect him. The change it could change it just depends on the officer and the people, because if the officer is not respected in their uniform then they are not going to be respected outside of their uniform and vice versa, but there are some cases where the officer can be respected out of uniform than in uniform. There will never be any social justice for minorities because there will always be that one officer who is having a bad day and takes his/her anger out on a minority, and because he/she is an officer they will use the statement “I thought he/she had a gun” or “I was trying to defend myself”. I do not think that the rest of society can cease from being desensitized, because the problems that persist hit so close to home and I feel as though minorities have this target on their backs and everyone is watching us and expecting us to do something wrong so that they can stereotype and judge or call the police. Plus people’s personal opinions about the police are not good because of either stories they have heard, seen, or confrontations they have experienced, so you can not just become immune to it.
I come from a small town where everyone knows almost everyone. Growing up I had deep respect for the local police because my family knew almost everyone and the town was very close. In my town police would just stop and ask if everything was going ok around the neighborhood. If something was bothering us, that was our chance to speak up an say something so that the police officer could be aware. I never really experienced some of the basics or standards from police officers while growing up. I do feel as if some calls are more important than others. but then again I feel like that no matter what, a police officer should respond as quickly as they can to a situation. I say this because it takes a lot for a person to call a police officer, so that means it must be something important or serious if they call in the first place. Community policing is a good idea, but I feel as if it would only work in some small communities. I feel as if the police officers heart has to be in it for community policing to work. Meaning that they take the time to engage with people and see what their problems are and etc. Some officers would be great for community policing, while others may not have that type of mindset honestly. These days it takes a lot for people to even respect police officers because of some events that has happened in the past. Bigger communities may take extra effort for community policing to take place. I say this because it would take extra effort to get to know the community because it’s so may people, so it would be a lot of work. If you have some determined and dedicated officers then it wouldn’t be a big problem at all. The climate could change if the officer makes a good impression of himself and makes a positive impact when he is not in uniform, people would have more respect for police officers. This all depends on the officer and the people in the community. Many people automatically respects someone when they see them in uniform, others are not like that. It takes alot for some people to have respect for someone doesn’t matter if they are in uniform or not. I honestly feel that there will never be social justice for minorities because it's always going to be that one officer or one person who just doesn't do right. Whether they are going through something or just having a bad day, you never know what could happen. It would take a lot for the rest of society to be ceased from being desensitized because people are very judgemental and have so many stereotypes about us. We are like the center of attention these days because it's like they are watching and waiting for us to do something wrong. By us seeing and witnessing events that people like us are being treated wrong by the police we are going to say something or try to prevent what we have seen but of course some police officers see that as a “threat” to themselves.
Growing up I did not really have any conflict with the police. I really do not ever really even remember seeing the police except for at the 7-11 and the one time when I went outside screaming “Call the PoPo, I ain’t scared of the PoPo.” It was from one of the Madea movies. It just so happened to be that the police officers were arresting my neighbors or something. The police weren’t present to the point I do not remember enough about the police because I did not really see them when I was younger.
No, while it will help that individual person understand, it will not help the problem as a whole. There are bigger problems than a slow response. Quicker responses may help resolve issues quicker, but I believe the bigger problem is the way that the officer interact with us when they finally arrive to the scene. They often times use more aggression than necessary especially towards African Americans. We cannot trust the officers because they are trigger happy and we don’t know what causes them to shoot. We don’t know if it’s only when we break the law or if in their head we seem suspicious. We do not know what to expect.
I think that Community Policing would be effective, but only depending on the police. The officers that established a relationship with their community would have a better outcome. The officers that mean and rude will cause more problems within the community. No one want to continuously deal with the bad vibes and pettiness of a rude or mean police officer.
No, the climate cannot change as it related to citizens seeing officers as humans underneath their uniforms, because it still doesn’t take away from the fact that they are not all good people. We can’t tell the real from the fake. By that I mean that you can tell those who are for or against you. Some offers seem to want to do anything to see black people fail and they try to put up road blocks to continuously keep you from prospering. Some people mind their business and follow the law and are still a target for police. To these citizens it begins to seem like no matter what they do they are viewed as “the bad guy.” It is hard to accept that knowing that if you were a different race or were in a different class you would not have to experience thing such as that.
No, I do not think there will ever be a complete social justice for the targeted minorities. While we can obtain more social justice for them, there will always be someone or some groups of people against them. If the Black Lives Matter movement continues to work towards their goals and missions then there will be some social justice seen sooner than some people might have expected. The rest of society can cease from being “desensitized” to the problems of minorities being targeted due to the way they talk, look, or dresses by becoming more aware of how the targeted people or groups of people feel and the impact it has on them. These targeted people or groups can continue to enlighten other and spread awareness through movements and peaceful protests.
I grew up in Wilson & Raleigh N.C. I was always in the hood so their was always hatred towards the police. I've done seen drug bust, drug dealers selling to a undercover, high speed chase and police brutality. From being racially profiled at the age of 11 just for walking to the store to being in handcuffs at age 17 for walking at night in the wrong neighborhood . Either they not doing their job or they just think they have the right to do what they want or talk to people however they want to. I remember it was a fight between two girls at my high school in the cafeteria and the teachers came and broke it up. The deputy that works at the school puts one of the girls in handcuffs then slams her for no reason. It's just things like that make people look at police different. We didn't talk to the local police in our neighborhood. They’ll ask us a question and we would just ignore them like they was not their. Only police we would talk speak to was the one’s we knew through family that's about it. I feel like the police respond to whatever they want to respond to. Like of course they going to respond to a shoot out or a murder any a hurry. But if it kids throwing rocks or playing ding dong ditch then they probably respond back on their time. And it also depends on the area where their being called into and what time of the day it is. I remember in the video the officer was saying how he was scared to go into some areas at night time. How you the police and scared to go places. A person that's scared with a gun is very dangerous. I don't think it's effective because like the lady said she called the police about drug activity in front of her house and nobody never came. I feel like the attitudes towards the police can change but it's going take along time. Due to the fact what's going on in the united states with police brutality and also the area of camden had hatred towards the police for decades. But as the police walks around the community and actually communicate with the residents that live in at area i belive that helps the situation day by day. I don't think there will never be social justice for Camden N.J. minorities. Most minorities already have their view on the police everywhere due to problems around the country
Growing up i had a pretty good relationship and view of my local police officers because they worked as cross guards at my elementary school so i would see these officers everyday and they were really nice overall. But i guess that was because we were just kids. As i got older the view of my local police officers change because i started to see the brutality within my community, what is what some may call the “ ghetto”. So when i was younger i did have a good view and relationship with my local police officers but as i grew older that relationship started to deteriorate.
Yes i experienced “basics” from my local police officers growing up because my neighborhood was always heavily policed not only because it was the “ghetto”, but because there were schools around the neighborhood. There was an elementary school, a daycare and a university and 2 hospitals all within a 4 mile radius. So it was normal to see police officers at all times of the day because i lived in the inner city and there was always something going on. So it was normal to see police in my neighborhood.
In one of the video segments, Bell stops a lady on the street and asks her if the police responded to her call quickly. She informs him and the officer that they did not respond quickly at all and there is mention of transparency among the police. Do you think that more transparency as to why some calls are not priority or where they are in the list of priorities would help with the issue citizens have of not trusting police officers? Why or why not?
I do think that more transparency as to why some calls are not prioritized or their list of priorities would help with the issue citizens have of not trusting police officers because they would have a better understanding. Such as if someone calls the police because they have a suspicious car parked outside their house. And the police are dealing with a situation where several individuals have just been shot and have life threatening wounds, you would see what situation would have a higher prioritization. But sometimes i do believe that police officers purposely take a longer time to respond to low income areas or the slums. As to where they respond quickly to the suburbs of higher income areas.
What do you think about the idea/notion of "Community Policing" that is being piloted in Camden, NJ? Do you think it is effective or not?
I think the idea of community policing that is being piloted in Camden,NJ is effective. Because the citizens of the community will be able to get a chance to know their local police officers and get a chance to build relationships with those officers. That may help with people’s perception of the officers and better the relationships.
How can the climate change as it relates to citizens seeing officers as humans underneath their uniforms?
The climate can change as it relates to citizens seeing officers as humans underneath their uniforms. Because if citizens are able to see that police officers are human too and have feelings and family that they care about as well. They may be able to relate to them more and have a better understanding.
Do you feel there will ever be social justice for minorities who seem to be the targets of much of this brutality? How can the rest of society cease from being "desensitized" to the problems?
No i do not feel that there will ever be social justice for minorities who are the targets of brutality because i feel as if the “justice” system was designed as a disadvantage for minorities. The rest of society can cease from being desensitized to the problems of police brutality of minorities. By getting involved and being worried even of the brutality does not affect them or their community, they should still care and it should still matter.
Growing up in Durham there always many polices around.
In my high school we had a whole police unit there with
dogs and everything. The polices at my school were very
racist, well one because it was a white school but two, two of the
most infamous hoods went there as well. I had two racial
interactions with the police when they had showed me no
respect at all. One story took place when we was about 15-16
me and the homies was going to Roxboro, the “white side” of
North Carolina. As we coming down the highway soon as we
make it in to Roxboro we get pulled over. The car was five deep
so that was some type of suspicion right there but they made
us get out the car and they searched car , they searched
everyone us. They put the dogs in the car let them sniff it out,
They called 3 other police cars up with the lights all on us ,
They kept telling us “to try and run and see how far you get”,
They made us stand outside in the cold for at least for an hour
and didn’t find anything or any of that. We was only 15 year olds
so I know we had to look young as hell, the police showed
No respect and they was just ready to send some more black
males off.
Another interaction I had with the police was in my
Senior year in high school , it’s me two Black boys and a white
boy we pulled up to the school parking lot smelling like weed,
so as i am letting the white boy out of the car one car Pulls over
next thing you know it is like four or more Police cars with them
They let the white boy keep walking they seen him get out of My
Car and all , they didn’t even question him but they stopped us
Put us in hand cuffs and all ain’t that some shit. I feel like when
polices are getting trained they got to watch videos of black little
boys disturbing the peace and shit. I feel like the hate on blacks is
definitely taught and something that was Bashed over and over again.
White people rarely get in trouble With the police , the only time white
people get in trouble is if it is abuse on a woman or Messing with the
governments money (Robbing banks, Drug dealing, etc.) . It is a pretty
messed up system but it is the truth nonetheless. Anybody who is
seeing it differently just might be messed up just as much as the police.
I feel like there will never be any justice for those who are targeted
because racism is a systematic thing. That means as a system, things
go a certain way for a certain reason, and for what ever that reason may
be that’s causing them scary ass polices to hate on the fly young black
Men it is what it is.
As I grew up in the small city of Lexington my opinion of the cops has changed over the years. I did not live on the best side of town and there was a lot of violence in my neighborhood. Although I think some cops are dirty I know that isn't something that applies to everyone. When I was young, I use to look up to the police and always think they were there to help, but as I started to grow I began to see the things some of the police have done and and how things that are unfair and incorrect are going to continue to happen. At first the police was something I had huge respect for but over the years I tend to have reverence for. At first the police in my city tried to stay active and be a part of the community. They would make all type of police based programs were kids could go and it would be something that would help some kids. A couple years later they stopped the programs and just began to fall back in participating in things. The reason my respect was lost was because I have had several bad experiences with the police. To start off there was a time they had stopped me just because the car I was driving looked "suspicious" and they searched every single part of the car. When in reality I was not doing anything wrong. I also tend to notice that when it comes to colored people and crime there is no further investigation but when it comes to whites they always come to the end of it. For example two hispanics got killed by a train and they automatically ruled it a suicide when there had been several shooting that same week. When it came to the basics and standards of policing I don't think I have experienced any because the police are barely around and only tend to pay attention in drug dealers in my city. I think that them making everyone a priority would change peoples perspective on cops because they would feel safer and they could actually see that the police has there backs. I totally disagree with the police who had basically said that sometimes they have more important calls to go to and thats why they take long and I just find that unfair because if that is the case they should hire more police officers that way there could be enough for everyones needs. I think the community policing could be affective but not just by shaking people hands but by making a difference. I think the climate can change when it relates to citizens seeing officers as humans underneath their uniform by the police acting more like humans and not feeling like they have power over everyone else. At the ways things have been going lately I do not think there will be any social justice for minorities at least not no time soon. I Just think that police brutality should stop and thats the only way people are going to feel safer.
I grew up in Newportnews and Danville VA. Danville was a lot worse than Newportnews even the police officers there are bad. They respond late, murderers barely get caught because they are mainly focused on drug dealers which is the least problem of Danville.
I don't know why this is but it seems to be this way. Ive encountered bad cops when i was around twelve or thirteen but this was in Greensboro NC. I was jumped by a few older people who gave me a minor concussion and i lost my memory for a night. The police told my mother that the reason of this was because i was high but the problem is I never smoked at this time. So I felt that he was racial profiling and using stereotypes to come up with that conclusion. So ever since then I get a bad feeling when I am around the police. In the video United Shades of America Police are trained to do the basics first and there are some who actually want to help the community. I have never encountered any police officers with that mentality of actually wanting to save a community or a the city. I always they are just doing there job and some are taking advantage of their badge because of the things and incidents that have occurred over the years such as the murder of Michael Brown. But if there were more officers like the ones that are in Camden NJ, the world would be a better place. They were shown doing what is called community policing. I think this could be very effective because the community and officers would have a better understanding of each other. Also because they are around, crime will decrease because of their presence around neighborhoods. People will also be able to interact with the police out of their uniforms. I think that would make people a little more comfortable. I don't know if this will solve everything like social justice or not but it is a good start. We would have to get more than just police involved the government , more people of great influence and people of high power. We need this especially with the president we have now. He doesn't seem to care about the minorities being harmed and looked down on. It honestly seems like people don't care or want to help Because besides the videos shown of good cops i have never met one in person. I'm beginning to feel like they only act that way on camera. Something needs to change and someone needs to step up.
As a child I was very sheltered while growing up. I lived in a nice neighborhood and also attend good schools that were known for their academic success. While growing up I never had issues with the police. There were not any police that patrolled my neighborhood. I lived in a area where not many people are bothered most of the people that stay in the same neighborhood as me are either middle aged people or older people. The majority of the people that live in the same neighborhood as I do are mostly white. Also, my family is the only family that is African American that stays on my street. Out of the whole entire neighborhood there are only about five different families that are African American. Growing up I very seldom saw any policies even ride in the same neighborhood. In my opinion I feel as if that every call that is made should be taken care in a very fast timely manner. Also, and everyone should get a quick response. With police not answering phone calls that has been made will lead to people not being able to trust police officers because that could lead the residence to believe that they do not care about the town or city even the residence as well. I think that community policing is very affective in the Camden community. I think that it should be taken into affect because the community needs to much work done to it. Also another reason because with police always on the go and watching what is occurring in the community there should be always people patrolling and stopping the violence that has happen within the city. Community policing could possibly be the first step to bringing the town of Camden back to the maps. The climate can possibly have residence look at police differently if they see that they care about the town of Camden and also interact with the residence while they be on the duty. Yes I do believe that there will be social justice for minorities that target brutality because the violence has to come to a stop also there should be different ways for people to come together and fight against police brutality. Also most of these problems can come to a cease because it has gone way to far and this all needs to come to a stop due to all the incidents that has occurred.
When I was young, I did not know what to expect from a police officer other than the word protection. I can remember growing up in an all black neighborhood and having a police neighbor. Most of the kids would come outside after school and play. The police officer would come to us after work and we would play simon says. He would give us snacks and was very polite. I use to think that all cops were just here to protect us and looking intimidating was just apart of their job.
The comedian stops a woman and ask if police respond fast enough. She answered no. Many black people think that police do not respond to trouble in their neighborhood because they are in white neighborhoods but it’s actually because there may be too much trouble happening in the black neighborhoods. This is a great example of community policing and how it can have a great impact in communities as far as police being positive role models for kids and for citizens of that community. I feel as though many people as in black people see black officers more as humans under their uniforms versus a white police officer.
I feel as though there will be more justice for those of minorities in the future but right now things need to calm down. We just all have to protect one another as a human race. We share this earth, this home together and we destroy each other and our home. It is very sad that there has to be police in the first place. Police are just normal human beings who put on a uniform. They are nothing without their weapons. That is what gives them confidence to either save someone’s life or take it for either a good or bad reason.
Well for me growing up i knew most of the police officers in my town because for one it is a small town, most of my friends fathers or uncles where on the police force and my uncle was the sheriff so of course when it came to me and my family we felt very protected being that most deputies knew us and how close of a relationship their boss was to us. When growing up me and my friends tend to attend the skateum or local basketball games in the weekend and the same deputies where always their to greet us and deal with any altercations that may have taken place that night so i felt pretty safe around my local officers in my town. I have only been involved with the cops like twice once for getting stopped for speeding where i was doing 53MPH in a 35MPH zone luckily i was just given a brief lecture but no ticket I'm not sure if it was just luck or because the cop knew i was and especially since i was in the city limit i was sure that i would receive a ticket, while the most recent time was when a lady was at my house at 3am turning the door knob to get into the house and the police where called and they seemed to respond very quickly with what even seemed to feel like to many deputies. It was approximately 5-6 police cars in my yard to get one person but i am thankful for the ones in my time and the way that they handle situations. While i don't think a change will be made in Campton, NJ due to people just look past it as they did on the video many people just drove by as if it was nothing, the community didn't speak on it until they were asked it was looked at as to be over normal there, which is not a good thing at all. And yes in predominantly white communities anytime something happens they look at the black person first while yes it could have been them but a white person should be questioned just as well. Therefore more blacks are looked down on because of this but if you look at the most tremendous crimes done in history they are done by a white individual not a black person, massacres for example. So shouldn't the whites be judged more than the blacks?
Coming up I was raised in a really bad neighborhood on the Southside of Atlanta. Growing around a lot of people who were, drug users and criminals. Raised in a real bad a community seeing the police was not the best sight for most people. Avoiding the police at every chance and growing to hate them the more we see them. Every time the police came into the neighborhood we already knew they were on the way to arrest somebody. Real bad activities flowed throughout the neighborhood causing the police the ride through profiling and watching your every move. Accusing the innocent of the wrong sometimes and even disrupting the peace. One time I experienced racial profiling while walking with a couple of friends, we were on our way home coming from the gym and a white police officer had slowly approached us with his vehicle and said “yall boys alright” we all paused and looked but luckily there was a man that owned a barber shop that we were walking in front of and told the officer that we were fine. Around that time it was scary to walk the streets because people were scared their lives were in danger by the police. An incident had happened that involved a police officer killing a teenager named Shaqur McNair. Shaqur and I went to the same school and when he got shot by that officer it changed a lot of people’s mindsets about the police in our community. Sometimes when calling the police in substandard neighborhoods depending on the police in the community they will come fast depending on the situation, if it is a really bad situation then the odds of the police coming fast and in a hurry are high. If the situation was the other way around and the problem was serious or taken serious then the odds of the police coming in a very slow manner, taking a long time are high. I’ve witnessed this back when I use to live in Atlanta, my mother called the police one time and they took a really long time to show up our house as if they even forgot my mom had called them. I believe that community policing is a great idea, I really like the concept of it. Having police officers that were raised in the community for a long time that knows the twists and turns to every corner of the city. Knowing how the streets operate being as they lived there and experienced seeing the things that take place on the streets. Understanding the community well and the people in it telling “a drug dealer from a scholar” Community policing is a really effective idea. All police officers are not jerks and just want to give you a hard time there are some that are nice to the people in the community and serve their duties as an officer the right way. When a police officer shows the people in the community that they are just like everyone else and friendly the community will start to like the officer and every time they come around they will respect the officer in a friendly way. Police officers that interact with the community are the best officers in a lot of people’s eyes. The way I see it in all reality racial profiling will never stop. We have these criminals that steady sell drugs and use them in our neighborhoods daily, dressing certain ways and acting certain ways so when the police see them they get the impression that they are up to no good. So much disruption going on in neighborhoods by the older group that little kids now look up to them, and want to look, dress, and act just like them. Paving the wrong wave for the future generation as the follow, continuing to disrupt neighborhoods and give reasons for police to look at them the way they do. It’s not right for police to do that but some do it anyway. As black people, it feels like there is no escaping the wrongdoing of our people but we stick together and try to fight the injustice in our neighborhoods.
At a young age, l had a mix of dislike & fear of the police because they would always seem to take away people l love and l never understood. You hear your parents & older peers always talk bad about the police so it’s always been a bad impression about them. l’ve never really felt like they are here to protect us because l have never been in a situation where one was trying to keep me safe rather than trying to criminalize me & my friends or cause a problem.. l live in a middle class neighborhood & l never had a problem with police where l stay.. but l hang around a lot of people so l have been around rich people in the big houses & l also been around less fortunate people in the hood & having that experience you see how the police targets those who seem to be an “easier target” or a minority. In the nice neighborhoods you would never see a police pull-up and just start to cause a problem with someone just to get an arrest, but being in the hood that’s an everyday thing. Growing up in a small town like Wilson you know your local police & they might know you, but the only reason they’ll know you or know your name is if they arrested you before or been on a scene where you were in trouble. Most police l have seen or had encounters with have a horrible attitude & they act so entitled, l never felt like they were friendly or were there to help. l been in a situation where the alarm in my house went off when l was home alone & 20 minutes later the police was there I’m not sure if that’s good or bad lm pretty positive it was a police in the area but they might not have taken the call as serious because it was just an alarm .. l think police respond with what urgency they feel the situation calls for even though they don’t know. Personally l don’t think black people, males especially, can ever escape the criminalization. They base all people off of a few. l know there’s black men doing wrong in the world but that doesn’t mean they all are. But being the biggest gender and race that gets arrested, it’s easy for the police to target them which is sad. Black people are very strong people and we won’t stop fighting until we get the treatment we deserve. l honestly feel like police would get more respect if they changed their attitudes, but then again just like us .. one police can cause a bad rep for all. l’m not very fond of the police but l never been arrested and l don’t engage in illegal activities so l feel like l don’t really need them & it’s easy for me to avoid them. l think the local policing could really help Wilson, because nice you feel comfortable w your local officers, you’ll feel some type of respect and you might even try to do better or help make an impact on your neighborhood but until then things will never change
Growing up in Arabia, Lumber Bridge NC the police regularly came to my elementary school, so by seeing their faces all the time, and intrigued by the uniforms most children thought
of them as heroes.When coming to my school they always talked one on one with the students to make sure they were in no kind of trouble and that everything was well in and outside of school. At the end of the visit we would all get badges so we could pretend that we were police officers for the day. Thinking of police officers as doing something bad seemed almost unthinkable. As a child I thought that police officers were the “good guys” and they were always after the “bad guys”, but after growing up I realized that it's not always the case. Unfortunately the citizens of Camden, NJ were not granted the ability to receive the same type of protection and care like I did as a child, and were unable to feel like they were the priority over something else. I think that there are many priorities that officers have to deal with but their personal priorities are not in the correct order. They are worried more about their own safety then the safety of others. As a police officer their job is to make sure they protect and provide the extensive amount of care needed to take care of the people in the community. The concerns of the lady in the video were considered important as well as other calls that are made out to the police station, but if there was a reason why the cops couldn't make her call they should have made it more clear. By the officer telling the lady that there were other important calls he made it difficult for her and other callers to trust police officers in the future. There should be more community policing in areas such as Camden, NJ because there is always something going on, and maybe the officers can catch something before someone has to make a call. I personally feel like the officers in the video were putting on a show beauce if community patrolling is something they do on a regular basis, why did the people still look scared? My main concern is that the officers are taking advantage of the people in the communities by making them think that they are just going around the neighborhood checking up on them. I think the real reason is that they are walking around looking for issues within the community and by getting a closer look they are able to confront the people head on. If the officers are doing it for the right reasons then it will be effective and may cause the citizens to gain more trust. Climate can change by citizens seeing police officers as humans underneath uniforms by acknowledging that most of the officers who patrol the neighborhood are from the same area .The citizens get a chance to see the officers in a friendly state, other than only seeing them when there is a crime in the neighborhood. I personally don't feel like there will ever be social justice for minorities because there are always going to be people in professions who despise others that are not visually like them. Society can cease from being desensitized by realizing that these issues do occur to others and that it is not okay to racially profile others.
Growing up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, there is crime that happens all the time. People really don’t have the best interest in the police. In my own experience I really don’t care for the police either. I say this because at the age of 8 years old I saw my mother get arrested for her “Window tint” being to dark. My father was not around so we had to call a family friend of our to come get us from the mall. As a child, that is one of the things that will be stuck with you for a long time. In the video with W. Kamau Bell he talked a lot with the Camden, New Jersey police. They spoke on ways that they think the police can connect better with the community. In one part of the episode a man said that there should be officers from the black community. They will no more about the people in the community and have more of a connection with the people, then a man coming from the suburbs or a different neighborhood trying to police the area. I do agree with this because most of the time you see a lot of crime with the police and the society. Most of the time the officer is Caucasian. If the officer was African-American, he would more than likely understand certain situations going on in the community better then a white police officer. This is where community policing comes in to play. At the end of the day we are all human and just because you have a uniform on with a badge on it does not give you any right to abuse the authority that has been given to you. Lives have been lost dealing with officers of the law. The families that have lost those loved ones do have a sense of hate towards the police officers. It is not, in any type of way, right to have a family member lost and no justice was served. This has happened plenty of times to the African Amrican community. This is why we are starting peace groups like the “Black Lives Matter” movement or “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” movement. I do feel like these groups are making a change. Slowly but surely there are more and more people everyday seeing that what the police are doing to us is wrong and should not be happening in the first place. There is going to be justice for the African American community. The movements will keep happening, the protest will keep happening, and the fight for equality will keep happening. The police have to see the community in other peoples shoes. Pulling guns out on children because you “Mistakenly” thought his toy gun was real, is not what you are supposed to be doing. The job decryption for every police officer is to protect and serve. Not many people feel safe with the police officer in todays society. The justice for black community will come one day.
Growing up in between the East and Northside of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where local police officers would label it as the “bad community” because of the good amount of criminal activities that went on in the community. It would come to the point, where local police would start to racial profile everyone in the community. Seeing the police coming in the community was not the best view because the people in the community knew they came for two reasons crimes or in their car patrolling the community. In my opinion, most of the Winston-Salem police officers do poorly on their job and when it comes to interacting with the community. Even though they are not as good in doing their job, they come to elementary schools to teach the students about safety and description about their job. Also, going to middle school and high school they would conduct monthly check-ups with the K-9 dogs to make sure there was no type of illegal substances being used in school. Overall, I have always had and will continue to have respect for police officers because there is always “bad people” in this world not everyone is a good human.
Doing community policing would be a great idea, at the same time it has its pros and cons depending on the police officers. Some of the pros would be establishing a relationship with the community and interacting with them so they would understand the role of a police officer and the reasons why they choose to become one. These factors would come into play when the citizens would not only see the officers base off their job but as a human underneath the uniform as well. The cons are that they are crooked officers that have a lack of knowledge that would not make the community policing effectively. Instead of help and improving, they would cause more problems within the community. No one wants to deal with the negative energy from a crooked officer. In Camden, New Jersey the community policing seemed to be piloted and effective in the video, but we as the viewer do not if the officers were just doing all that for the camera. Also, if it happens which most likely not because it might be too risky for the officer to do community policing in Camden, New Jersey. I have not experienced any of the “basics or standards” from my local police officers growing up.
I feel that every call need to be a priority because the call is not being called for anything. There is a reason behind every call and should get responded to no matter the situation because it would lead society believing that officers do care about their job and trust will come into play. Also, do to the fact that events have occurred that make police officers being viewed differently makes it difficult for society to see officers as human underneath the uniform. It hard to tell who is real and who is not. There will not be any type of social justice for minorities unless there are changes among the police departments in the United States.
I grew up in a small town and never had a problem with the local police. Hearing from my dad how the police were when he was growing up and the local police seem totally different. Growing up, I thought that police brutality was left in the 1900s and that it was only in the movies. In my neighborhood, neighbors call the police if something happens like a robbery and nobody were afraid of the police thinking that they were the criminal etc. Two of my older cousins are police officers and that help me to not just see the uniform and see the human because they also can have bad days. I think there had been a few cases in my hometown where the police have shot black men or women, but they were armed and fighting or shooting back. Growing up, the FBI was the problem and not really the police. The FBI would bust in people doors who are or were in suspicion of selling drugs and question them. If you saw helicopters by the hood, it most likely the news channel or the FBI. People around my age that said, “F the police” usually only said that because of what happened in the past like with the N.W.A and civil rights movement or because the police bust them or their friend for doing illegal activity. People who got mad at the police usually are doing illegal things and trying to act like the victim. The police in my hometown do not speak to citizens unless they know them personally or someone tries to talk to them. The police I grew up with was known for using their tazors instead of their gun first, giving warnings, and acting human even though they didn’t go out their way to speak to you. The common reasons for getting pulled over was speeding, car violations like illegal tent etc, and car smelling like weed. We didn’t have any police officers policing in local neighborhoods unless there was a suspicion that there were drugs. Telling the citizens that the police might be late because of something else that is more high priority is an effective way to earn trust by at least making them aware and not get their hopes up that they are going to respond quickly. There is so much crime, division, and having police officers that don’t live in the city that it makes sense for them to do “community policing” because citizens need to know that they understand where they are coming from, how the city works, and building trust slowly. It is effective but very slowly. The climate would change if officers host events to get to know the police like WSSU does with their police dept. Having policeman doing community service so they will be serving the community more than one way. Building relationships with the citizens as a principal or chancellor would. I feel there will be social justice for minorities in the 22nd century because it going to take a lot of time and new generations to change.
I never really experienced racism. I was raised by both races black and white. Goldsboro is a white man retirement land so there's nothing there but white people. The racism comes from the other towns. The police in my neighborhood do really care about the society.They act in the time of a crises. I had two friends to die before graduation they were killed at their parents houses. The police had raised community fairs to help pay for their funerals. Our yearbooks took forever to come we got them before I left for college. The police department had our books redone and paid for them to.The books had our friends in the last couple of pages with letters to us. I think they should come out into the community and be more active. Being active shows the citizens that they have no reason to be scared. Also that they are people who have families and lives to. “When I was twelve, my parents had two talks with me.
One was the usual birds and bees. Well, I didn't really get the usual version. My mom, Lisa, is a registered nurse, and she told me what went where, and what didn't need to go here, there, or any damn where till I'm grown. Back then, I doubted anything was going anywhere anyway. While all the other girls sprouted breasts between sixth and seventh grade, my chest was as flat as my back.
The other talk was about what to do if a cop stopped me.
Momma fussed and told Daddy I was too young for that. He argued that I wasn't too young to get arrested or shot.
"Starr-Starr, you do whatever they tell you to do," he said. "Keep your hands visible. Don't make any sudden moves. Only speak when they speak to you."
I knew it must've been serious. Daddy has the biggest mouth of anybody I know, and if he said to be quiet, I needed to be quiet.
I hope somebody had the talk with Khalil.― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
” This story from Angie shows that the mind of children are being tainted by the stuff that they are seeing;. No one is seeing the great side of the officers like what they did for my friends. Some even let people off with warnings just for showing respect. The police officers just have to weed out the bad apples of the bunch to be successful again. The few that are doing the community activities are the better generation and will continue to bring up them . The problem is that some officers put more in their title instead of their duty. Your job title is "police." But your duty is to protect and serve.They are just common people who have gotten a little too big headed . Another thing is that we as people do need to provoke them. Everything does not cause for a reaction for us to get better we have to evolve as well.
Speak to how you grew up and what reverence or irreverence you had for your local police?
I grew up in a very diverse community of Lawton Oklahoma I didn’t have many encounters with the police but when I did they were very friendly surprisingly.
It was mentioned in the video about "going back to the basics" of policing in local neighborhoods. Did you experience any "basics" or "standards" that you saw from your local police officers growing up? If so, what were some of them?
The police in the summer mainly just opened the fire hydrant every now and then to let the kids cool down and play in the water but other than that police were not very prominent in the communities.
In one of the video segments, Bell stops a lady on the street and asks her if the police responded to her call quickly. She informs him and the officer that they did not respond quickly at all and there is mention of transparency among the police. Do you think that more transparency as to why some calls are not priority or where they are in the list of priorities would help with the issue citizens have of not trusting police officers? Why or why not?
I do not believe that citizens will trust police officers more by them attempting to be more transparent because sometimes police officers purposely take a longer time to respond to low income areas or the slums and that is not going to help build a relationship with the community. As to where they respond quickly to the suburbs of higher income areas. Also, since the officers are claiming that they take priority calls first then the police force should have enough officers to cover all situations as they occur.
What do you think about the idea/notion of "Community Policing" that is being piloted in Camden, NJ? Do you think it is effective or not?
I believe that the community policing is an okay idea but, I do not think it should be the main act for gaining the communities trust. I think community policing is somewhat effective but not effective enough because just speaking to citizens in the community will not gain their trust more community involvement and activities will in addition to reassuring them that the police is protecting them.
How can the climate change as it relates to citizens seeing officers as humans underneath their uniforms?
I think officers presenting themselves as human beings will somewhat help the communities views on officers they will possibly warm up to the officers.
Do you feel there will ever be social justice for minorities who seem to be the targets of much of this brutality? How can the rest of society cease from being "desensitized" to the problems?
I do not believe that social justice will come but it is going to take a very long to accomplish, it is not something that will happen overnight but it is possible, we as minorities have made it this far we can only go forward from here. Society can be desensitized to the problems by getting involved and being aware, even though the brutality does not affect them or their community, they should still care and it should still be relevant because this is not oka
Growing up in Goldsboro, North Carolina, I never really had any bad experiences with racial profiling, but I did come from a white school where there were some racist kids, some loved black people, some hated us, but I never had a run in where something was said directly to my face. They might would say it to their friends and then you never would know what they said unless it goes around as a rumor. I never lived on the bad side of town, so I never know what is going on that side, only by the rumors that you would hear every day. I never really encountered bad police conduct. But from what I do see, they don't do their job very well. Police only come around when they must come for a crime or they just want to bother and stop people for no reason at all which I find unfair and ridiculous because you can’t just bother somebody based off their looks or just because where they are from. Some police aren't bad at all, some would let you get off with a warning. They try to make the police interactive with the community by having them come out to a church, school, any type of function that would make them look good. When they do come out, they talk about safety things and what you should do and not do then they might have the dogs out there that you could pet and play around with. Then they would give out little bags of treats, or such things like fake police badges and a brochure to tell you about what they do on a daily. I honestly believe it’s an act because not all police officers are nice, its only because they had to put on a show for others. But we all know what really going on in today’s society. If I ever come across a bad situation, of course I'm going to call the police because that's the right thing to do and they are supposed to help you no matter the situation. When people make calls to police officers they are always important because you never know what the person could be calling for. They could be calling for abuse, car accident, or someone breaking into their house. You never know it could be a little kid calling to let you know that their mommy or daddy is fighting like you never really know what the call is going to be unless you answer. If they don't answer they might have just cost somebody their life. Community policing does seem like a good idea to me because they get to be involved in the community and it helps with us understanding the role of a police officer. There could be police officers that really do enjoy being out with community and having a good time by showing that they aren't bad police officers after all. Then there could be snobby stuck up police officers who give off a bad vibe or makes the department look bad. You can just look at a police officer and tell if they are a good cop or bad cop. I have not experienced any "basic or standards" growing up in Goldsboro. Events that some officers are placed in are very bad situations that lead them up to be the bad guy in the end when only they were trying to protect themselves, the community, and the people that are in that bad situation at that time. Some events people may not think they are helping and then that's when things start to look bad on the police end. I feel like there will be no social justice changes unless the people in America changes. All cops aren't bad.
When I was younger I have many encounters with police officers and the department but not in the way that most people would think. To be completely honest my father is well known by the police and not to get to deep but because of my last name they know me very well too. My family on my father’s side has been very criminalized. So, growing up I’ve seen my father get arrested many times but after a while it just never affected me, just felt so normal. I don’t hate the police at all because I know not all police are bad, in fact I feel it is a very marginal to what people believe. Because of police monitoring local areas where my father used to “relax” at, they got to know the residence just like the video. But the video failed to realize that not only neighborhood policing lets officers know how good people in community could be but lets them know who to keep a closer eye on. This is what is called probable cause when someone is suspected to be the cause of a crime for past reasons. I personally know some people that think if someone of suspected of doing a crime due to past crimes is not a good reason to monitor someone until something happens to them. In the video they had officers coming from different areas since the department had been gone and not many people in the community wanted to join the force because they are not trusted like many other communities. The idea of community policing is a good idea because it allows police officers to get inside look at the community and monitor people for probable cause. By experience I have seen this being very effective in the areas that I use to be around, I never seen anything wrong with it. If people are afraid because the police are around, then they should really rethink what they are doing. When people think that officers see everyone as a target is the same as people thinking every officer is racist and only out to miss use power. Everyone is human, and every human does things differently and that could result in rewards or consequences. Personally, I don’t believe that minorities are targeted more than anyone else but are the most portrayed in the media because it gets more attention when it happens to minorities and less attention against Caucasian people. Like one of the officers said the best thing to do is to comply with the officer because it is safety reasons on both sides of the confrontation and is necessary especially in dangerous areas that are high in crime. If I did not think safety was necessary this would come off as a stupid act but it works and more officers need to get in to different communities and getting to know the residence because the residence could be very nice people but could also be planning or have already done something heinous.
Growing up I never really had any encounters with the police. I didn't see them around and I wasn’t concerned about them. My mom was always big on keeping us sheltered away from the anything that could be trouble so I never had any encounters with my local police. Some of the neighborhoods I lived in had police but we didn’t care for them. I never had a certain way I felt towards police as I was growing up, the feeling was always neutral. Once I got older and out into the world myself, I am still neutral about cops in a way that I don’t feel like all cops are bad cops but, with everything's that's been happening over the recent years I don’t like being around them or involved with them at all & they wouldn’t be the first people I’d call for help. I do believe that transparency of police call priorities is needed, and would help a lot with the trusting of police. I believe that transparency is one of the best ways to gain trust. If the people are told why their calls aren’t being responded to quickly or are told why it took so long for them to get police assistance to them it will make people feel better and be more accepting of their absence. If police respond late without giving a reason or explanation then that usually will make a person feel like the police don't care about their emergency and that they're just being ignored. Many people also don’t think about things like priority or the fact that something else more important can be going on at the same time. Letting the people know what's going on will create more trust in the police. Community policing I believe can be very effective. People usually respond better to authority that they know and respect as opposed to authority they don't, especially in bad situations. Having police around that the people know and like will make the people feel better and will allow the police to do there job of keeping people safe and out of trouble more effectively. This goes hand in hand with the idea of citizens seeing police officers as humans still underneath their uniforms. Once citizens see them as humans it will allow people to be able to “let their guard down” around them. It is also good for people to see them as normal humans because then they can relate to them and it opens the door for creating a good relationship with them. Good relationships cause people to have better feelings towards police and the police authority can be more effective naturally. I think that social justice for minorities is possible but it won't happen until there is a change on the police end. If police were to begin getting actual punishments and start being held accountable for their misconduct then it can minimize police brutality and minorities feeling towards them. It will make police more careful and take their misconducts more seriously, hopefully leading to less misconducts. Also bringing awareness and educating people about the injustices can eventually pave the way for changes. This will also keep people desensitizing the issues.
My perception I had on local or neighborhood police growing up wasn’t the same as I have on police now. There was a neighborhood police where I lived growing up and I always thought of him as a nice man who cared about the kids well being. He always spoke to us, asked how we were doing, asked what were our grades like, etc. I think it was easier for him to connect with us because for one, he was African American and he had his own children who was about the same age as us. All police officers should build a relationship within his/her community and should really get to know the people in it. They would often speak to us in the neighborhood or come to our schools to talk to us and give us words of encouragement. In the video, a woman explains that she called the police to report that people were using drugs in front of her house, and the police didn’t respond quickly at all. The police officer’s response was that other police officers could be dealing with something more serious or there could be a short in staff that day. However, no matter the situation, police officers should respond as fast as possible. You never know if a situation could escalate quickly or someone’s health could be in danger. By not responding to citizens calls, they start to feel that police don’t care about them which also causes them to not have trust in the officers. I believe community policing is important because it shows that all police aren’t evil and not there to cause more problems. It’s uncertain whether the community policing will be effective in Camden, NJ because you may have some people who accept it and others may not accept it. All of the violence and shooting thats been going on, it’ll be hard for anyone to trust the police, which makes it harder for the nice police officers to make a connection with people. If the citizens could see that officers are humans too under their uniforms, things would be different, as in less violence. I do understand that officers have to do their job, but at the same time it’s not what you do, it’s how you do it. There is a way to enforce rules without having to be aggressive and rude. A lot of officers take advantage of their position which often leads them to abuse their power. I feel that people will work hard to receive justice for the minorities that are targets of police brutality. However, it doesn’t stop with us, people of higher positions, such as the board of a courtroom or judge, has to help bring the crooked cops to justice as well. A lot of the police get a slap on the wrist and get to live their lives normal and free. The people of the community has to stick together in order to receive the results that they want.
When I was younger, I was never really aware of how the police where around town because I never really talked to them until I got older, like now. I would be outside a few times around my neighborhood and would see cops riding around but they didn’t really say a lot to us. I’ve always had respect for police officers until a lot of stuff started happening especially when things started to happen after the death of Trayvon Martin. I think there is transparency of calls, depending on the type of call, police officers may take their time whether it is minor or major. Overall, no matter what the call is officers should get there in a timely manner. I do think this declines peoples’ trust in officers to this day, many people already don’t feel protected by them, especially if they are African American. Most of African Americans feel as of officers are starting to be against them, especially if they are white. I don’t think the community policing is effective, I think they were just doing it just because of the cameras. Community policing probably wouldn’t be effective because most officers aren’t going to take the time to get out their cars and take a walk down a block, especially if it is empty. The people on the block were probably scared to death just because they saw those two police officers walking down around. Many peoples’ opinions still may not change about how officers are viewed, even though their uniform may not be on. People do have to realize that officers are humans too, so they may act different or the same no matter if they are in their uniform or not. Some people don’t think that some officer’s lives may matter, but they are people too, they have families and kids, etc. Even if you have differences with an officer, you have to realize they have problems of their own and a life of their own outside of their job. I don’t think it will ever be justice for minority groups because they are always being targeted especially if they don’t have much to live by and own. Fixing the problem, could be more training for officers and realizing although many people don’t have much going for themselves, they still need a way to get by. As generations continue to grow, people will continue to see the bad side of most cops, unless things begin to change quick about the perception of them. From the beatings of unarmed black men, to everyone think all white cops are racists, they are killing them based on what they assume to be dangerous. A black man may be scared just to walk to the store nowadays because of the past problems that have been happening with officers. What will happen if a black cop did it to a white kid? He would be sent to jail, unlike now, cops are being punished but are still getting paid despite the situation.
From my personal experience I grew up in a bad neighborhood, where the cops routine harass my friends, family, and loved ones. It often stared as a simple traffic stop or a minor infraction against the law. They usually looked for a reason to search us or hold us without proper evidence. I believe the cops use prejudice to make arrest and its an contribution factor to the amount of innocent people in American being gunned down by the police or falsely imprisoned. I have not seen the “back to basic” approach in my neighborhood or in north Carolina in particular. I feel that was just for show for the camera and the cops in that neighborhood don’t really be involved in their community. I understand police officers are just trying to do their jobs but I feel they take it over board when they break into someone's home because they have a search warrant for a person who might not even be there, or being able to search a person car for the smell of weed and not find anything. I feel the government should do more to protect the citizens of the united states. I feel the ideal of “community policing” is false and they don't actually help. In the movie you can tell they were putting on a smile and just acting they aren't in touch with the people of that community. I feel the police is a corrupt, lawless, unit of people who just wants power over other. For example there was a women on the streets who they interviewed and said the police officers took hours for the officer to respond to her emergency call . The police officer tried to validate the officers late arrival by saying they might have had a priority call over hers which I feel is completely unlawful. How can you tell a person their problems are not as important as another ? This is one of the thing wrong with the police department in the united states. The lady then said this has happened multiple times and the officer did not respond he just stared. I feel people will start to view police officers as “human” in their uniform when the police start viewing all people as human and treat everyone the same. The past police brutality and discovery of “dirty cops” in the nation makes it hard to trust. I mean would you trust someone who has openly beat your people and locked them up for long periods of time ? The police in America has always been a problem the only thing is no one knows what to do about them. A few solution that can make the community and police officers better is the increase training for police officers on defusing high intensity situation. By increasing the amount of officers in a patrol car so there's more than one cop making a discussion that involves multiple people lives. My final solution is police officer should be chargers for crimes the same as citizens.
When I lived with my grandparents in a town with one stoplight, there was only a handful of police in the town. I had never had any encounters with them but my mom has told me plenty of stories. In a small town like Boonville, most of the cops meet their quotas with speeding tickets and finding loitering teenagers. All of the local businesses usually had an officer come a few hours before they closed. They would interact with the customers while they were there and make sure the store closed without any complications or problems. I believe that most cops who have lived in a county or city for awhile ignore some of the calls from certain areas that they think are not good. By that I mean that they view lower class areas as less important than areas where people with money live. They also ignore calls if they always get a call from that same area. This makes the people in that area lose trust and faith in police. This is also when people start to want to take matters into their own hands. I believe this makes crime rates go up because the police are failing to respond to the first victims calls, thus making the victims become the guilty by committing crimes to “get even”. I think community policing would be effective in making crimes rates go down if the patrol the right areas. Most of the time, the areas that need the most patrolling are the ones the police do not want to go to. I think they also fear for their lives just as citizens do. This problem could be solved two ways. They could have a cop that is from the area walk with another cop who maybe thinks of the area as a threat. This could help the community by seeing a familiar face and the unfamiliar face will be less threatening. Another thing they could do is have community days where police could host activities to do with kids. Adults already have views of cops that are hard to change. But the next generation could be better and have a better relationship with cops. This could also help with people seeing that cops are just regular people under their uniforms. This makes them less intimidating and makes them be viewed more as helpful. If the relationships between cops and citizens become better, this could at least help decrease the police killing rates. As of today, I do not believe that social injustices will change. Sometime in the near future, changes for minorities will come if the right steps are made towards change. I believe this will start with having more minorities in office. The more political power we have the better. This will also be hope for the future because kids will live through minorities being elected and will believe that they have the same opportunities as they did. Although it seems like progress is slow, it is progress. Each day minorities continue to fight for equal opportunities and for social justice. One day this will be a thing of history we teach our grandchildren about.
As a two year old growing up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, many crimes happened. Everyday you hear a sad story. I remember being accused of messing up a sweet frog bathroom, when all I did was walk in the bathroom with it already trashed and as soon as I seen the trash everywhere, I walked out. A white lady called the police and told them I messed up her bathroom, of course the police officer believed the white lady and till this day I’m still banned from that sweet frog for something I did not do. Growing up in a nice suburban home, and my elementary school right across the street from the neighborhood. My neighborhood did not have a local police securing our area. Growing up I was never concerned about the police or in my neighborhood we did not need any neighborhood police because it was not a violent or uncomfortable feeling around the neighborhood. Everyone was friendly, and treated each other like family. Growing up without a neighborhood police probably was best for our area. The only reason why I think that is because you never know how things would have went, or what kind of police we had to deal with. Not having a neighborhood police, from my experience, has been great. When Bell stops the lady on the street and asks her if the police responded to her quickly and she was informed that basically it was not a “priority call” makes us civilians feel as if, what is a priority call? It gives civilians the question if we should call for help or not, because when we call for help we are supposed to receive help when needed by our help system. I do not think that the community will trust police officers if you can not help once they have been issued a problem; just because of the neighborhood or environment, it should not be based on whether or not if it is a priority call. What I think of the community policing in Camden, NJ is very effective. I think it is a great idea because like people that lived in that area said that it was a bad area to grow up in, so now that they have community policing it has declined the violent rates. I believe that police officers should continue doing their job but at the same time, talk and influence people in their community and be an example of what a good police officer is. Do you feel there will ever be social justice for minorities who seem to be the targets of much of this brutality? How can the rest of society cease from being "desensitized" to the problems? I honestly believe that there will never be social justice. I feel as if that will never happen because you will continue to have judgmental and bias human beings. I do not think anyone can change this view, simply because you can not change people. And in today’s world, society needs something to talk about.
I grew up in Henderson, NC, which is an area that has one of the highest crime rates in the state. People in my town do not really appreciate police officers and some individuals hate them. The youth in my town do not respect police, and the middle age and elderly feel as if they are not doing a good enough job, so basically there is no love for the police in my town. I have never done anything that required me to interact with a police officer in a serious situation; so I do not have anything against the police officers in my town personally. It does anger me however, to see the stories of the innocent black men who are killed by the police for no reason. I am not aware of any instances of police killings, or even a situation of police brutality in my neighborhood. I think that “going back to the basics” is a good idea, but what does that mean? I believe that the basics for police officers is interacting with the community, getting the proper training to prepare for every possible situation, and learning what it means to protect and serve. . We HAVE to call on police when we are in a dangerous situation because there is no other option. So with that being said police officers should be held to a higher standard. I do not think the police officers in my town interact with the community as much as they should. I don’t even see police driving around patrolling anymore, even in rough neighborhoods. The problem with this is that officers do not get a chance to gain personal relationships with people in certain neighborhoods, so the people in these communities only see them when something bad is happening. This is why I believe in the idea of community policing. When police officers gain relationships and work with members of the community, it makes them less intimidating. People will just see them as another human being that they know, instead of a uniform that is just there to cause trouble. If more city police departments start community policing I believe it will be very effective. African Americans have built this stereotype that police come faster to white neighborhoods than they do to black neighborhoods. This may or may not be true, but if officers do find other situations a priority than they need to tell that to the 911 caller. That transparency will help the caller understand; but by not saying anything, and showing up to a robbed house an hour after the call, you give people, specifically African Americans reasons not to trust you. I believe that with the efforts of the NAACP and the Black Lives Matter Movement that minorities will start receiving social justice for police brutality and police killing cases. Social media has helped show the world the injustice that African Americans have been dealing with for decades. I believe that the more people see these graphic videos, the more society will be sensitized, and people who are not in the minority will begin wanting to discuss these issues as well.
I grew up in the town of Harrisburg which was a wealthy area that had little to no crime. I can’t really say i have had a problem with police, in my town if someone ever had a problem with the police it was usually that person who was at fault and since nothing in my town ever happened i can’t say i have ever had a bad or good encounter with police officers. The only type of policing i saw in my town was the police officers going to the schools and teaching the students about drug use or telling the kids about their jobs,. It would make some of the kids want to grow up and become officers and it also teaches kids to grow up respecting the officers and not being afraid of them. I think the reason why police respond to certain areas with at different time speeds is because they would prioritize a wealthy neighborhood over a poor neighborhood. Statistically poorer neighborhoods have a higher amount of police presence so officers probably do not take calls from there seriously because they feel that it is something that they always see while in wealthy neighborhoods there usually aren’t cops in those neighborhoods so if they get a call from there then they think it is a more serious situation. This create distrust because it seems life the officer is prioritizing another person's life over someone else's. I think that community policing works because if i get to know an officer and become acquainted with them then if i ever had a problem with something and that officer shows up then i would be able to talk to the officer about my situation more comfortably and he would probably take my case more seriously, which would increase relation with communities and officers if everyone knows each other. I also think crime rates would drop if there was more of a police presence in communities because then people would be afraid to commit crimes if they knew an officer was nearby. I think if people saw officers as normal people and not somebody who is there to cause you problems then there would be a lot less tension in the air. People always think that when they see a cop that the cops primary objective is to cause them problems, but if cops and citizens had better communication and understanding of each other then a lot of communities would feel safer about having cops around. I think minorities will receive social justice in the future because as time goes on people gain a lot more tolerance and america is becoming more and more diverse everyday so if we have more people of color in the police force then maybe we will start seeing more changes.
I grew up in the country, and there was never really in problems in my neighborhood. The police never patrolled it. The only reason as to why you would see a police around my house would be if they were just driving down the road or if there was an emergency somewhere. But other than that the police was never around. The only run in that I have had with the police wasn't even really a run in I just got pulled over because I didn't have the right lights on at the time in my car I had fog lights on and I told the officer, that my lights were on automatic and that they should have changed he said it's alright, just every time that you get in your vehicle make sure they are on the correct setting so others including yourself will be safe. The only basic things that I remember about my local officers growing up would be the SRO`s in school and them being there everyday to make sure that the school is running smoothly. Also they would be there if anything broke out such as a fight or if the school received a bomb threat. Another thing would be them helping the students to the bus making sure they got there safely and also they would follow behind the bus to make sure they got off and arrived at their destination safely and unharmed. I think that the community policing in Camden,NJ is a great thing that will have a wonderful effect on the community. I do think that in the video whenever the woman confronted the police officer and stated that it took the police forever to get to her after she called about a drug situation that was taking place right outside of her house. I t, he tried to think that after she confronted him on camera that, he tried to make it seem like something it wasn't. Even though some calls might have higher priority than others, but still it shouldn't take a whole hour just to get to a call. I think that it was the case that WHITES have higher priority than BLACKS and even though I am mixed with white and indian, that doesn't mean that I cant state the truth. Because I am pretty sure that if I called the police and tell them that I was a African-American and that it was a crime taking place in my community that it would take them a whole hour to get to me, but if I was to call and say that I was White they would be there in 15-30 minutes. I don’t think there will be social justice for minorities until we all as one come together and put a stop to the injustices. Whenever I say we I mean all the police black and white and black, and all citizens black and white. We need to stop focusing on color and focus on equality for everyone.
I’m from a small town in Florida called Melbourne located in what society would consider a poor Black community, or, the “Ghetto”. I was born and raised on Gibbs street, which was in the heart of the hood, and the number one spot for “Melbourne’s finest”, also known as, the police. Melbourne was and currently still is the harshest city to live in. Every time I stepped foot outside my door there was a crackhead on my street begging for a dollar, dope boys who I once went to school with slanging on their front porch, chaos on the streets with revved up engines, over powerful speaker amps, nonstop police sirens, and sometimes gunshots. One would think through the description of my city, “Melbourne’s finest” would be very active in the community to help put a stop to all the negativity being inflicted upon my city, but of course that’s not the case. They only advertise that they have their best interest at heart for the residents of Melbourne, but they only come to destroy and throw people in jail. It’s like they wait around for drama to pop off just, so they can arrest someone. I never have, and I know I never will experience any basics from my local police because like I explained before, they don’t come to help, they only come to hurt, and they are hated by many where I am from. I think more transparency to prioritizing calls would help a communities citizens tremendously when it comes to trusting the police. All the people want is help when they call for it, and a truthful explanation when their calls are not answered in a timely manner. When incidents like over prioritizing other calls over another, it is the police men or women’s obligation to explain why they felt the need to prioritize someone’s problem when in all reality, everyone’s call is important or else they wouldn’t be calling in the first place. Sadly, police chose to lie to justify what they’ve done and the citizens of the community don’t like or respect that. As far as community policing, it is not needed and ineffective. They only advertise that they care about a community for media purposes but in all reality, they don’t care as much as they say they do. Although police in general just have a terrible rep mostly in the Black community, not all police are cruel. Some really are nice individuals, and want to help a community become better. I feel that if all police demonstrated their passion for helping a community and showing that they care, citizens would respect them and be fear free in their presence. I strongly feel that there will never be social justice for minorities because it would have ceased when the first victim was gunned down and killed. As one can see, history just continues to repeat itself no matter how many lives are lost, and the rest of society can be desensitized by simply showing sympathy for those who are affected by police brutality and participate in gaining justice for those.
Where I’m from, police brutality wasn’t something that came across the county. We always hear about someone getting arrested but it’s always something that person did to themselves. I’ve never came across or heard of there being any form of police brutality where I’m from. I can say there have been encounters of police harassment. People getting arrested for dumb reasons or something they didn’t do which isn’t fair. You rarely see police driving around my neighborhood. The only time you see police in my neighborhood is if they are called. In other parts of my town you’ll see them riding around or parked in one spot. Growing up, if I knew a police officer, they were either related to me or I knew them through someone else. My town is very small so everybody basically knew everybody. A lot of the police officers got along with the community while others were disliked. I think that even if officers responded quicker to calls that it wouldn’t change much because if they get to the scene and still act as if they really don’t care, they’ll just make their situation worse. Police are not trusted because they don’t know how to treat the people of their community and act accordingly in an emergency with others. They are just as much of criminals as those already incarcerated for crimes actually caused. I think the idea of Community Policing in Camden, NJ would be very effective in other communities also because police officers would be interacting more and not having such a negative image on themselves. People would respect them more also. I know it would take time but eventually things would be better. Hopefully this comes into action in other communities too. People act differently when they come across a police officer. Some automatically get nervous because they have on a uniform and others don’t really care. They see them as a regular person, which can be a good and bad thing. I feel like if we haven’t gotten justice now from all the incidents that has already happened, we’ll never get it. There are so many racist and sadistic people in the justice system that we will forever have protests against them. Look at who’s our president. Those people are starting to take over and we can’t do anything about it. No matter how much effort we put in, we’ll never be able to get the justice we deserve because of the cruel people we have in the world. The only way to make communities a better place is if we get those vicious and toxic people out of the system non-violently. Violence will only make things worse. I just hope things get better overtime to make communities safer places to live in. People need to come to their senses and realize that things won’t get better if we don’t try and change who’s serving us. We shouldn’t be afraid to be around the people who are supposed to be protecting us.
Growing up the only officers that I knew and interacted with were the School Resource Officers (SRO) at the schools I attended. Of course in elementary they are nice and funny, middle school was not that bad it was in a small town just like elementary. There was not a police department so the SRO was from the sheriff’s department, and he looked mean. He only gave crap to the bad kids, the ones who were always doing something they had no business doing, but he was not a bad person he would smile at me… I was a good kid. High school was almost a completely different story. Unlike elementary and middle school, high school was in a larger town, Kernersville. Towards the end of my freshmen year one of the SROs were fired for the way he treated the students. With him gone there would other officers rotated in and out of the school, they would come and go I did really know them. Any police outside school was either, arresting someone or a friend of my aunt who served in the fire department for several years. For the most part I did not really fear the police, I was always told if anything was wrong I should go to the police, and that, if was bad they would take me away. I have never experienced “standard” policing as a child although there was this one time at the mall when my little cousin was afraid of the escalator and he let go of my hand as soon as I step on. There was an officer nearby who saw and he coached my little cousin down the escalator. I did not know that officer and I don’t believe I saw them again. I understand some calls have priority over others, but I feel like that priority is up to the officer and not the actual situation. I have never heard of the term “Community Police,” but I have seen “The Andy Griffith Show.” With that said in relation to the show community policing is an old concept. However, it would be nice if the police were actually from the town they served, for the civilians would be able to develop a relationship with the officers. There would be an understanding of characters on the police side and the civilian side, and when help is needed instead of feeling like your call the law in on your business, it will be more like call a neighbor to help. Just like the officers in Camden, NJ there has to be an effort from the police to change the views of the people. So much has happened over the years that it now appears that the police can get away with anything if they just flash their badge. As long as the court is slapping wrist the police will continue to target those who fight for themselves. There are more minorities than the majority and if every one of them came together to fight for the same goal, then maybe the power in numbers could make a difference.
Growing up there has always been a respect for the police simply because they are the police. I knew that they helped people, captured criminals, can give you a ticket or put you in jail, but now I know much more. Being the person I am; I am going to respect anyone I come in contact with to the best of my capabilities including the police. It wasn’t until I became older where I learned that prejudice that had been portrayed earlier in US history was still being presented in today’s society. Now the respect I once had for the police has changed drastically. Sure there are some good officers out there, but some isn’t good enough. Some of the basics in my community were that some officers would ride bikes down town or that they would ride through areas countless times in neighborhoods that had mostly black tenants. I think that police feels as if the black community is more unsafe than other communities which cause them to arrive to people slower. I also think that it depends on the crime or assistance needed which determines how long it takes for the police to arrive. Either way the police are here to protect and serve the people and that’s not possible if they brush off any calls from black communities. Sure every now and then something can happen where it takes an officer longer to arrive, but it shouldn’t be a recurring issue. Community policing can work as it did years back. My parents and grandparents have told me stories about how they could leave the house and not lock their door because neighbors would always look out. They also said that children could play outside knowing that there is always somebody watching them. Having the community help police the place where you live can help alleviate crime and misfortunes. People don’t really trust the police anymore especially the black community for lots of reasons such as; they feel like they have a target their backs, feel like the police won’t help etc. Lots of people don’t view officers as people simply because they do terrible things to citizens which hurt harm and sometimes kill people. Knowing this, this makes the world feel like an unsafe place to be. Honestly I don’t think there will be social justice for minorities during my lifetime. People, specifically the majority; have so much hatred towards people and the hatred just keep getting passed down throughout generations. Don’t get me wrong, there has been some progress but it’s not enough. We have had a African American president which is a HUGE accomplishment in itself, but even with that being achieved there has been injustice among the black community. Obama helped to fight these injustices to the best of his abilities but there was only so much he could do. The rest of society can cease from being desensitized by putting themselves into someone else’s shoes and actually think how it would feel if they were treated like minorities. If people thought that way the rate of injustice within minorities would decrease.
Well I never had any personal encounters with police officers and I'm not sure about my family member either, I grew up in a predominantly white community we had police officers who live in the community. No, and even in the summers when I'd go stay with my mom who lives in what people would consider the hood police officers never came around and interacted with anyone in the community the only time you'd see them was during a call response to a dispute. Yes, I feel like every situation should be deemed priority or have more hands on deck because if someone is calling for help there should be an immediate response in every situation simply because you're never sure of the urgency of it or how it can escalate. I don't believe community policing is going to work simply because there are not many people going into law and policing. There aren't many people interested in the hands-on approach. It's not going to be effective because no one trusts the police, it's as if they've tarnished their reputation as a unit. I feel like if we can admit that minorities are being treated unjustly THEN there may be a reality of change to come but America cant even admits it. This problem can only be solved if people are held accountable.
Speak to how you grew up and what reverence or irreverence you had for your local police? Speaking on how I grew up I would say that I had a high reverence for my local police. In the neighborhood I lived in there were a lot of police officers that stayed there. They were all very friendly and were always there to help when needed. One day when I was around 13 years of age I had locked myself out of my house, so I had to sit outside of my house waiting for my parents to get home. Instead of just leaving me outside ,when one of the officers that lived down the street from me, Officer Bryant, seen that I was sitting alone he came and sat outside with me. Every since that day I've had great respect for the police in my community, especially since police brutality isn’t as bad as it could be where I'm from.
It was mentioned in the video about "going back to the basics" of policing in local neighborhoods. Did you experience any "basics" or "standards" that you saw from your local police officers growing up? If so, what were some of them? It was mentioned in the video about "going back to the basics" of policing in local neighborhoods. From my local police I did experience some "basics"/"standards" growing up. One of the main things they did was riding around the neighborhood doing daily rounds. There wasn’t a day that went by where a police officer would ride around the neighborhood.
In one of the video segments, Bell stops a lady on the street and asks her if the police responded to her call quickly. She informs him and the officer that they did not respond quickly at all and there is mention of transparency among the police. Do you think that more transparency as to why some calls are not priority or where they are in the list of priorities would help with the issue citizens have of not trusting police officers? Why or why not? Yes I do feel that more transparency as to why some calls are not priority. I feel this way because in this day in age when people call the police depending on how bad you may seem you need help indicates whether or not how fast they get there. For example, 2 or 3 years ago a car ran into my house and it took the police almost a hour to get to our house, but there is a police department no more than 10 miles from my house.
What do you think about the idea/notion of "Community Policing" that is being piloted in Camden, NJ? Do you think it is effective or not? I am for the piloting of community policing. I say this because I feel that it would be very effective, for if the community police is not doing their job you have a back up and that it may even save more lives.
How can the climate change as it relates to citizens seeing officers as humans underneath their uniforms? I feel that the climate would change greatly. I say that because especial now when most people see the police they see them as the bad guys, so if we'd just take a second to remember that are humans just as we are it'll bring about a change
Growing up personally I never personally had a bad incident with the local police. Were I'm from you wouldn't see your local police a lot but when you do its full actual conversations. Through the years as I got older, I was able to point out slick racial marks. In terms of police brutality that was very uncommon where I'm at. Mostly because people know if you don't give a police a reason to bother you they wont. That was the strandline or the base point going off of. in the video the police officer asked about how much of a job they were doing. I thought that was very interesting because cops should take pride in how people are treated and asking for honest feedback would be the best form of critique. That was very uncommon and I couldn't imagine someone asking that question back when I was growing up. I do think that police can level calls by a priority of the call. But I believe that they should still have enough officers to make the arrival of the lower priority call. The idea of community police is actually a very good idea because it allows for people to actually see their face and get to know their officers. I think I t will be a long time before there will be social justice between minorities .
personally, I generally and will keep on respecting law implementation. My sentiment with respect to those "bad cops" is that the way that the police constrain isn't awful, it's simply the individual that are awful. Anybody can wear a Wal-Mart outfit and shoot up the place, however that doesn't imply that all Wal-Mart workers are currently executioners. Same goes for the law implementation, there are great cops and terrible cops, it is up to group to assign those awful cops and ensure that they get rebuffed for their activities. I have my quarrel with cop and I know my rights however I additionally comprehend that all they are doing is their activity. Presently there are some that do take it too far and begin being one-sided with respect to race, however you will find that all over the place.
Policing in neighborhoods is really an incredible thought; the main issue with respect to that is what number of officers will be out policing? Would the administration need to raise their compensation? On the off chance that a police is out watching, would he or she be sufficiently dependable and wear the uniform with satisfaction and not be those warped cops that get paid cash to keep their mouth close? These variables make it hard to really uphold an approach to have cop watching the avenues. I for one didn't encounter any "rudiments" or "models" so I wouldn't know whether that is a decent or awful thing.
I feel as if there are calls that are more vital than others. Presently obviously it relies upon the call, on the off chance that somebody got bolted out of their auto and somebody who is getting shot at, I feel as if the individual getting shot at would be more organized then the one bolted out of the vehicle. Presently there are some cops that could hear the radio in regards to somebody seeing a medication bargain go on and they may simply cut back the volume so they won't go to the scene, get the lawbreakers and need to manage the printed material, particularly for the individuals who get off the check in the following hour or two. I have heard stories of cops disregarding a call because of the measure of printed material that should be done, which is pitiful yet that is the world we live in.
In each state, you will have those famous neighborhoods with the horrible title of "ghetto" or "hood" and to need to dole out a cop to a particular region so whatever remains of the group can feel safe is really dismal. We live in our current reality where we require cops to keep an eye on particular square on the grounds that there are ghastly individuals out there that jump at the chance to take, take drugs and shockingly murder. Group Policing is an extraordinary thought yet in addition unsafe to the cop. There are hoodlums that are not frightened to strike or even murder a cop, so for what reason would it be advisable for us to chance a pure life? Indeed that is their activity yet not worth losing an existence because of somebody being thoughtless about theirs. I feel as if once the old ages cease to exist and the more up to date ages begin understanding that everybody is equivalent and we can really enable each other to escape the profound gap that our past ages place us in. Once that happens, at that point yes there will be social equity for minorities.
Growing up I lived in a nice area in Maryland were police weren’t really around that often and when they were they were usually nice and always spoke. In my opinion, I respect police officers and think they are here to protect us and the community. Of course, if you are doing wrong you are not going to like nor want to see police officers but I don’t think just because of those few incidents with officers and the killings, we shouldn’t think all police officers are bad because they are humans too and just want to make a living. I never really experienced any “basics” or standards from our local police officers growing up because they weren’t in my neighborhood that often. I do think that the transparency as to why some calls are not priority or where they are in the list of priorities would help with the issues of citizens not trusting police officers because I do understand that there may not be anyone near at the time, or there may not be a lot of officers patrolling that night, or even if they say that issues isn’t important right now, I feel as though they should treat every call the same because what isn’t an emergency to them may be an emergency to someone else and if they could respond to things a little quicker maybe people would trust them and take them serious because they will think “Oh, these officers really care and got here in a good amount of time.” I think “community policing” is a great idea. I think police officers should be familiar with people in the neighborhoods because that is how much they should be patrolling. Officers should build relationships with some of these citizens because that will make them trust the police more, especially in smaller areas. For example, Tommy Norman is a known police officer on social media because of his community policing. He goes to bad neighborhoods in and out of uniform and if there are kids he will play with them, bring them things, talk to the elderly, go to schools, and just act normal around them. He built these relationships with these people so they feel safe and if anything were to ever happen they know he will be there. I think this is an excellent thing he does because with everything going on about police in the society right now we need more officers like this. The climate can change in general about police officers because like officer Norman does, these other officers can go see these people when they are out of uniform and instead of just saying “hi” they can actually sit down and have a conversation with the people in these communities. I don’t think there will be a complete social justice for the targeted minorities but if people keep standing up for what they believe in and if the Black Lives Matter movement keeps trying and working towards their goals I think something will change.
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