Here to Serve and Murder?

Marquisha Mcmillian,(21); Ernesto Gamino,(25); Linda Lee Lush,(50); Isaac Holmes,(19);

Kristiana Coignard,(17); Autumn Mae Steele,(34); Albert Hanson Jr.,(76). These are just a few
names of the people killed by Police officers in 2015. Police officers are supposed to serve and
protect, to make our community a safer and better place. Instead they are killing innocent off like
our lives are worthless. Devastatingly, there is no kind of threatening punishment to ensure it
wouldnt happen again. This only ignites protestors and the start of movements, most publicly,
Black Lives Matter. Justice has to be served one way or another.
Although Police officers are technically going on a killing spree there may be legit reason
behind their actions. Along with the innocent people cops are being killed as well. Majority of
the Police officers are killed from Gang violence. These officers weve loss probably caused a
change of the mindset for our officers today and future ones. The officers today who are more
than likely murdering innocent people are scared. They fear that theyll end up dead, on the front
page of the newspaper, and just become another statistic. This is why there is some many victims
because cops are afraid of losing their lives every day. Knowing that people in the same work
field as you are getting killed could get nerve wrecking over a period of time. Police officers just
dont want think about the fact that could have been them. Some of these incidents could have
been mistakes for all we know. This indicates a possibility for why Police officers frequently kill
people.
In 2015 alone over one thousand people were killed by Police, and 198 of them were
unarmed. This number is increasing day by day. On average, police have killed 3.1 people per
day so far. Statistics say that, 32% of blacks, 25% of Hispanics, and 15% of whites killed by

police in 2015 were unarmed. As of today, 464 unarmed African Americans have been killed.
Out of that 464 overwhelmingly, 95% of them were males. Overall the others who were killed
were armed or were assumed to be armed. Basically, if an officer is uncertain whether a
perpetrator has a weapon theyre still killed. Possibly because most of these cops are so trigger
happy and forget their primary purpose. This shows how easily the body count is just increasing
and why.
The main reason behind all these continuous murders is really the lack of justice in the
American legal system. The Justice system has let too many of these ignorant cops off the hook.
None of these cops are being truly disciplined for their actions. Which is why persistently police
are killing everybody. Until these cops experience some legit penalties these will not change in a
positive manner. So many cops have gotten slaps on the wrist after homicides. For Example,
police officer kills a man they have him beating him, then shooting him multiple times but, he
only gets a paid suspension. Now how devastated would you be if you were in the victims
families shoes? People commit the same crime and get life or the death penalty. The only
difference is the wear a badge when they murder human beings. Just because they wear a badge
doesnt mean they should get away with it. This shows the lack of discipline the Police
Department has because all these cops assume wearing that uniform gives them the right to kill.
The justice system arent willing to punish these officers. Leading to people willing to
sacrifice their time until justice is served. Which is why so many movements started and we have
plenty of protestors against Police killing. One of the core movements for the African American
community is, Black Lives Matter. Its a movement that started after the series of deaths such
as Trayvon Martin, Ferguson, and Sandra Bland. This was just everyone speaking out silence
wasnt going to put an end to the murders. Later recently a tape of a man being shot 16 times in

2014 was finally released after being concealed from the public for so long. Instantly protestors
were packed and came together to let the world know the killings would be no longer tolerated.
This shows that silence and no strict punishments could change nothing due to how frequently
these murders occur.
As you can see this is a huge matter that needs endless attention. Look at the
numbers of family members, future graduates, loved ones gone. Most Police Officers know their
duty and what they signed up for. Now for those who cant handle it and just kill to get a kick out
of their job should be brutally punished. Not only have that taken in consideration the person you
harm has a family, kids, and a future to look forward to. The task is to protect not kill innocent
people. The Police make it more difficult by making us targets when reality just causes more
ciaos. If we all had world peace wouldnt be any movements and protestors. If the Justice system
makes appropriate decisions on punishments for cops that kill there wouldnt be any riots. Yet
others outside receive harsher verdicts than the men in uniform. Which Is Ironic because theyre
killing more than the people they claim to be protecting us from.
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