Do you think there is racism in Law Enforcement Officials? Many lawsuits and hot topics have been the top news' stories around the United States about police treating the minority a different way. How can the Law Enforcement community and the Minority community come together and resolve this problem? If you think it can or can't be done, please explain your answer.
Kyle (Noon)
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I think that racism is everywhere. No matter where you go in the world, there will always be cases of racism going on. Whether with the police, schools, students, adults, it will always be happening in some way, in my opinion. If there is a way for it to be done, I think it would be by a written agreement. Although that's what I say, I'm not quite sure how that would be possible and if it would be effective. If they decided to do this, they could be targeting certain neighborhoods that the feel has the most violence, which in reality could bring just as big as an uprising and be classified as racism itself by only writing the agreement up with certain areas. In my opinion I don't believe it can be done. Do I wish it could, and would I like to be hopeful for it to happen? Yes, absolutely. But in reality, you can't change the way people think. And although we are supposed to look at police as helpful and someone to be safe with, many people are afraid of them simply because of the color of their skin. We don't live in a perfect world, and I believe there's no way to avoid this issue.
Bryanna
From my experience in Champaign, there is certainly a strong level of racism that is exhibited by law enforcement officials. There tends to be a lot of racial profiling, and most of the police officers here are shaven-headed Caucasian males. I’m going to deal with this on a local level due to the fact that I don’t have enough information on other areas. I think diversifying the police force here would certainly help in terms of racial profiling. I have (unfortunately) been pulled over quite a few times while driving around town, and each time I have experienced the same ‘type’ of person. This may very well create some intimidation amongst minorities. Stereotyping needs to be stopped, this is indeed the 21st century, right?
Zach Daniels
I think theirs racism everywhere in today society still. It's everywhere in governments police officers or anything that you can think of. So yes i do believe that there is racism in Law enforcement. I don't think that theirs a way people can just come together. I would like people to come together but at the same time I know its something you just can't change right away. Kids are being born in to racist families or in town making them think wrong of other races. Growing up in Mahomet I was one of 2 mixed kids in my grade. Hearing racist comments everyday were just normal by the time i was a senior. Kids just think they can say whatever even though sometimes kids just said it because they thought it was normal and everyone else said it even if they weren't trying to be racist. Thatsa why i believe we just cant change it right away. Maybe in the future if parents slowly start to teach their kids how to talk to people of different races. In my opinion we should start to have more diversity in schools so kids are growing up with different races and start to understand other people that aren't just their race.
Brandan McDaniel
I'm not sure if I understand that first question. But racism still exist and I don't think it's getting any better. For example the Trayvon Martin you shoot a young innocent teen because she has a hoodie on so you feel that he was threat. Just as well as I see white police offers pulling over black people because they are black. Why are you bothering them when they wasn't even doing anything. I don't get why racism even exist. I don't like it and it's unfair. You can't always think of every black person as a no good violent person. Their are plenty of whites and mexicans that are commiting crime as well as some blacks. I don't think the community can resolve this issue because they has already been plenty of ways to try to stop racism and it hasn't stopped yet. But that's just my opinion on this.
Shantel (12:00)
There is not racism in law enforcement. While there are some officers who enter law enforcement with racist views, it is not typical. Not only have we moved past several decades where racist views were more common, we also have an intolerance for racism that has taken hold. Today, minorities have very strong and vocal supporters of their rights. Sometimes an incident between a minority and the police has nothing to do with race, but these supporters will scream and yell as if there's no doubt it was. ;What's more, the federal government and federal laws have a zero tolerance for racism and they will take action where racism so much as appears to exist. Many states have similar laws with similar effects.
Some officers who have views regarding criminal behavior of some minorities worked in an area where the reality was a disproportional amount of minorities were involved with crime or other disturbances. In some areas it is an absolute fact that certain members of a minority group are responsible for more crime than other groups. Expressing this fact does not make someone a racist.What is common amongst some members of law enforcement is a generally negative view of society in some ways. It's most certainly understandable how this can occur, and it's a combination of both past stressful situations experienced and continual regular contacts with certain types of people. This creates a perceived reality for a person in these circumstances.
The bottom line is most officers do their job the best they know how and don't base decisions on race. Even if someone has viewpoints less favorable toward any given group, that doesn't mean they actually make official decisions based on that.
Shane Rasor
I think that there is bound to be some amount of racism in any work force. Although, I must say that it is disappointing that racism and racial profiling is so common in law enforcement. I think maybe making people more aware of how much of a problem racial profiling is in law enforcement could possibly make a difference. It is difficult, however, to change something that some people do without knowing it. I think a fair amount of racism or racial profiling could just be unintentional, many people act certain ways without thinking. I wish that there was something we could do about racism in law enforcement, but unfortunately, I just do not believe that there is a simple, easy fix to this problem.
~Megan Strom
I do think that there is racism in Law enforcement officials. It's sad but unfortunately its true.you hear about people every day on the news complaining about officials being racist. One way to maybe help this issue is to just teach people that race doesn't matter. A human being has basic rights, it shouldn't matter if they are black, white, asian, or anything. It is such a widespread problem in some places that i don't think it is a problem that can be fixed. If we are going to try we have to start in smaller communities and work larger. Teach children how to act towards others. Respect is the only thing that matters because when you respect every one, then i doesn't matter what race they are, as long as they are respectful there should be no problem towards anyone.
Sam lehman
There is racism in the law enforcement and it sad, but very true. And in my eyes it’s not getting any better. I think there should be a written agreement that no matter what race you are or where you are from you should get the same treatment. There are cases going on today that are considered “unfair” because of their color. If there was a way where everyone could get a long it would make things a lot easier but I doubt that will ever happen. We can preach that racism is bad and that everyone needs to get along but there are too many people that are set in their ways, and unfortunately they ruin it in some ways for others.
Caitlin Wakefield
In my opinion, I think that this has to do with the way the person was raced. If someone continues to believe that African Americans are the worst and they do everything that involve crimes, then police jut go with that. There could be some racism going on but that has also has to do with people that come from Mexico. The law enforcement any where are all corrupted and they go with what best suits them. There are police who take advantage of their abilities and I believe that is not fair. I believe that this can only be enforced and resolved by everyone working together and leaving all those things and racism behind. Racism can be something that is hurtful to anyone in the world. It does not only have to do with the color of the skin. There are other things that influence racism too.
Angelita T.(8:00)
I don't think it a race thing, I believe its merely a power-trip. someone that isn't use to that kind of power. you know i could say white cops are races but know it's actually the other way around. I'm black so I don't believe this is a races statement. Some black cops try to prove there fair by being harsher on black people. I have a friend he was originally from Texas, he has been a cop for 9 years he is Hispanic descent. He move to Chanmpaign, because of his solid background in Law enforcement he was quickly back out on the streets preventing crime. after a year he quit. because he to me a Former officer of the Law, said they played favoritism here so he choose to work some where else. now this incident could be one in a million right? nope another good friend of mind he told me he decide to quit the force when him and his lieutenant decide to pull over a pastor and his wife when the was on there way to church. they didn't break the law or anything. they sat them on the crub and made them sit there for 30 minutes. while they sat on the curb the lieutenant just sat in the cruiser. The very next day he quit. there is nothing we can do to stop this there is no way you can monitor these policeman to see if there bias or not.
THE FAT MAN
I do think that there is racism in law enforcement and a lot of the men and women in those fields do not realize the decision that they are making until after wards when they are being talked about. A lot of them do base color on how they are going to determine what they are going to do to that person. You see it everywhere, and it is sad. We need to be teaching our kids and others around us that they need to show respect and there wouldn't be so many criminals and racism going on. They need to have something written in writing that says peoples race shouldn't matter for the consequences they did.
Brooke
I think that there will always be racism in the world and that things will be handled based on race no matter what. People are brought up a certain way and in their environments they are taught that people of certain color and/or race aren't to be treated the same. There is a lot of racism when it comes to the law enforcement, not only in the united states, but all around the world. I do not believe that the law enforcement will ever change the way that it is and things will probably never be settled when it comes to racism. They have the upper hand when it comes to the justice system and will always find a way to make it how they want and turn things around so they never look the "bad guy."
Shelby (noon)
There is always going to be racism everywhere you go, well most places. It also goes both ways, police like to treat anyone bad and even if they are a different race then them. Maybe we should all come together and learn each others languages or have someone that knows it.
Alexis H (noon)
I am sure that there is racism in law enforcement, however I don’t really know what can be done. Police have to follow certain rules they can just arrest someone without probably cause. I do believe that they pick on the minorities more, but I have never seen it happen personally and I don’t have a great deal of knowledge on this subject. The only way that I could see this not happening is by having a strong bond of friend ship and trust form between the community in question and the law enforcement office. If the police officers know they people then they would be able to make judgment calls without being bias.
Ryan M.
it is unfortunate that racism still exists. it is even more unfortunate that it is in our own law enforcement. i know there is a lot of racism in champaign police department. as im writing this, there is a story being told on the news of police officers getting suspended because of the unnecessary force that was use d on a young black male last year... (i really dont know the details of the story) but i do know it was about race. there has been other cases here in champaign that have involved racial profiling, and a lot of it is happening to black males. it isnt fair, but these are the people we are suppose to look up to and should be able to go to for protection.. i dont think there is much we can do about it to end it. its happening more than ever, and not too much had changed.
Kiara D
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