Sunday, October 7, 2018

Can't we all just get along?

Can't we all just get along was the phrase spoken by Rodney King at the time of the Los Angeles Riots. The riots in 1992 were triggered by the acquittal of four white Los Angeles police officers connected with the beating of an African American motorist in 1991. That motorist was Rodney King. King had been speeding and led police on a eight mile chase. When mr King did not comply with the officers demands they used force that the community deemed excessive. Personally this is the reason i would never take a job in law enforcement. Mr King was not an innocent man his reckless police chase was not only a danger to himself but anyone in that 8 mile area. On the other hand police also need to be careful with the amount of force used to subdue a law breaker. So the question is how much is too much? When is it ok to do it at all? Can we all just get along? Sure we can let's start by just obeying simple traffic laws.

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