Sunday, September 25, 2016
Rodney King hip hop reflection
When we first learned about Rodney King it reminded me of all the police brutality today and how we see so many videos of beatings. I realized this was just the beginning of a long battle that will go all the way to today. After the trial I did think there was injustice because the police did need to take responsibility for their actions like today where many police think they can get away with whatever because they are police. I meet a family friends nephew who is a police in santa cruz and started asking him questions about his job, after talking to him I realized that even in the bay area police still think they could do whatever they want because he was telling me all these things that he does and no one seems to care that they are wrong. Then after watching this documentary i see how big a problem it is, and that the people in Los angeles were acting ethically right by rioting to try to prove to the police how corrupt they are. Today it think we are a a boiling point with all the police brutality in the news and if we don't learn from the past and stop this we might end up with many other riots breaking out.
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Before watching the documentary, I didn't really realize how much police brutality there was. Whenever I heard about a police brutality case on the news, I would look into it to see what happened but never really wondered why someone would do this. After watching the documentary, I became more aware of why things like this happen and the effect it has on families and the community. I do think that police brutality should be stopped but the question is how. I know there are body cameras put on officers, but is there a better and more effective way to stop it or at least limit it?
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