In 2005
New, Orleans was hit with a one of the worst disasters in the United States.
Hurricane Katrina rocked New Orleans and the United States frozen from shock.
To make matters worse, one of the worst police misconduct case occurred just
less than a week after Katrina hit in the city of New Orleans.
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It started on bridge in the city of New Orleans.
Six unarmed individuals walking on a bridge were looking for food and supplies
when four officers approached them. The officers opened fire and shot all six,
killing two. The four officers and a fifth investigating the incident attempted
to place evidence and false witnesses in order to cover up the tragic incident.
The officers falsely accused Lance Madison, one of the six individuals of the
bridge of shooting at officers on the bridge. Madison was released when the
judge freed him.
The verdict
After a long investigation and lengthy case all five officers were found guilty of various crimes. One officer was convicted of fatally shooting Madison. Three officers were convicted in the killing of Brissette, and the fifth officer was convicted in participating in a cover up. Today all officers are serving time in prison.
Who can we trust?
A city looking for help did not see it from the New Orleans Police. They lost trust in those who are there to provide help in their time of need. This made what was going even harder to all the individuals still in the city. I am glad to see a judge notice something was terribly wrong with the investigation, yet it should of never even come to that.
Don’t Lose Trust
People need to remember that a very small amount of officers are
considered bad cops, but a few individuals can make a whole department look
corrupted. A quote by Douglas MacArthur “You are remember for the rules you
break,” I believe sums up how the public views a police department when
misconduct occurs. We judge the whole and not the individuals involved. It
upsets me to see a department fall apart because of the actions of cops that
should not be cops. The profession of being an officer of the law is very
stressful and demanding. Most of the time officers are under paid for what they
do. Most get into the profession not for the money but for the want to help. We
should not lose trust in officers, because a couple lost track of their duties.
We should give officer more credit for putting their life on the line to
protect us. The New Orleans Police department used the Katrina Killings Case as
a Centerpiece as a push to clean up the department.(“5 ex-cop”)
Work Cited
“5 ex-cops
Sentenced In The Katrina Killings Case.” USA
today. USA Today News, 4
Apr. 2012. Web. 7 Nov. 2013
I remember a time when people looked up to Police Officers for guidance and protection. In society now, people try to stay far out of sight from Police Officers. When we should be able to seek out help from the Officers. We do not want to feel like criminals, and Police Officers have ways of trying to turn you into one.
ReplyDeleteThere is entirely too much corruption. I believe that power is being given to some of the wrong individuals.
My Husband and I are an interracial couple and we have experienced racial profiling from Law Enforcement Officers in Virginia. Thus, I have my own perspective and opinion. I believe that all people should be treated equally and no one should fall victim of being stereotyped.
Joshua, what a very sad sad story and time for Americans in 2005. We are hearing more and more situations that involve law enforcement taking it too far and it looks like it will never end. Just a few weeks ago, there was a young African American football player that was shot and killed by police because they thought he was up to no good and trying to rob a lady's house but instead he was just trying to get help because he was in an accident. Killed him for no reason!!!! This is honestly ridiculous and something needs to be done. This was clearly racial profiling I believe and it needs to stop. I keep hearing more stories on police brutality and it sometimes makes me wonder on who we can actually trust because some cops may not be up to no good. Hopefully something can be done ASAP!
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