What started as a usual March night in Los Angeles, California, ended up in terror for African American motorist Rodney King. Police, following a high-speed car chase, had apprehended Rodney King. When police stopped his car, King hesitated when the police instructed him to get out of his car. When he did get out, he apparently appeared to have lunged at the officers. King was struck by two darts from a taser gun, which exceeded 50,000 volts, which is usually enough to subdue any suspect. According to police, he continued to refuse to obey the instructions to lie flat on the ground. In less than tow minutes, King was struck with fifty-six baton blows and kicked six times. He suffered eleven skull fractures, brain damage, broken teeth and bones, and kidney damage, not to mention emotional, mental, and physical trauma. The officers involved in the beating claim the force was needed to restrain King. People across the United States strongly disagree and label the police officer’s actions excessive force.

As minority citizens are victims of police brutality on a daily basis, it does not stop there. The juveniles and lower class citizens are also victims of excessive force. Ev

It is hard to only have one scapegoat when it comes to the issue of police brutality. One reason brutality is in existence is because elected officials and police administrators send unclear messages to their officers (“Police Brutality.” Violence In America 545). In 1968, the Kerner Commission Report was issued and it suggested that “citizens and police confrontations result in violence due to corruption (Brown n.p.). Therefore, when it comes to excessive and necessary force, the law does little to establish boundaries.

In conclusion, the common citizen is not safe from police brutality. The police cannot conduct their own investigations and the federal government must help. In addition, police officers need to set examples for neophyte officers. Police brutality can be stopped, as long as citizens lend a helping hand.

The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders stated that problems between blacks and the police are created by unresolved complaints over police practices which is the significant factor in escalating disorders (“Police Brutality.” Police Science 535). A report was also issued by Human Rights Watch in July 1988 that claimed police brutality is “one of the most serious, enduring, and devise human rights violations in the United States” as restated by Arch Puddington (29).

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