Argumentative Essay On Police

What are our police officers supposed to do when someone is doing something illegal or potentially going to hurt someone else? We have hired these men and woman for centuries to protect our communities where our families live. But what happens when someone in our community is committing a crime or harming someone? When police are dispatched to a location they are immediately putting their lives at stake and taking action into what they think is the best decision. When an officer tries all other avenues and withdrawing his weapon is all he has left to do in order to maintain the suspect, he must do it. If the suspect does not comply the officer may in fact have to fire. People of the community will always be the first ones to judge our officers, whether it be positive or negative.
These officers put their lives at risk every single day to protect us, and some repay them by resisting arrest, …show more content…
Also, The Washington Post says “The great majority of people who died at the hands of the police fit at least one of three categories: they were wielding weapons, they were suicidal or mentally troubled, or they ran when officers told them to halt.” Now in all these videos that are in the news and all over social media, why would an officer randomly shoot an innocent person? That individual had to have either had a weapon at one point or opposed a threat to those officers. Meanwhile, those officers are being ridiculed for making the best decision that thought was right. I’m sure many times officer would go back and change some of their actions but then again who wouldn’t? Bottom line is that these men and women took an oath to protect their country in every way possible but they also but protect themselves. They do have wives, husbands, children, parents, and siblings to go home to after their shift