I understand where you’re coming from. There’s two sides to everything: pros and cons. While cameras and the Internet have lowered police brutality by making them more cautious of their actions that can be posted online, they also violate people’s privacy. As Hunter stated, cameras make people act differently. They put on a fake self they think audiences will like. However, I can’t help but think that cameras aren’t solving the problem of police brutality. They’re not dealing with the problem that some of the police are putting on a “fake self”, but still have bad “morals”. Yes, morality is subjective, however, the fact that we need to use cameras to solve the issue is a problem. It might actually be scarier to think of the police as being kind, while behind closed doors, they still hate a large group of people (when I say police, I don’t mean all police). I’m not saying that cameras should be forbidden because they have helped with the issue of police brutality. However, we should address the fact that it also seems like the cameras are creating fake people and officers, and they’re not changing the officers’ actual views, but I guess that has to be the price we pay for helping the cause.
Police Brutality has been affected by cameras too, as police have been recorded going over the line many times. Luckily so far, cameras seem to be a great way to lower the rates of Police Brutality, but there are other issues too. Some people feel it’s an invasion of privacy, and because of these recordings people are realizing that they are able to be recorded as well. Some people don’t want everyone to have the ability to record each other, not because of what the police do, but because of themselves and what they do.
The Pressure’s of Todays Technology
Hunter Rydell-Wood
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