After Texas police officer shoots Mexican immigrant, family searches for answers
Ruben Garcia Villalpando a 31-year-old was just an average citizen, who was supposed to return from work Friday evening in February, was shot and killed later that night. The man was unarmed and stopped by police because he had disobeyed the officer’s commands during a traffic stop. Later that night the man’s wife was notified later that night by the police that her husband. What the author is trying to recognize is if this is a hate crime towards the Mexican community. In the article the author also states that this man Villalpando is one of the three Mexican nationals killed in U.S. police shootings in the past month.
(Ruben and his wife)
What I would have like to know from this article is how the man was shot and why. They say that he was shot because he assaulted an officer and that he was involved in some type of robbery, but really they said that in the video there wasn’t really enough evidence to prove that. It seems that the officer involved in this shooting seems that he jumped to conclusions. How is a officer unable to to subdue the victim with his taser or even physical tactics? It concerns me that in recent months there have been many crimes/cases where the police have murdered the victim and yet get away with it because they “had” no other way to subdue the victim.
Discussion Questions:
- What can the U.S. do to stop the racial shootings around the country.
- Do you believe that the police enforcement around the country is corrupt?
I believe the U.S. can do all types of things to stop racial shootings by police officers. The police should have to go through more specialized training on how to subdue a person instead of just shooting them. i think a lot of shootings will go down if the police are more properly trained.
ReplyDeleteThe unfortunate thing is, it isn't just recent months during which police have been killing minority members for no reason, they've been doing it all along. It's just that now we aren't standing for it anymore, and we publicize it. It's become trending, which is sick, but hopefully it will help stop this.
ReplyDeleteThere is the argument that not every police officer is corrupt, and I believe that is true, but just because not every police is corrupt, every minority member has experienced discrimination from the police, and the world needs to come down a lot harder on all police to make sure it doesn't happen again. We can't trust the government to do it, because police are part of the government. It has to be us as individuals, us as a society to come down on police and let them know it isn't okay to use force because someone's skin color scares you.
In my opinion, I do believe that there are corrupt police in the US. I don't believe that it affects a single department or region but everywhere. What we can do is the continue the integration of the small cameras that are being put into action, and do whatever we can to speed the process up.
ReplyDeleteI do believe the police enforcement around the country is corrupt, however I do know a few police officers who actually have the intentions to protect other citizens. Personally, I do also think that some police officers, just for their own personal "gain" use their authority against people and without any benefit to their community. It is sad to see how some people we think should protect are in reality hurting us, our community, and our economy by getting their kicks by discriminating against other because of they believe to have the authority to do so.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I do believe that there are corrupt police in the US. I don't believe that it affects a single department or region but everywhere. What we can do is the continue the integration of the small cameras that are being put into action, and do whatever we can to speed the process up.
ReplyDeletePolice brutality and corruption is a huge issue in America and a big issue of the time. Race relations are poor and police are not properly trained in anti-discrimination tactics and racial equality measures. It's always sad to hear more stories of people losing their lives for no reason.
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