Some people shouldn’t be Police
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W.D.Valgrardson

Shoot because your scared? Or wait for a real reason to kill someone. An ordinary individual wakes up in the morning to a beautiful sunny day and decides to go for a calming drive. As he wanders out, passing trees and beautiful scenery, he comes to find that he is lost. He comes about to a gas station with a payphone that he decides he can use to call.
Three people slouching on the gas station curb catch the man’s attention. All wearing leather, he feared that they may pull a move on him and attempt to rob him. Since the man is uneasy about the three guys and girl on the curb, he fails to notice the police officer parked on the curb. The police officer is also feeling nervous because of the neighborhood he was patrolling. The officer has the responsibility to defend himself when he feels his life is in danger. The officer was also informed about the certain people put out to be thieves and the descriptions fit the man trying to get to the payphone. As the officer approaches the man, he orders him to stand still. The man turns around, surprised and acquires a safe feeling. As the man reaches for his pocket where he earlier put his wallet and identity causing the police officer to be scared, after words shooting the man before he was even able to grab his identity.

The officer was not justified when he pulled out his weapon and shot the man and the obvious stereotyping in this story proves so. A person with a beard and blue could be any regular resident in any town of city.
Firstly, the police office has implied a stereotype for criminals in the neighborhood. An unshaved man with blue jeans is a potential criminal in this town. Unfortunately, the man who had no illegal desire was the one who was targeted. Although this officer had his suspicions, there was no clear threat or real reason to shoot. The officer simply could have grabbed the wallet himself because they do have the rights too. Instead, the police officer decided to act quick with a lack of evidence and kill an innocent resident, the poor man’s family will need to learn to live without him.
The lack of investigation is a clear red flag because all responsible people of the law wait for a real reason to take someone’s life. Therefore, this officer was not justified to shoot and kill this man.