ENG111 Multimodal Argument

A solution to

police misconduct

66%

Americans killed by police in 2023

of complaints following prior dismissal belong to

1,353

Wandering Officers

https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/

Police misconduct includes Criminal Activity Corruption Racial Profiling/Bias

“And you say bad … I would describe as evil almost, you know, they get good at camouflaging that up, so we have to be better at uncovering it."

Owen Doherty in “A Reform to Police Department Hiring: Preventing the Tragedy of Police Misconduct.”

Citizens become responsible as their tax dollars go to pay for lawsuits departments must settle.

- Officer James Mallery, Kalamazoo Public Safety

$3.2

BILLION

spent to settle claims in the 25 largest departments

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/police-misconduct-repeated-settlements/

"The Good Cop" on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/TYhJSiUQulI

A COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM SOLUTION

What's that?

State Governments

National Government

Chase Purcell

Original Remediation

A solution to

police misconduct

Americans killed by police in 2023

$3.2 BILLION

to settle claims in the 25 largest departments in the last decade

1,353

Citizens become responsible as their tax dollars go to pay for lawsuits departments must settle as a result of misconduct

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/police-misconduct-repeated-settlements/

https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/

Police misconduct comes in many forms. Criminal Activity Corruption Unconstitutional Activities Racial Profiling/Bias

“And you say bad … I would describe as evil almost, you know, they get good at camouflaging that up, so we have to be better at uncovering it."

Involves performing actions that would lead to a criminal conviction.

Involves neglection of duties that they have sworn to perform.

"The Good Cop" on Youtube https://youtu.be/TYhJSiUQulI

Officer James Mallery, Kalamazoo Public Safety

Involves the violation of people's rights(usually involving the 4th amendment)

Involves targetting and selectively enforcing laws on people based on race

Owen Doherty in “A Reform to Police Department Hiring: Preventing the Tragedy of Police Misconduct.”

A COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM SOLUTION

National Govt State Govts Connected

What's that?

With cooperative federalism, we can implement a basic federal standard to be built from. This includes implementing - Minimum standards - Decertification criteria - Misconduct tracking system Uncooperative states can be prevented from receiving federal grants which often provide them with much of their funding, incentivizing their participation.

State Governments

National Government

Revised

Chase Purcell

A COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM SOLUTION

State Governments

National Govt State Govts Connected

National Government

Cooperative Federalsim allows the national and state governments to have a flexible relationship. It allows themto work together so that varyingneeds can be met acrossdifferent locations.

With this type of system, the National government can set minimum standards for the states to work with, creating a consistent and reliable system for accountability.

States have a choice. They can Implement the federal minimum,Create higher standards to follow,or request exemption from the law.

A similar system has been seenbefore: the Environmental Protection Act. The national government set national standards, while states implemented them as they saw fit.

Not every killing is unjust — sometimes officer's don't have a choice— but a number of them are These three, amongst many others, were shot and killed unjustly

Killed by Jason Van Dyke, who had multiple force complaints, in 2014. He was 17 years old.

Laquan McDonald

Killed by Timothy Lohmann, a wandering officer, in 2014. He was 12 years old.

Tamir Rice

Killed by Kimberly Potter, thinking she was using her taser, in 2021. He was 20 years old.

Daunte Wright

"High Profile Killings by Police." Police Brutality Center, Oct 2024. https://policebrutalitycenter.org/police-brutality/high-profile-killings/

Police Misconduct is relevant to everybody because we become responsible as our tax dollars go to pay for lawsuits departments must settle as a result of misconduct. Worse, departments will sometimes keep officers who have had prior cases of misconduct.

$1.5 BILLION

Spent on officers whose misconduct has led to prior lawsuit payouts

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/police-miscon`duct-repeated-settlements/

By allowing these officers to remain employed, we don't just hurt others but we hurt ourselves as we continue to pay the cost of their actions.

A COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM SOLUTION

State Governments

National Govt State Govts Connected

National Government

Cooperative Federalsim is a system that allows the national and state governments to have a flexible relationship. Both can work together to reach everyone's needs.

With this type of system, the National government can set minimum standards for the states to work with, creating a consistent and reliable system for accountability.

A similar system has been seenbefore: the Environmental Protection Act. The national government set national standards, while states implemented them as they saw fit.

Not every killing is unjust — sometimes officer's don't have a choice— but a number of them are These three, amongst many others, were shot and killed unjustly

Killed by Jason Van Dyke, who had multiple force complaints, in 2014. He was 17 years old.

Laquan McDonald

Killed by Timothy Lohmann, a wandering officer, in 2014. He was 12 years old.

Tamir Rice

Killed by Kimberly Potter, thinking she was using her taser, in 2021. He was 20 years old.

Daunte Wright

"High Profile Killings by Police." Police Brutality Center, Oct 2024. https://policebrutalitycenter.org/police-brutality/high-profile-killings/