Why US Policemen Are Aggresive Against Protesters? The Answer.

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@corvinus (159)
Philippines
July 10, 2016 11:36pm CST
There have been a lot of chaos recently in the streets of US involving policemen and protesters. The one thing that always getting our attention is the fact that policemen always seems to overly harassed civilians. The answer to this issue is not common to most people. The police actually is following a theory called "The broken window theory" which proposes aggressive order maintenance procedure to dramatically reduce disorder and incivility within an area which in turn helps cut down serious crimes. Proponents of this theory explains disorder causes people to fear, and this fear trigger a breakdown on social rules, consequently bring about different crimes. According to study crime helps multiply the levels of disorder. The police prefer a fast and low expense prevention method by adjusting their crime-control program. So that is why the police in the US are sometimes hostile and extreme. If I have the power to implement this in my country I will not hesitate to put it into action. Here in my place there are a lot of drug addicts, burglars, and killers. They need to be controlled because it causes not only social disintegration but it causes economic disadvantage as well.
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• Uganda
12 Jul 16
This seems as a great remedy however the pros outweigh the cons but on the other hand the cons need to be brought out to light. In similar cases when using aggressive methods to stop aggressive activities it might work for sometime but it cannot succeed for long.
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12 Jul 16
I had no knowledge of this theory but the exponents of this theory do have a valid point. And if conditions get too hostile and people refuse to see the point then violence and aggression remain as the only resort to restore stability. Your President is using it as a last resort you say? Well I think he is fairly correct to do so.
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• Uganda
12 Jul 16
@ Corvinus this is a very interesting topic. The broken window theory is a must read when I find time. However before I do, let me respond. In the discussion you mentioned that the police prefer a fast and low expense method by adjusting their crime control program that is why they are sometime extreme and hostile. Which brings me to these questions; what is the worst case scenario of this control program? Are the people working for police trained to be aggressive on the people they are supposed to protect or do so only in desperate times? In this fast and low expense program, is aggression the only method to curb down on crime or if there any other ways, can we also highlight on them? I am looking forward to the discussion. Thank you
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@corvinus (159)
• Philippines
12 Jul 16
@Jolly Nakibirango Broken window theory was a controversial topic in the 90's when former mayor Giuliani adopt this style of policing. I think the worst case scenario would if the police go beyond the normal law enforcement. Like if they don't follow the "zero tolerance" policy and just apprehend anybody protesting things like that. Yes the police are trained to be aggressive but if they sense you're contending and making rude remarks, they will definitely arrest you. Disorder and incivility are the main focus of this theory. Minor offenses can produce major offenses. I remember when I was a kid there was this abandoned house on the other side of the street. The owners left their old house to live on their new one. A few months later when the owners came back they saw all of the windows at the back were broken. To make the long story short, some people who don't know what to do with their time just destroyed other people's property. What's worst was other people followed. Minor crimes can be like a domino effect if left unchecked heading to major ones. Why? because offenders feel good about what they're doing so when you restrain them they will resist because you halted their source of enjoyment. People have different chemical levels in their brains so they react and behave differently for this reason society needs some safeguards against unexpected state of affairs.
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• Dallas, Texas
12 Jul 16
@corvinus , I like this a lot. The chemicals that are triggered off in the criminal minds to make them feel powerful and uplifted and generate and motivate more actions like that becomes kind of like a pandemic of hostile violence and crime.
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@corvinus (159)
• Philippines
12 Jul 16
@lookatdesktop You said it right my friend. We all have different chemical levels in our brains but some have too much to handle.
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