Case Study # 2Police brutality is becoming more and more evident in today's news because it seems to be happening more than before. In 2012, New York police killed 21 people, 7 more than the previous year (WATER, 1). The numbers are increasing in large cities where more crimes are likely to occur. Toronto is not as big as New York City, but this shows that police officers kill more people every year. In 2009, in the town of Cabbagetown near Toronto, two Toronto police officers severely beat an allegedly drunk man in public. The two police officers were later found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, which shocked much of the public because police officers are rarely charged after incidents like this. This case ended up raising the ethical question of whether police officers use excessive force on people because they are law enforcement. It seems that police officers usually get away with the actions they take, which sometimes lead to death, because they are law enforcement and only care about their own safety and the safety of others. I believe police officers sometimes use excessive force on people and get away with the consequences because they get a free pass because of their job title. To defend this ruling, the arguments I will use are the statements of both police officers, the test results that showed that the police officers assaulted a man who did not deserve it, and the SIU's decision. April 24 2009, Richard Moore was severely beaten by two Toronto police officers, Edward Ing and John Cruz. Moore's injuries consisted of fractured ribs and his scalp was cut requiring stitches (Edwards). This encounter between the cops... in the middle of the paper... they are being observed and there is video evidence, if there were complaints against them, they would be less likely to use such aggressive force or think twice about the actions they are about to take. Police officers abuse their power and use excessive force against people, which in most cases is unnecessary. In the case of Richard Moore, two Toronto police officers beat him leaving him with fractured ribs and a severe cut to his skull because he was running down the street allegedly drunk and they wanted to save him from running across the street and harming himself. The hospital's results indicated that there was not even any trace of alcohol in Moore's system, so the police honestly had no reason to beat him like that. This just goes to show that police officers don't think twice about their actions and often use excessive force when it's not necessary.