America Is Fat

Currently there is a large problem in America, and that problem is obesity. America is the number one country for obesity across all ages, that’s nothing to be proud of. 33% of American adults are obese in America, that is mortifying to realise that 1 in 3 American adults are obese. (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010.) With all of these stats it’s no wonder why America is #1 fattest nation. America needs to change their dietary and exercise habits if they want to no longer be known as the fattest nation on earth. Points that will be made include the effects McDonalds and other fast food companies are making on this obesity crisis, and secondly the right to feel comfortable in your own body while being obese.

Firstly, McDonald’s, is one of the biggest fast food chains in the world and a leading cause in why Americans are so fat. Don’t get me wrong McDonald’s brand have done a good track record of doing nice charitable things which things include charity fund named Ronald McDonald house for troubled families to focus on your kids wellbeing. The brand uses sneaky underhand sale techniques to sell their products this includes supporting big athletic events such as the Olympics, McDonald’s also have a few charity trusts. They make out to be such a good company to build a relationship with you, the customer so when you eat their food you believe it’s the right thing to do. McDonald’s use psychiatric techniques to induce their products as being what the customer needs, for example, red and yellow psychologically induce hunger and happiness. They use these marketing techniques to build a relationship between you and their product[EW1] [BS2] . It’s not just McDonald’s that do this as well every fast food company do this and review customers response, these companies are here to make money and as long as they keep making an income they don’t care how its effecting the customers (11Fds Peter Beswick, 2016). American children from the age of 2-11 watch more than a thousand fast food television ads a year. In 2012 a ridiculous 4.6 billion was spent on fast food advertisements alone. These are all the reasons that are causing America to be the fattest nation all these reasons contribute towards America obesity crisis, because with the results these companies are having there is no wonder why America is their number one client.

Secondly is it alright to believe that Americans being fat is all because it’s not alright is alright as long as you feel good and comfortable? [EW3] [BS4] The body positive movement is to change people’s thoughts and ideas about body size, if a question was asked saying “what size is the opposite of overweight” I think many people would reply saying “normal” (What Is the Body Positive Movement?, 2016) and that is what body positive movement is trying to do, to change your idea of “normal is skinny.” The negatives outweigh the positives in this argument considering people are dying just to feel comfortable in their own bodies. this argument is reasonable until you are reminded that being obese is a considered a medical condition, when you are obese you have higher chances of gaining health complications such as, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type two diabetes and many more, you also have higher chances of having a stroke, getting heart disease and even cancer. It is wrong that teenagers are bullied for their body weight, no one has the right to be abused by anyone about your body shape, I also agree that you should be allowed to look how you want to, whether that being the clothes you wear or the shape of your body, what I am not alright with is people dying before they needed to. Yes, the argument is all well and good, until your life is on the line.

In conclusion fast food companies are a big part of the problem but will not be a part of the solution, they are in it to make money and they know this method works so why would big corporate companies sacrifice their business and money for the 33% of Americans that are obese mainly due to their products. USA is taking a stand against the obesity problem by adding a fat tax which is when the customer has to pay a percentage of the unhealthy product directly to the government. This fat tax is a brilliant idea to stop excessive spending on unhealthy foods considering the companies will not change American families need to turn off the television and show their children healthy ways to eat for future generations. Americans all over need to change their dietary and exercise habits to ensure a happier and healthier life.

References:

11Fds Peter Beswick, 2016

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2010

What Is the Body Positive Movement? December 25, 2015 by Marie Southard Ospina

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Same sex marriage discrimination should be stopped.

Same-sex marriage is an issue a lot of people face in today’s world. To deny same sex partners to be able to be married is discrimination; all same-sex relationships should be able to have the same legal benefits, no one can decide who they fall in love with, bible stories interpretations, and now the Supreme Court has made it illegal to not allow gay marriage in the United States.

The first point is that all same-sex couples should be allowed to have the same legal benefits and protections as married couples do. There are 1,138 benefits, rights and protections available to married couples in federal laws alone. Some benefits include access to family health coverage, hospital visitation during an illness, option of filing a joint tax return to reduce a tax burden, inheritance rights if a partner dies and many more. Married couples also have access to protections for if the relationship ends, including child custody, an equitable division of property and more.  Married couples in the US armed forces are offered health insurance and other benefits which are unavailable to domestic partners. An analysis by the New York Times estimated that same-sex couples end up spending an additional $41,196 to $467,562 in expenses over their lifetime compared to married couples. Studies show that unmarried woman pay up to one million dollars more over their lifetimes than married woman for taxes, healthcare, and other expenses. These facts show how much more money people who aren’t married have to spend and how many rights and protections are taken from them. Just because they are with a partner of the same sex shouldn’t mean that they aren’t allowed the same benefits and rights of married straight couples.

The second point is that no one can choose who they are attracted too. Why would anyone choose a life of humiliation, discrimination and bullying? No one. That is why you should accept people and leave them be no matter what sex they are attracted too. People say America is a free and equal country and they want everyone to be equal but if they don’t allow same-sex marriage that is a form of discriminatory. No one can force someone into loving someone they aren’t attracted too. You like who you are attracted too.

You see most of the people fighting against same-sex marriage using the reason, it is against god’s religion. But also trimming your beard, getting tattoos, selling your land permanently and many other reasons are against his religion. It’s guaranteed that at least nearly fifty percent of Christians have done at least one of these things. So why is same-sex marriage such a big problem?

Overall, people should stop hating and bullying gay people, they do not affect your life, they are happy with the people they are with, so just leave them alone. The only struggle for them is always getting hate, this is why people need to realise it is normal and to leave them be. That is why same-sex marriage should be legalised so they can live a normal, happy life like everyone else without discrimination.

References:

ProCon.org. (2016, February 16). Gay Marriage ProCon.org. Retrieved from http://gaymarriage.procon.org

Should gay marriage be legalized? Retrieved from

http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-gay-marriage-be-legalized

Jardin, X (11/12/2012) 76 things banned in the Bible, most of which are punishable by death

http://boingboing.net/2012/12/11/76-things-banned-by-the-bible.html

America needs more gun control

Blacksburg Virginia, The Batman movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado and of course Sandy Hook elementary school in Newton, Connect[1]. If the reader is familiar with any of these places then the first thing that should come to the readers mind is the gun violence that’s currently happening in America. Every day in the United States over 280 people are shot, Barrack Obama has been trying hard to push through new gun regulation laws, the people in the United States that want tighter gun control laws are not saying that guns should be completely and out right banned and finally if the United States had something similar to what Switzerland has, the people in the United States that want tighter gun laws believe that the number of deaths caused by guns would rapidly decrease.

Firstly every day in the U.S., an average of two hundred and eighty nine people are shot. Eighty-six of them die, thirty are murdered, fifty-three kill themselves, two die accidentally, and one is shot in a police intervention[2]. So breaking it down further that means that every hour seven people are shot and just over three of them die[3]. This to the population of the United States of America that wants guns to have tighter gun laws, seems to be way to many people that are shot and killed every day due to guns, and they are not the only ones.

Secondly President Barrack Obama has been trying to push through some new gun control laws but unfortunately, the predominately republican senate will not allow it[4]. This is represented when President Barrack Obama said to the BBC "The United States of America is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient common-sense, gun-safety laws — even in the face of repeated mass killings. If the reader looks at the number of Americans killed since 9/11 by terrorism, it's less than 100. If you look at the number been killed by gun violence, it's in the tens of thousands. For us not to be able to resolve that issue has been something that is distressing."[5] This tells the reader that President Obama has being trying really hard to push through gun regulation laws but is having a really hard time trying doing it. Also it's becoming more distressing for him, as more people die.

Thirdly the people in the United States that want tighter gun laws are not saying that guns should be completely and out right banned. Because to be honest that is never going to happen in a gun mad country like the United States, who believe its their right to own a gun. They generally believe this because in the second amendment of the United States constitution, but what it’s actually for is so that they could keep a militia which is no longer needed in the current state that the country is in. Also after a Pew Foundation report found that 79% of male gun owners and 80% of female gun owners said owning a gun made them feel safer, and 64% of people living in a home in which someone else owns a gun felt safer[6]. But the population of America that is against gun what suggesting is that they introduce stricter gun control laws. For example Switzerland frequently cited as a country where widespread gun ownership makes people feel safer, has stricter gun regulations than the U.S. [7]

Finally The Swiss government has placed limits on gun ownership and makes gun owners renew their permits 14 times a year[8]. Also on top of that in Switzerland they frequently exercise their right to own guns. Yet, despite this Switzerland still has just over seven less gun related deaths per hundred thousand people every year then the United States of America[9]. This means that Americas gun related deaths per year is around thirty thousand[10]. The population of the United States that wants gun control that seems way too many. So in summary, with something similar to what Switzerland has, we as a society believe that America would be a lot safer and this alarming number of deaths per year would rapidly decrease.

In conclusion too many people die from gun related incidents every day of the year and despite how hard Barrack Obama has tried to persuade the American people that gun laws are a positive thing, he hasn't been able to do anything about it. Also the population of the United States that want tighter laws about gun control, is not saying that guns should be outright banned, they just believe that with tighter gun laws with something like what Switzerland has they think that the alarming number of deaths per year in the United States, would rapidly decrease.

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[1] Deadliest U.S. mass shootings | 1984-2015. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2016, from

http://timelines.latimes.com/deadliest-shooting-rampages/

[2] Just the facts: Gun violence in America. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2016, from

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/16/16547690-just-the-facts-gun-violence-in-america?lite

[3] McLaughlin, M. (n.d.). Murders, Shootings And Gun Sales Per Day: An Average Day In United States. Retrieved March 21, 2016, from

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/16/murders-shootings-and-gun-sales-per-day_n_2488664.html

[4] General knowledge

[5] The Massacre That Changed Australia Gun Laws. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2016, from

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/oregon-college-shooting/port-arthur-massacre-shooting-spree-changed-australia-gun-laws-n396476

[6] The Massacre That Changed Australia Gun Laws. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2016, from

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/oregon-college-shooting/port-arthur-massacre-shooting-spree-changed-australia-gun-laws-n396476

[7] Visualizing gun deaths - Comparing the U.S. to rest of the world. (2015). Retrieved March 21, 2016, from

http://www.humanosphere.org/science/2015/10/visualizing-gun-deaths-comparing-u-s-rest-world/

[8] http://www.humanosphere.org/science/2015/10/visualizing-gun-deaths-:comparing-u-s-rest-world/#prettyPhoto 

[9] http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/switzerland

[10] http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/03/us/gun-deaths-united-states/

To Make America Terrible

To make America terrible, If Donald Trump was to be elected president it would be the down fall of America, Donald Trump can no longer be taken as a joke. He has outrageous proposals that offer worse solution than a snake oil sales man. Trump is extremely racist towards immigrants, Muslims and threatens the economy. He has placed a ban of all Muslims coming into the country, he wants to build a wall at the border of Mexico, he plans deport all illegal immigrants and supporters are voting for him because of his supposed successful business. Some people feel that he will "make America great again" but many believe that his plans will ruin America.

Firstly Trump has made many racist remarks over his campaign and most of his comments have been aimed at the Mexican community "When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending the best. They’re not sending you, they’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bring crime. They’re rapists… And some, I assume, are good people" he assumes them to be rapist, murderers, drug dealers and during his rally’s and interviews and he states it on his own website that he promises to make Mexico pay and build a wall at its border, "Mexico's going to pay for the wall." He promises mass deportation of over 11 million immigrants and he calls for a ban of all Muslims coming into the country to reduce terrorist attacks “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States”. During a campaign rally on September 18th, 2015 in Rochester, New Hampshire he stated himself “We have a problem in this country. It’s called Muslims.” These plans of his are more likely to make the country bankrupt then “make America great again”.

Secondly the deportation of the 11 million immigrants as stated above, will cost the federal government between 400 billion and 600 billion dollars. It would shrink the labour force down eleven million workers, reduce the real GPD by 1.6 trillion dollars and it would take 20 years to complete, this alone would destroy the economy. Again on his website he states "I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border,” the wall which Trump intends to build would cost an estimated 2.8 million dollars per mile or 5.6 billion dollars in total. This is excluding the cost of maintaining the wall which would be an average of 750 million dollars a year. Although Trump stated that he would “make” Mexico pay for this wall but they won’t have the time nor the money to build a wall. So if Donald trump were to be elected there would be a very high chance that he would ruin the economy, making the whole country bankrupt, if he wanted to solve the debt for the country he might not want to waste his money building a wall.

Thirdly Trump supporters have come to praise the man and believe that he will make America great again. On a website (The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf, 17 Aug 2015) they had interviewed trump supporters and this is what they had to say. “He leads an enormous, diversified organization that is worth billions. This requires leadership. Leadership, by the way, is different from knowledge. When you lead a large organization you set vision, goals and expect results. You do not know every detail of every level of your organization. You can’t. The world is just too complicated. You delegate and empower. You can get information when you need it and the president has no shortage of people ready to educate him on issues.” The supporters believe that he would make a great president because of his business ventures, how he runs a multi-billion dollar company, and the huge successes that follow in his wake. “What do you think of? War? Poverty? Political division? Do we see greatness in America still on a daily basis or even in the movies? The Trump Family is the picture of the American Dream … When Donald Trump says that he wants to make America great again, I believe him.” Supporters see him as this picture perfect man who’s successful, but that’s only half the truth. If Trump was to be elected it would confirm every stereotype that Americans routinely deny, that they worship wealth and detest minority groups.  

Finally Many people are voting for him because his ‘successes’. The website ‘Time’ explains Donald Trump’s failures such as Trump airlines which lasted about 3 years before being shut down due to it being unpopular and ridiculously expensive. Trump steaks, Trump claiming them to be the best steaks in the world. The steaks were priced between 199 dollars and 299 dollars and over 50% of people that had the stake gave reviews that were highly negative. Trump Vodka, introduced in 2006 the company “failed to meet the threshold requirements” and was forced to discontinue the drink two weeks after it being placed on shelfs. Bankruptcies, 2010 Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. had succumbed to bankruptcy for the third time. Trump had denied the fact he was bankrupt and his real-estate bailed him out 65 million dollars and nine months later he fell into a debt of 4 billion dollars. He didn't declare personal bankruptcy, although his famous Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. Trump has failed more than he has succeeded, if Donald Trump was to be in charge of America and made one mistake it could cost the country greatly. 

In conclusion Donald Trump will single handily ruin America if he is to be elected president, the country is already in debt and trump will make it much worse. His proposals are outrageous and he is the stereotypical American that worships wealth and detests minority groups. Donald Trump will not make “America great again” but instead make America terrible.   

A.P.A referencing

Norlisa Hanlon Rosslee & Vicky Chandler. 4 March 2016. 25 of the most outrageous trump quotes. Retrieved from http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/blogs/550112/donald-trump-quotes.html

Carter Moore. 2016. will trump ruin the USA if he's elected. Retrieved from https://www.quora.com/Will-Donald-Trump-ruin-the-USA-if-hes-elected-president

Conor Friedersdof. 17 Aug 2015. retrieved from  http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/08/donald-trump-voters/401408/

Unknown. 2016. Retrieved from http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2068227,00.html

Emily Stewart. 11 March 2016. retrieved from http://www.thestreet.com/story/13335121/1/if-donald-trump-was-president-here-s-what-would-happen-to-the-u-s-economy.html

Donald trump. 2015. retrieved from http://www.donaldjtrump.com

Guns are Killing More than they Protect in The United States

There is a big problem in the United States of America that cannot be overlooked any longer. That problem is guns or, more specifically, gun control. There are far too many shootings, injuries and other gun related incidents in the United States and it needs to be stopped for the safety of everyone there. The main reasons gun control is needed are; the United States has the highest gun homicide and suicide rate, household guns are killing more than they protect, the second amendment is understood incorrectly, and the population has a lot of guns.

The first reason gun control should be invoked is because of the high gun homicide and suicide rate. It is the largest in the world and is just going to get worse. The San Diego Free Press states that “In the US in 2012 the total firearm-related death rate including both suicides and homicides was 10.2 per 100,000; in France the comparative figure was 3.0; in Britain, 0.25.” From this statement, a problem can be noticed. There is a clear problem with the ease of getting guns in most of the United States. Someone can just go down to their local gun store, buy a gun and start shooting. Guns don’t need to banned, just harder to get.

Secondly, they do not protect people in their households. Gun owners are actually twelve times more likely to have a guest or family member killed by the firearm than by an intruder. (Darling-Brekhus, 2013) And gun storage is also a problem. If you keep it in a locker, how will you get the gun out fast enough? If it was just in a drawer, a child could find it and accidentally kill themselves. A decent alternative to a gun is a large dog. A dog is better than a gun in nearly every way as it can ward of intruders and children could play with it. Studies show that people are forty three more likely to kill a family member than an intruder (Causey, 2013). There is a very clear risk and not many people should be taking this risk.

Thirdly, a defence for having guns in the United States is that it is in the second amendment. The main problem with this is that most people don’t know what it really means. The Legal Information Institution states “The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads:  ‘A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.’” People only state the last part without regarding the part about militia. The militia basically kept towns and communities safe and this amendment made it so that the militia can carry weapons to protect their communities. Today, this is definitely not needed as there are people like police that do all of the protecting.

Lastly, the United States has most of the world’s guns. This fact could be one of the influences as to why people are against gun control. The Wire has multiple facts on this issue for example; the United States has five percent of the population, yet it has fifty percent of the world’s guns. The amount of guns owned by Americans is decreasing but the amount owned by these people is increasing. Twenty percent of gun owners have sixty-five percent of guns. This is a reason why gun owners are not wanting gun control even though it would be beneficial to the citizens of the United States. They don’t want their guns to be taken away and are scared of what would happen if they were.

When this problem is really analysed, it becomes clear that guns are a large problem in the United States. Even though there are a lot of problems with guns in America, people are still wanting to prevent gun control, something that would be beneficial for the United States. Gun control needs to be pushed no matter what because it will end up saving many lives.

APA Reference List

• Thomas, F. Lawrence, J. (2013, January 9). Some Factual Gun Statistics – Part 2 of a Cultural Comparison: Gun Violence in the US and Europe. Retrieved from http://sandiegofreepress.org/2013/01/some-factual-gun-statistics-part-2-of-a-cultural-comparison-gun-violence-in-the-us-and-europe/
• Darling-Brekhus, K. (2013, January 27). Possessing a gun makes you less safe not more safe. Retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/possessing-a-gun-makes-you-less-safe-not-more-safe
• Causey, J.E. (2013, May 18). Are you safer owning a gun for home protection?. Retrieved from  http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/are-you-safer-owning-a-gun-for-home-protection-b9912440z1-207958831.html
• Second Amendment. (N/A, N/A). Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/second_amendment
• Reeve, E. (2012, December 17). Some Uncomfortable Numbers About Guns in America. Retrieved from http://www.thewire.com/politics/2012/12/guns-in-america-statistics/60071/

Why gun control needs stricter laws

America faces a lot of problems and one of them is whether it needs stricter gun control laws or not. The nonproliferation of arms are needed in America to prevent anymore gun related deaths. From young children accidentally murdering they’re own family members to mass murdering’s, but also the fact that around 60 percent of gun deaths which is not very accounted for are used to commit suicide (Dale, 2015).

A law had been passed which allowed children of any age to hold or use a gun with the supervision of an adult. As a result, it has caused more deaths than it could have prevented. Just last year there were at least 43 toddler shootings under the age of three. About 60% of those babies found a gun within reach and shot themselves. In another case of young children being able to use guns, a shooting range instructor allowed a nine year old girl to fire an Uzi on her own when she accidentally shot and killed him. Statistics and stories like this clearly indicate the immaturity of this law. Due to the killings of young children this law allowing any age under supervision to use a gun should be removed.

People against stricter gun control laws often refer to the second amendment. The second amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This amendment is used as an excuse by many Americans  to possess a gun wherever they are enjoying their coffee or having a nice walk around the park in the early morning. Another very popular reason for people wanting to own guns is to “protect” themselves during events of violent crimes and property crimes. Since 2006 there have been around 300 verified mass murders (at least four people murders) to this year and around 80% of them occurred with the use of guns. The most recent mass murder was recorded for the 9^th of March, 2016. From statistics collected, out of people who own a gun, less than one percent of victims protected themselves with the use of firearms. For property crimes (burglary, vandalism, car theft etc.) less than 0.2% protected themselves with firearms. People use this as an excuse to hold guns but do not follow through with it. As good as it would be for Americans to form a Militia to create a free state using guns, the bad consequences outweigh the good by a long measure.

According to 'USA Today', "the worst acts of gun violence are committed by people who have not violated the law before". Having criminal background and disability checks is good, but is not good enough. In Chicago, a survey was taken on how criminals would obtain their guns and the typical answer was through friends or family. “It is rare for offenders to buy from licensed dealers, and also rare for them to steal their guns,’ the study says. ‘Rather, the predominant sources of guns to offenders are family, acquaintances, fellow gang members—which is to say, members of their social network.” This gives anyone the power to obtain a gun so perhaps adding an affiliation check as well could make a difference. If anyone could obtain a gun using friends or family, they could move on to commit the next biggest mass murder crime.

Whatever the method used to own a gun, 60% of gun deaths in America which are not well known are not homicide, but suicide. Often it is not reported because when people see a suicide on the news they are more likely to commit suicide themselves. David Hemenway is professor of health policy. He has studied firearm violence and the relationship between guns and suicide in the U.S. for 15 years. In that time, he has recorded a lot of statistical evidence indicating that access to guns increases the chances of suicide. “Why does Arizona have more suicides than Massachusetts?” he asks. "Is it mental health, is it diet, or is it alcohol or smoking, or is it depression?” It’s none of those. The one thing that explains different rates of suicide across regions, states and even cities is simple: guns. People who suffer from depression or anxiety should not be able to purchase guns. When attempting suicide using a gun, they are practically guaranteed the thing escape they are seeking but when they have to find a different way to try which they are more likely to survive. For every single gun suicide there are 25 suicide attempts without the use of guns so the chances of that person surviving are increased.

When we look at the effects of gun related deaths, we can see how stricter gun control is necessary to prevent future gun related deaths like toddler shootings, mass killings and suicides.

References:

Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted? Retrieved from http://gun-control.procon.org/

Author: Helena Horton Title: Toddlers in America have accidentally shot one person a week in 2015 Date: 15/10/2015 Retrieved from:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11932821/toddler-shooting-gun-controls-america.html

Author: Steven Gutowski Title: Study finds that Chicago Criminals Get Guns From Friends, Family     Date: 3/9/2015 Retrieved from: http://freebeacon.com/issues/study-finds-that-chicago-criminals-get-guns-from-friends-family/

Author: Mike Miriani Title: Americas biggest gun problem is suicide Date: 21/9/2015 Retrieved from: http://www.newsweek.com/2015/10

Police brutality in the U.S and how better training can lead to avoidable deaths

Police Brutality in the United States is a growing concern. It is their training which is causing so much trouble throughout the United States. Firstly American police are among the best trained in the world at what they do however it is what they are trained to do that is the problem, secondly police brutality is also associated with racial profiling, finally police in the United States kill more citizens than any other country in the world. They need better trained police officers to make less mistakes, which would could lead to less deaths and at some stage in time the end of police brutality.
Police training begins at the academy where the idea of officer safety is so heavily emphasized that it takes on an almost religious significance. All rookie cops are taught what is known to most officers as the “first rule of law enforcement”, that an officer’s goal is to be able to go back home to his family at the end of the day. They also learn that the world they live in can be very hostile so they need to stay on their guard, during every encounter, situation and that every individual is a potential threat. A common saying from cops “complacency kills”. “In an article by Seth Stoughton from the Atlantic, he states that during their training cops are shown dash-cam footage of fellow officers being beaten, disarmed and shot after a moment of not paying attention, this footage is vivid and heart-wrenching as they listen to the fallen officers last, desperate radio call for help, thinking that I won’t ever let that happen to me”. Although they make avoidable mistakes we have to give them some sympathy for their actions because everyday they risk their lives working in a country with one of the highest crime rates.
Racial profiling has been a huge problem in the United States ever since slavery laws in 1693 and still continues in a few states across the United States, an example of racial profiling is in Texas there use to be a law where if you saw three native Indian men you were legally allowed to shoot all three of them. Differences in race, religion, politics and social status relations exist most of the time between the police and the public, like how some police officers view the population or a specific part like “African Americans”, as they deserve punishment, while portions of the population see all police officers as oppressors because of their use of over excessive violence to enforce the law. Racial equality is another example of police brutality . Black Americans are more than twice likely to be unarmed when killed by police than whites, one of the most common reason police have killed men is because they mistook the persons black wallet as a gun which is absolutely ridiculous. Also the gap between the amount of white people compared to is very large.
 States police kill more of its population than any other country in the world. According to copcrisis.com in 2014; 1294 people were killed by police and in 2015; 1296, so far this year 239 people have been killed by police, this is very worrying as the body count is rising every year, on average every 7 hours US police kill an American citizen, in the first 24 days of 2015 U.S police shot and killed more people than police in England and Wales combined over that past 24 years. In Iceland there has only been one case of police killing since it became independent in 1944. A possible way to reduce the amount of killings in the U.S that all police officers need to be assessed  every 6 months to show their ability to properly perform their job, much like school exams.
 In conclusion the amount of police killing people in the U.S is essentially “overkill” and it needs to become a high priority. They need better trained police officers to make less mistakes, which would could lead to less deaths and at some stage in time the end of police brutality.

References:
Iceland grieves after police kill a man for the first time in its history (December 03, 2013)
http://www.pri.org/stories/2013-12-03/iceland-grieves-after-police-kill-man-first-time-its-history