Police Brutality Persuasive Speech

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October 27, 2010 Speech1 Title: Police Brutality General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: Persuade the audience to sign a letter against police brutality l. Introduction A. (Attention Getter) who in here wants to feel like their life is equivalent to an animal? Well when many people are a victim of police brutality they feel helpless and like they have no rights. B. (Reason to Listen) In order for my audience to be aware of police brutality and how they could help prevent it from happening to them. C. (Speaker Credibility) as a witness and victim of police brutality, I think I can educate and persuade my audience to sign a letter preventing this abuse of authority. D. (Thesis) Today I am going to tell you about police brutality…show more content…
BODY A. MP1- Our safety is threatened, the very people (police) that we pay to keep safe are the ones hurting us The public’s safety is threatened as shown in the Oscar Grant and Sean Bell cases 1. The Sean Bell shooting took place in New York City in November 2006 3 men were shot a total of fifty times by team of plain clothed and undercover officers killing one of the men being Sean Bell and severely injuring his two friends According to one of the undercover officer known as Gescard Insnora he overheard Bell and his friends talking about retrieving a firearm from the car so he followed and revealed his badge. Sean Bell accelerated and hit Insnora and over 50 shots was fired into the vehicle Sean Bell was reported as being legally intoxicated 2. Oscar Grant an Oakland citizen was gunned down by a police officer, he was fully cooperating with authorities Grant was seen begging the cops not to shoot The Police ran around after the shooting looking to confiscate any cell phones and video recording devices Oscar Grant was murdered in cold blood at the age of 22 by BART police 2 hours into the New…show more content…
(Second Main Point) - Solution 1. Friday, October 22nd marks National Day against Police Brutality, a day where we raise awareness of police violence, brutality and abuse in this country and call for more humane, fair and effective policing practices. There are many sites available to the public for help with police brutality such as policebrutality.info 2. The immediate action of signing the letter will affect the here and now and improve law enforcements treatment of citizens. When this bill is signed and presented to the state many police stations will crack down on this misuse of authority causing harsher penalties and termination of jobs for those seen unfit for this change. 3. If something happens to you I recommend you show restraint, you have rights, fighting back can result in only making the situation escalate, offer unconditional surrender, get through the deal and contact a police brutality lawyer C. (Third Main Point) 1. Many of our American tax dollars are going to authorities around the United States and they are abusing our rights. After this letter is signed fear of safety will not be of issue anymore and there will be no reason to fear or be intimidated by law
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