Holder Urges Better Data for Shootings Involving Police

January 15th, 2015
Attorney General Eric Holder expressed his opinion on law enforcement shooting on early this week. In Holder's point of view the federal government needs to do a better job in tracking the number of times law enforcement officers across the country are shot at or fire their weapons. In order for this to happen a law must be be passed by congress. The main issue that our justice system faces right now is organization in data. If law enforcement kept a record of injuries and deaths at the hands of law enforcement, then this information can go on record. However, no one has really made an effort to fix this issue. Without recorded information protesters and activists believe that "a larger pattern of abusive tactics used by police departments there and elsewhere in the country. But without reliable numbers, it was difficult to quantify the problem." With this mindset of "all police officials are corrupt" or "our justice system is unjust" America will not progress, but regress.

I agree. I think there needs to be "order in the court". Our justice system is put in place to protect the rights of everyone no matter what race, gender, or ethnicity they are. With recent shootings like Ferguson, people want answers and evidence needs to be clear. If the justice system was more organized and kept a record of every single conflict a solution would be found. Perhaps by recording this misinformation law enforcement will learn from it's mistakes and  strive to make America a safe place for everyone. Right now what we have isn't working.

Schmidt, Michael. "Holder Urges Better Data for Shootings Involving Police." The New York Times. The New York Times, 15 Jan. 2015. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/16/us/politics/holder-urges-better-data-for-shootings-involving-police.html?ref=politics&_r=0>.