Conflict is essentially defined as disagreement and difference in the views among different social groups. The conflicts arise among people due to differences in opinions and views regarding a certain matter, and it can be either socio-economic or cultural tradition. People coming from different backgrounds and belonging to different race and creed usually encounter conflicts. The different professionals belonging to different races also have different beliefs and opinions. Hence, conflicts arise among them. For instance, an Indian doctor would believe in myth such as drinking eight glasses of water per day is important than a British doctor. The point is that people coming from different backgrounds tend to have different beliefs and views. Therefore, conflicts arose among people having a different approach towards life and their brought up. Specifically, racial differences contribute mainly to the conflicts .
The police department is supposed to guard the interests of the public regardless of racial differences. Police are bound to provide justice to an African residing in America equally as they would do for an American. Caucasian males do not qualify to commit murder, just because they are white and belong to America. Minorities residing in any part of the world come across controversial situations where they do not receive proper justice. It has been seen in the history of America that conflicts between police and racial minorities ended up in suffocated communities. Due to such adversaries, people belonging from different race tend to take up the law in their hands that result in dangerous repercussions. The conflicts between police and racial minorities pose a great danger to the stability of the state and needs to be properly handled by law enforcement agencies.
Racial minorities are forced to believe that the police would not guard their rights since they do not consider them as a part of the state. Hence, the minorities lose their trust in such departments and do not come forward. There are many precedents in past which report to the misuse of the law by police, where police failed to provide justice to a minority because the offender belonged to their race. The police have bent the rules for minorities many times in the history. Referring to the case where a 29-year-old African American named Jessica Williams was shot dead by San Francisco sergeant, who thought her to be the alleged suspect of a stolen vehicle. A police officer shot her without even confirming whether it is true or not. The incident resulted in a conflict between racial minorities and police, and different racial minorities demanded justice for Jessica Williams. Just because she was an African-American, the officer shot her. The incident formed the basis of argument among different communities. As a result, the police Chief Greg Suhr was forced to resign in order to sustain peace (Greenwald, 2016).
The communities believe that police is using excessive force against the people of different color and religion which result in conflicts among the police and the racial minorities. The justice has been avoided brutally while considering cases involving minorities. Therefore, law enforcement agencies need to ensure law, justice and provision of rights for every citizen regardless of class, color, and race. It has been concluded that conflicts between the police and the racial minorities can be resolved if both parties decide to come at the same level and find a way out together. The police department needs to make sure that they are doing their job properly by providing security to every citizen regardless of race, color, and creed. On the other hand, racial minorities need to build trust in the police department by not taking law in their hands and letting the police do their job.
References
Greenwald, D. (2016). The Final Straw, Leads to SF Police Chief Resigning. Retrieved from http://www.davisvanguard.org/2016/05/final-straw-leads-sf-police-chief-resigning/
Holmes, M. D., & Smith, B. W. (2008). Race and Police Brutality: Roots of an Urban Dilemma. Albany: SUNY Press.
