On February 25, 2014, six police officers including their police chief were arrested for their role in preying/ targeting poor drivers in the state California. Hence, prosecutors in a rural California agricultural community said the police officers preyed upon the poor i.e. by impounding their cars as well as selling the vehicles when the owners could not afford the impounding fees. Sergeant Carrillo impounded over 200 cars and was found to be targeting poor Latinos individuals which he knew would not be able to afford the cost associated as it relates to impounding fees etc.
Many of the cars and trucks were sold by officers and many of them also kept other vehicles for personal use. The F.B.I. aided in the investigation as well as arrests. Henceforth, the defendants were arraigned on Monday, February 24, 2014, resulting in a closure of the police department’s business office because of the arrest of so many police officers/ civilians. There are additionally details which will be released before or during the trial. After reviewing this article I have several observations but I would like to note the following questions:
1. Do you think the officers involved should be punished based on their respective role in this incident or should all receive the same punishment?
2. Do you think they should receive a harsher punishment due to their racial profiling as it relates to pursuing Latinos that were poor and uneducated?
I think the officers involved should all get the same punishment. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what role they had because they were all in on it and they all knew what they were doing. It isn't fair for some officers to have a smaller sentence then others when all of them had a part in the case. As for the punishment, I strongly believe that the punishment should be harsher simply because the officers singled a specific race out. The victims were poor, uneducated, and were taken advantage of and the officers should get a harsh punishment. It would only be fair to the victims if the officers get the punishment they deserve.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jio. I said the same thing about the punishment. Also the role doesn’t matter. The Officers that might have played the small might go back out and do a crime bigger than that just to show people he can be the boss too. They did sign a specific race out, which was Latinos. But not of their own race. Yeah it’s a Hate crime so they should get charged more Jio
Deletei agree they should be punished but the one who was more involved should be punished the ,most for discremanation and for doing that to poor lationos and others
DeleteI strongly agree , ill go with the same punishment you mention. That polce sign a specific race out, which was latinos. So it's more as like a race's reaction.
DeleteI agree,i think they should get punished the same way. I agree that it isnt fair to treat people different just because their latinos or black etc.The victims were taken advantage of in everyway.
DeleteI agree with you because I also believe they should recieve the same punishments because they were both involved in the same roles as accomplices. They shouldn't arrest and discriminate people because of a certain race.
DeleteI agree with you because they should get same sentence for their preying on the people.They knew the consequences of stealing and selling the vechiles for themselves.
DeleteI strongly agree with you Jiovanna. These officers deserve the same hash punishment. It does not matter what role they had because they were still involved in the incident. I also believe they all know what they were doing and they should have put a stop to it.
DeleteI Agree with you Jiovanna, the officers and the police chief should be severely punished not only for racially discriminating the victims but also doing so for doing so toward their own gain. however I am not sure if the punishment for each officer including the chief should be exactly the same. I believe if investigation shows that one individual showed more participation in the issue they should receive a larger sentence (not saying the others involve should be cut any slack).
DeleteI truly agree with you, these officers should receive the same punishment they deserve whether they did a big part or little part of the act, they were still accountable for their own actions, especially since they were targeting a single race of Latinos that are poor or uneducated which is highly unnecessary.
DeleteI truly agree with you, all the officers should receive the same punishment; it doesn’t matter if they had a big role or not, they all participated in the crime. And they should really receive a harsher punishment for targeting poor, uneducated Latino's that knew they could not be able to pay the fee to impound their vehicle.
DeleteI agree with you, Jiovanna because all officers should get the same punishment since they all knew what they were doing and aware of this situation. They all knew what they were getting into and as officers they should have knew better and done better.
DeleteI agree with you, it does not matter if you are a officer or not an officer. Everyone should get the same punishment. They are all accountable for their own actions. I think it's very wrong to stop Latino’s just because they are Latino’s, I think that very unnecessary.
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DeleteAll the officers knew they will get in Major trouble for doing all of this .So why give them a different punishment. They all worked together to do this to the poor drivers and did it to multiple people. Yes they shouldn’t make any difference. Its should be considered a hate crime because these are police officers that are white doing this to low income Latinos. I’m also glad they shut down that facility. That’s just like African American man being hooked on the back of that truck and the white men drugged him down the road for 3 miles. It shouldn’t matter what role they played. They are Police officers and should know not to be doing something like that or for extra money on the side. They might have done more to those cars or people. So a harsher punishment will be suitable for those officers. For their Racial profiling, because they got all poor driver Latinos. The punishment won’t be that bad, because the officers are Caucasian.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you Bianca, they knew the minute they got into their profession that they weren't going to be paid much. Their career is one that involves passion and love not an intrest for money. They have not only dishonored themselves but all U.S. police officers. They've taken a stride back from the community. Making all civilians feel unsafe not only from criminals but from police officials as well. They need to be taught a harsh lesson.
DeleteI strongly agree with you Bianca, their career is one that involves passion and love not an intrest for money.They've taken a stride back from the community. Making all civilians feel unsafe not only from criminals but from police officials as well. They need to be taught a harsh lesson.
DeleteI strongly agree they should love what they do. Police officers should protect people not be interested in money. they should not take advantage of people just because they dont have money or of their race.
DeleteI agree, the Latin/Latino/Hispanic community are profiled for many reasons mostly due to economic and immigration issues and the law enforcement community and legal system know this and the way it was used to take their vehicles by everyone involved showed a complete disrespect for their citizens, community, office, and families. They were only thinking of taking from the poor & thinking they wouldn't get caught. A silent voice stood up.
DeleteI agree with you they get profiled because most of Latinos when they come over here to the united states they don't have that much money .
DeleteI agree with Bianca, the officers should be severely punished and not be cut any slack because of their title as officers or their race. In fact, the officers should be given a greater punishment because they are law but they shouldn't be above it, they should know how to act and not use their title to take advantage of people.
DeleteI honestly agree with you Bianca. If all of the officers did the same crime, they should all receive the same punishment. For example, there is no "I" in "Team", so therefore, all of the officers should be punished with the same punishment.
DeleteI strongly agree with you, the officers should love what they do, they should be proud of protecting the citizens of their state. They should not be interested in the money if that’s all they care about then they should have looked for another job. Yes, they should all receive the same punishment no matter what role they played in the crime.
DeleteI agree with you because instead of them trying to get money from the poor Latinos they should be helping because that's why they choose to do this job; and it's to protect and keep the citizens safe. They should get the same punishment because it’s unethical from police officers to do this. Also no matter what they did; they were part of this crime and they deserve the same punishment.
DeleteI believe that the officers should get the same punishment because they all played a role in this incident. They were aware of their actions and should all have harsh punishments. One for abusing their authority second for single out only one race singling the them out and taking their property. Hence they should all be punished for their crime with the same sentencing so they can try to learn from their mistakes and maybe even change their perspective on other races.
ReplyDeletei agree ashley the cops shuld of not done that thats why they have songs like screw the police by nwa they should give them a bigger punishment
DeleteI agree that singling out just one race, the Latinos, is racial discrimination and they should be punished. Those police officers do not deserve to serve the US government in the criminal justice system because they are corrupt.
DeleteI agree with you Ashley Cabrera. The officers should get punish for what they did. They knew better that what they were doing it was wrong. They are the law and they are here to protect the people. I also agree with you about, that they need to get the same punishment. They did abuse their authority and target one race.
DeleteI strongly agree with you Ashley. All of these officers had a role in the incident. The should have stop what they were doing but they did not. They abused and took advantage of their authority and these Latinos. They all deserve the same hash punishment.
DeleteI strongly agree with you , they knew the minute they got into their profession that they weren't going to be paid much. Their career is one that involves passion and love not an intrest for money. They have not only dishonored themselves but all U.S. police officers. They've taken a stride back from the community. Making all civilians feel unsafe not only from criminals but from police officials as well. They need to be taught a harsh lesson.
DeleteI agree with you Ashely Cabrera, because the officers should get punished for their actions, that they were aware of. Also I think that their punishment should be more severe because of their abuse of authority.
DeleteYes, I also agree with you as well, Ashley. Like I stated before, there is no "I" in "team", so therefore, all of the police officers should receive the same punishment. All of the six officers knew what they were doing and it was wrong of them.
DeleteI agree with you Ashley just because they are police doesn't mean they can abuse authority. They should all get the same punishment. We are all equal. Just because they are the law doesn't mean they can abuse it.
Deletethe cops should never taken poor pepole cars away because they already have low paying jobs and have to deal with the bills already then the cops come and take their cars away and they dont have that kind of money to pay it. now they have to ride the metro through all of houston
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Ismael like why put these people thru the struggle of attempting to get their car back out and knowing that the police officers are wrong for targeting poor Latinos who already have trouble with money.
DeleteI believe that all the officers should get the same punishment. They all contribute to commit the Froude. It really doesn’t matter what role they had in the crime. They all should get punish for what they did. They were wrong for doing that to people. They are the ones that supposed to protect the people. I do believe that they should get a harsher punishment for the simple fact that they were targeting a specific race. They knew that the victims did not have money to take the car out. The officers were so wrong for not doing their job and for robbing innocent people.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you cindy that all officers should receive the same punishment for their crimes. But I do not agree that it should be soley based on their racial profiling crime. Yes, this is a serious crime, especially from officers who are not suppose to discriminate. But they committed more than racial crimes. If we just concentrate on one thing, then they might let of easy.
DeleteI think it's outrageous that men of their standing would lower themselves to such crimes. When they became police officers they took an oath to serve and protect civilians. Not to make them doubt their safety in the hands of police officers. Because they decided to abandoned this oath I believe that this men, who were men of the law, should receive a harsh punishment. Their crimes should absolutely not be dismissed. This police officers should be held accountable for their actions, and receive an equal punishment. As for the racial profiling I think it's ridiculous that they assulted innocent people, who believed that the cops had their best intrest in mind.
ReplyDeleteI agree every time police officers commit a crime they just get a slap on the hand. They deserve to be punished and sent to prison so they can be set as an example to other officers that they can’t get away with it anymore.
DeleteI agree too police don't get in trouble if they commit a crime they just get like half the time a regular person . But that just the way it is with police now a days.
DeleteI agree with you that men of the law that abandon their oath should get punished. It does not matter what rank they have a crime is a crime.
DeleteI think the officers involved should all get the same punishment. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what role they had because they were all in on it and they all knew what they were doing.When they became police officers they took an oath to serve and protect civilians. Not to make them doubt their safety in the hands of police officers.They knew that the victims did not have money to take the car out. The officers were so wrong for not doing their job and for robbing innocent people.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I don’t think they should take advantage of the authority and make people think that they are not safe from officers if the police are just as bad as the criminals.
DeleteI agree, you would expect our officers to be concerned in nothing else, but our safety. These officers just took advantage of their authority for profit.
DeleteI agree with you. They are officers and are supposed to protect civilians but unfortunately they didn't. I also agree that they should get the same punishment. It doesn't matter what role they had, they all need to receive a harsher punishment.
DeleteI agree, I don’t think officers should take advantage of the authority and make civilians believe that they are better than any other civilian. The officers only get a slap in the hand while another person gets months and some others years.
DeleteI agree with you Cesar. The officers targeted these people because they knew all along that they were poor and unable to get there cars back. They were completely wrong and should all absolutely face the same punishment. Like Cesar said "They took an oath to serve and protect, Not make civilians doubt their safety in the hands of an officer.
DeleteTheir crimes should absolutely not be dismissed. This police officers should be held accountable for their actions, and receive an equal punishment. As for the racial profiling I think it's ridiculous that they assulted innocent people, who believed that the cops had their best interest in mind.
ReplyDeleteI agree with victor that the charges should not be dismissed. They should all be held accountable for their actions.
DeleteI strongly agree with you Victor Flores. They need to get punish for what they did. All of the officers should get an equal punishment for what they did. The officers were wrong for targeting one race. The job of the officers is to protect the people.
DeleteI agree that the cops should be acountable of their actions for stealing from the poor. They should get punished for their bad judgement to the people of California.
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Deletei agree the officers should be held accountable. But I feel that the one who is responsible of planning this out should receive a harsher punishment.
DeleteI agree. What kind of person would go to these types of measures to just make these people's life more miserable than it already may be. The police men should be ashamed of themselves. A police men should be proud of making people feel safe not afraid to loose their vehicle or end up behind bars for no apparent reason.
DeleteI agree with you. There officers they took oath to protect us not harm us as citizens. I believe this is why people don't look up to officers anymore this is also why officers are not as much respected as they use to be. They take there title for granted and with that comes consequences.
Delete1. I believe that the police officers that were involved with the crime should all be punished for their actions and should all receive the same punishment. Corrupt officers like these should be taken off the streets and put in jail. These are the officers that the community looks up to for protection and they deceive us like this. All the officers should be punished for the same crime and receive the same sanctions.
ReplyDelete2. Yes I do believe that the police officers should receive harsher punishments because of the fact that they are racially profiling the poor Latino citizens of California. They should never be allowed back into the criminal justice system.
I agree with you, Steven. I also believe the police officers should be punished for their actions and recieve the same punishment because they were corrupt. They should be taken off the streets because they knew the rules. I also believe they should recieve harsher punishments because of what the poor Latinos went through.
DeleteI still can't believe racism is going on around in this word. Yes, they should both recieve the same punishment because they both knew it was wrong but still decided to continue with the roles as accomplices. What they did was wrong for discriminating people by race. They should recieve harsher punishments because they knew the rules and how it was wrong, however, they continued to break the rules.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jackie, the officers new the law and yet they chose to break it. The officers must be punished for their own actions and the government should keep impeding these types of abuses to the people. I am glad that the FBI intervened to bring these selfish individuals to justice.
DeleteIn also agreeing with you Jackie, the punishment for the officers doing racial causes should be harsh enough to show how discriminating their actions to the Latinos were. As well as them having the same punishment.
DeleteI strongly agree with you. The police should be charged the same because they were all involved in such horrible crime. I also agree that it they should be charge with hate crime because is not fair for the poor Latino's that suffered through this.
DeleteThe police that were involved in this crime knew what they were doing. I agree with you that they should all be given the same sanction. Knowing their actions, they are all accountable for their actions and should be punished.
Delete1. I think they should all be punished the same because they were all involed in it. 2. I think they should punished even more because those were people car's and instead of doing there job they were impounding poor people's car's.
ReplyDeleteRaul I disagree with on this one like of course police officers are racial profiling but on the other hand police officers always should have a reason to perform a traffic stop in order to maintain the public.
DeleteRaul I disagree with on this one like of course police officers are racial profiling but on the other hand police officers always should have a reason to perform a traffic stop in order to maintain the public.
DeleteRaul I disagree with on this one like of course police officers are racial profiling but on the other hand police officers always should have a reason to perform a traffic stop in order to maintain the public.
DeleteI actually think that the officers involved should all receive the same punishment no matter what respective role they had in this incident. They were all in it together, they knew what they were doing and all committed the crime. I do believe that they should receive a harsher punishment due to their racial profiling because they only targeting one particular race. Not only is that racist, but they’re one of the most hard working people here trying to improve their life; all they did was make it a whole lot harder.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you one hundred percent. They were in this together so they should receive the same punishment. Also I agree with you with the racist behavior of the officers. They targeted many hard working people and just because of their race they were treated differently.
Deletei agree the officers should be held accountable. Although I feel that the one who is responsible of planning this out should receive a harsher punishment. I also agree with you that they should receive a harsh punishment do to the fact they targeted people do to their race
DeleteI agree with you Eduardo the officers knew exactly what they where doing. What they did is a crime its racial profiling, I also agree with you that they should have received a harsher punishment. They all should have received the same punishment because of the racial profiling they all committed knowingly.
DeleteIn my perspective, I do believe that all of the officers should receive the same punishment because they were all some how involved in impounding these vehicles. I do not think it matters what role they had, they were still involve and deserve the same punishment. I also believe that the officers should get a harsher punishment due to their racial profiling as it related to pursuing Latinos that were poor and uneducated. They were aware of what they were doing and instead of putting a stop to it, they continued to target more.
ReplyDeleteYou have a perfect point on all levels Marisol. These officers continued to harass these victims and although they knew most were poor and probably uneducated, the officers continued to harass them. Anytime race is a matter in any situation such as this one it should not go over look over looked. It s a terrible thing knowing that racism still exists in this country. The judge of this case should definitely place a harsh sentence to use the officers as an example to prevent racism.
DeleteIn my perspective, I do believe that all of the officers should receive the same punishment because they were all somehow involved in impounding these vehicles. Also, no matter what respective role they had during the incident. They were all in it together, and knew what the consequences were. I also presume the officers should get a harsher punishment due to their racial profiling. Officers take an oath to protect and serve civilians. Not jeopardize their safety. The officers were wrong for robbing innocent Latinos and for their actions they should all get the same punishment.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this statement also because they all knew from some point that what they were doing was wrong and if it was a regular citizen doing the crime the punishment would be served to the maximum, just because they wear the uniform of law enforcement that only makes it worse and the punishment should carry the same circumstances plus extra punishment to let other's know they are not above the law and can be punished just the same.
DeleteI agree with your opinion because they should know better as police officers. Their actions toward the Latinos show racial profiling. I feel like they found many advantages to why they chose poor Latinos.
Delete1. I feel as if each officer deserves the same exact punishment for their crimes. The judge in this case must use the punishment given to these officers as an example. If they were in this together then they should go down together as well.
ReplyDelete2. I do believe that every officer in this case of matter needs to be stripped of their badges and, placed in prison. Yes, the fact that this situation was a matter of race is simply unacceptable. The punishment's given should be harsh and heartless, as which the officers did those families and people.
It is despicable that police officers where targeting Hispanics for their vehicles. Police officers are meant to serve the citizens not harass them for what they own. The fact that they were police officers and not normal citizens should increase the punishment for their own selfish actions. The corrupt police officers contributed to the harassment of Hispanics and they should all be given the same severe punishment . Hence, I am glad that the officers have now been apprehended an will soon face charges for their actions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Nangel, the officers should not have preyed upon others. If the officers really wanted vehicles or extra money than they should have worked harder as peace officers. The Hispanic individuals that were victimized worked for what they had. The officers need to be prosecuted immediately for their own actions since they victimized many innocent people.
ReplyDeleteThe officers should get the same punishment for their preying on the minority.They should be disappointed for their harassment against the vulnerble people they serve for the citizens to not take money away.The police lately have been on the news for their corruption and not for their great works.This shows that the cops did not respsect the people they steal from .Hence, they get sentenced for not helping citizens but just stealing vechiles.
ReplyDeleteIf you're an officers and committing a crime you should be punished because you can get in major trouble for doing all of this .So why give them a different punishment their just like everyone else. That shouldn’t make any difference Its should be considered a hate crime because these are police officers that are racial profiling doing this to low income Latinos. It shouldn’t matter what role they played. They are Police officers and should not to be doing something like that. Younger children are look at them to be their role model. Instead they act like criminals. They were aware of their actions and should all have the same harsh punishments. Anyone who puts on a uniform should be civil and act more professional held to a higher level and standards and put all hatred on the side.They took an oath to serve and protect civilians not to harass the civilians and destroy the community.
ReplyDeleteI agree, these police officers did take an oath to serve and protect, so why are they doing this? One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch. The officers can influence each other into making bad decisions. This action was probably a game to them to see who would arrest the most and get the most vehicles. They should all get punished for racial profiling. They were well aware of their actions and should be punished.
DeleteI think that all of the police officers should be fit to the same punishment because they all played a role in this, so it doesn't matter what each of them did. They should all be punished equally because there officers of the law they should know right from wrong what they did was very cruel. They need to stop all this racial profiling stuff.just because they are officers doesn't mean they could do whatever they want whenever they feel like it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Alexis, the officers knew what they were doing and they have to pay their dues. The saying, "You do the crime, you do the time," and it is true. The officers should automatically know what is wrong from right and they're doing the equally punishment for their actions.
DeleteI agree with you Alexis, the officers knew what they were doing and they have to pay their dues. The saying, "You do the crime, you do the time," and it is true. The officers should automatically know what is wrong from right and they're doing the equally punishment for their actions.
DeleteI agree with you when you said they need to stop racial profiling just cause there officers does not mean they could do whatever they want to. They knew what they were doing now they have to pay the price.
DeleteI feel that the officer who organized this should be punished more severely. The other officers should be charged harshly but the organizer of this should be charge even harsher. They should also be charge for racial discrimination since most of the targets where Latinos.
ReplyDeleteI don't think any officer should be charged any less . They all had an involvement in the situation . Yes the organizer had more of a role but the fact that the rest of the officers were involved makes this any less of a crime . Everyone should be charged equally .
DeleteI disagree, I don’t believe the officer who organized this should get a larger punishment then the others, they should all get the same punishment because they all knew what they were doing and it’s a crime. They are police officer’s they should know better.
DeleteI disagree; the officer in charge shouldn't be the only one getting punishment. All of the participants should be given punishments for their actions.
DeleteI think the officers involved should all get the same punishment. It wouldn't be fair to give one less then the others. In my opinion, it doesn't matter what role they had because they were all in on it and they all knew what they were doing. It isn't fair for some officers to have a smaller sentence then others when all of them had a part in the case. As for the punishment, I do believe that the punishment should be harsh simply because the officers singled a specific race out. The victims were poor, uneducated, and were taken advantage of and the officers should get a harsh punishment. It would only be fair to the victims if the officers get the punishment they deserve. It's sad to know that those Latinos who lost their vehicles won't be able to get their things in return . This should be an example of how police officers take advantage of their authority .
ReplyDeleteIn agreeing with you Debeney, the police officers should get the same punishment for what they have done. Its now fair one have less punishable cause then the other. For the sake of this happening, all officers should know their role as being a police officers.
DeleteI agree with you Debeney , none of the criminals should get unequal punishments just because one did a lesser offense they all knew their role in the crime and were very aware. As for the officer, shame on him because he was just about to retire from being an officer.
DeleteYes I think that all of the police should all get the same amount of punishment. All of the police had the same mindset by stopping poor people just because they knew they couldn't afford to get their property back from the cops. They need to get more time for racial profiling because they look for poor Latinos that didn't have money to get there stuff back.
ReplyDeleteFor this circumstance that occurred, I believe that for the punishable cause for the same police officers that have been arrested should be severely punished. Its good riddance to them for such racial ways to these people because of their race. They currently don't know their role as being police officers. Their supposed to be people in helping the community not terrorize in habitually taking ones vehicle of their race
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Javier they are police officers of the law to help the community. Also I agree with you on the questions of should they have all got the same punishment and should there punishment be harsher. There officers are somebody you look to for the need of help not to recognize them to terrorize a community just because of there race.
DeleteIm in agreement with javier good rediance to these police officers they deserve everything that is coming to them for commiting such a shamful crime and being racial profilers who disgrace police officers and there morals
DeleteI do not think they did that to them because of their race. I think is because many poor Latinos tend to be immigrants. Many immigrants fear the law and are not educated with the laws and limits of a police officer.
DeleteI am going to agree with Zaira on this. It is not because of their race. It is easy to get on some Latinos because they tend to be immigrants, and they fear the law.
DeleteI think all the officers involved in this crime should be punished the same no matter what there role was. I do believe they should have received a harsher punishment, such as being removed from the legal system and what I mean by that is that he/she should no longer be able to work as an officer. These are people we trust our lives with, people we look to when we need help settling a problem out of our own control. How can we do any of those things when we have officers being racist? An officer should be a person who follows the law, not who consider arresting poor Latinos and selling there vehicles amusing. No matter what there role was in this crime they deserved a harsher punishment. They are officers of the law, which should be the ones to set an example and for a whole office of law enforcement to be racial profiling is just simply not right.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Diego how can we trusty police officers with our lives and they are quick to commit the same crime there suppose to prevent.If this is today's generation then what can we expect for the next generation to come.
DeleteI agree with you, Diego. Police should be punish like any other person, they did wrong, therefore they should pay. Police tend to always get a small punishment because of the fact they're "police" but once they overuse their power they should be trail like any other person.
DeleteI believe that just because one of them did a minor offence then the other they should not all receive one smaller or larger sentence, they all should get the equal punishment. All of the suspects knew what they were doing it was not like if they were brain washed to commit the crime. All suspects were very conscious and knew their role in the crime. As for the second question they should get harsher punishment since they were targeting one specific race “Latinos”. Not only were they targeted because they are Latinos, but because they knew they did not have money and they were not educated properly. Just comes to my mid of how officers take advantage of their authority.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Angle these officers knew exactly what they were doing ,and the fact that they only targeted a certain race.It all leads up to officers abusing their authority.How can we get them to stop committing crimes when police officers are becoming apart of this illegal activity themselves.
DeleteI agree, just because some of the officers took advantage of less Latinos than the others, does not mean they should get a smaller sentence. These victims were defenseless and could not protect themselves because they did not know the law. Basically, they were the perfect target because they were poor and uneducated. Therefore, they should all receive the same sentence.
DeleteI agree with you, Angel. These officers should really be punish for all the wrong they committed. Just because they're police doesn't mean their punishment should be less than what a regular person would get. Everyone is the same under the law.
DeleteI agree, they should get a larger equal punishment a regular person will get because they knew what they were doing was a crime and knew the consequences. They took advantage of the poor Latino’s.
DeleteI agree with you Angel. The officers should be punish equal because they were involve committing a crime. They knew what they were doing and what punish they going to have, one is not greater than the other so the officers should be punish equal.
DeleteI believe these police officers should be charged the same because no ones role is bigger than the other they all committed the same crime. The Fact that they were all police officers which means they indoutably knew the law .This is why our society is corrupt today we trust these officers to enforce the law, but instead of them stopping criminals they are becoming the perpetrators themselves. So yes, I do believe they should receive a more harsh punishment due to the fact that they took a oath to become an officer and stop illegal activity not become a part of it. They were abusing their authority, and making other officers that actually do their job look bad. The fact that these police officers only picked on poor individuals that are predominately Latino. Leads me to believe that they are sending a message out there that all Latinos are poor .So it sounds like they were stereotyping against Latinos. Hence I believe that all these officers should receive a harsh punishment in addition they should all receive the same sentence, because they all knew exactly what they were doing due to their line of duty in the criminal justice field.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that the officers should all be punished for taking part in this offensive crime and having something to do with this,because they are officers of the law who were suppose to protect us and keep us safe when there over here stopping poor Lations people for no reason and selling there cars ,because they cant pay for the impound cost. Mean while there rascial profiling poor innocent "Lations" who cant afford to pay for there cars i think they should get a harsher punishment for the injustice crime they have committed.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Kristina, who are we to trust now? It's so shameful. Those poor Latinos probably only had one vehicle and because of the corrupt policemen they probably even have to walk to wherever they have to go. There should not be not one bit of tolerance for corrupt cops and should be stripped of their badges immediately.
DeleteIn my opinion, I believe all officers should receive the same punishment. All it matters it's that they did wrong and should be punish. Even if one officer did less than the other one shouldn't be an excuse to give them different punishment, they all did wrong. They should also be charge for hate crime, what they did was only based on race.
ReplyDeleteYou are right Ana. I agree with you, they should all receive the same punishment. And, even if one did less, still they shouldn't be excuse. They all did the wrong thing.
DeleteThese corrupt officers should receive the same sentence for their bad decision. They should receive the same amount of punishment that a normal human being would get. In reality they are still human so they should get a reasonable punishment. They abused their authority and they should pay the price for racial profiling. In my opinion, I think they found it as a game to see who would arrest the most Latinos and sell the most vehicles. The Latinos were the perfect prey because they were poor and uneducated. Therefore, they would not have any knowledge of the law and would not have money to pay the fines. They were most likely influenced by one person to do this hate crime. As the saying goes, "one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch."
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you and your right they are corrupt officers. They abused there power and with that they should receive time especially on racial profiling. And you are right one bad apple can ruin the bunch, this is why so many people lost respect for officers.
DeleteI agree with you Kimberly. The punishment should be the same for these corrupt officers.They should even get more a punishment because they abused their power. A long jail time for these officers will make them think about what they did.
DeleteI can't believe that these mean that we should be looking up to and expect to be protected by would do something that low. They should get the same punishment because it is so shameful that these officers found this even a bit amusing. They preyed upon these poor people that may have a hard life and all they did was make it more difficult. I hope there's justice for these poor Latinos. There's no trusting of anyone anywhere nowadays.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with crystal who we are suppose to look up to now and have to protect us from harm when we have corupt police officers taking advantage of there power to commit a shameful crime such as this. These police officers should be charged and punished with some jail time and be fired and be dishonored from there position.for commiting such a low dispicable crime.
DeleteI totally agree with you Crystal. These are people that others look up to , role models. The fact that they found this entertaining is very sickening . They chose to prey on helpless , undereducated people knowing that what they knew what they were doing was completely wrong.
DeleteI believe those officer’s should receive the same sentence for their horrible decision. They knew what they were doing and wasn’t right. Also, they should receive the same punishment that every person will get, it should be equal but should get a harsher punishment because they should know better. The law was to protect every one that’s why they have that job for not to stop poor Latino’s and take their cars. It’s not right what they did.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Yessica. The officers should receive the same punishment for what they've done. They knew they were breaking the law and they knew the consequences that came with it. They deserve to pay a hefty fine and to spend some time in jail.
DeleteI agree with Yessica that they knew what they were doing was wrong that they still made the choice of preying on the poor.Also they were there to protect the people and they made the choice to use their power to take cars.
DeleteI think that the police officers should be punished for their actions. The only way that I think that they should not be punished is if their actions were following the law, but according to this they weren't. As to their punishment for their actions I would give them 15 years in prison without parole. This is because of the hundreds of cars that were taken. Also because of all the people that were affected by the actions of the police officers.
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you that all the police officers that were involved should be punished. They should all get the same sentence for being part of this actions.
DeleteI agree with you Cesar. They should get punish for what they have done to the Latinos. They should be charge and punish equal for their actions. However, I wouln't give them 15 years in prison I would give them more then that about 20 years in prison without parole.
DeleteI agree with you Cesar. They should definitely receive jail time for their actions. People would believe that they would know better since they’re police officers but they are corrupt. Racial profiling against poor people is wrong and injustice. Since most of the department was involved and no one wanted to go against it, I believe they should all get the same punishment.
DeleteI agree with cesar, they should be charge and punish equal for their actions. However, I disagree too I would not give them 15 years in prison. That seems a bit to much. I would give them about 8 years with parole.
DeleteI agree with you also Caesar, All of the suspects should be charged. But they should at least have about 8 years of prison.
DeleteI believe that all the officers should receive the same amount of punishment. They all agreed to be apart of this event knowing the consequences so why charge them differently. I believe this was abuse of power, this was a sad event that should cost the individuals there job of ever becoming a police officer again. They should have kept to there badge and did what there suppose to do not abuse or do something that harmed there career. Instead of charging them with worse punishment based on the race issue they should not only have them in prison but have they pay a fine and get those poor people there car back.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Alexis, on how sad it is that the police officers abused the power they had to do something like this. Also, those police officers should give the cars back to there owners or give them money, something.
DeleteI agree Alexis. They did abuse their power!
DeleteI believe that the officers should be punished depending on what their role was in all this. I also believe that all the police officers should be punished more because they werent doing their job. Also because they were targeting sprcif kind of people
ReplyDeleteI believe that the officers should all receive the same punishments. The reason they should receive the same punish is because the officers were involved in the hate crime and it didn't matter what role they took. As for the punish I believe they should receive a harsh punishment due to their racial profiling as it relates to pursuing Latinos that were poor and uneducated because the officers were taking advantages of targeting a specific race and selling their vehicles.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you in the part that they should be punished the same way as a civilian. There police officers their punishment should be harsher then a civilians punishment because they know the law.
ReplyDeleteI believe all of the officers that were involved in this case should be punished based on their respective role. Some officers could have taken things farther than others may have. Even though they were all wrong in what they were doing. Someone should have stood up and put a stop to this sooner. Although they did pursue racial profiling against Latinos that were poor and uneducated they should not receive a harsher punishment. I believe what come around, goes around and karma will get them back.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. Since they are police officers I believe someone should have stopped the racial profiling against Latinos. Many Latinos don’t understand English and the police officers took too much advantage of that. So yes, I agree that they should all the receive the same punishment and soon karma will get them back, especially since their police department office is now closed and they are out of a job.
DeleteIt is wrong how officers are doing that to people. Officers should be doing there jobs and protect the people from harm. They should get the same punishment. There was no need for them to do such a thing like that.
ReplyDeleteI agree, i believe the officers should receive the same sentence, and also harsher punishments for being racially biased.
DeleteYes they should receive the same punishment. They targeted poor latinos who had zero education. As for them getting a harsher punishment will be perfect for being racials.
DeleteI agree, Adrian. Oficers should get the same punishmentment anybody else would get, esppecially because of what they do for a living.
DeleteI think all the officers involved should receive the same punishment. I understand that some officers did more harm than others, but they should know better as police men. They all knew what each individual was doing and they never tried to stop it. I believe police men just kept doing that for fun. I do think they should receive a harsher punishment for racial profiling because they took and sold the Latino’s cars. It is a good think that the police department’s business office closed. They deserve all the consequences that come to them for picking on people that aren’t rich. Many individuals were affected by the police men’s cruel idea on taking their vehicles.
ReplyDeleteI believe that they should all be punished the same because all of the officers involved knew what they were doing. The officers were racial profiling and were victimizing helpless people. The officers, for their punishment, should receive time in jail and be given hefty fines. That money should be given to the victims of this crime. They will be given a taste of their own medicine and they should have enough time to think about what they've done.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jose, they should be given jail time and fines for what they did.
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ReplyDeleteIn my perspective the corrupt officers should all be punished equally no matter what perspective role the individual played. All the officers committed a crime and just like every other civilian , they need to be held accountable for there actions. I also believe that the officers should be charged with a hate crime simply because , they preyed upon poor and undereducated Latinos .People that didn't know any better .
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you Summer. The police should pay for what they did, no matter what role they have. The punishment should have been way more harsher because the crime was made repeately and intensly.
Deletei agree with you summer because the officers knew what they were getting into and should be punished for their wrong doing. the officers were wrong for racially profiling low income latinos.
DeleteI strongly agree with you christian. All of the police should be charged the same because they were all involve in such horrible crime. I also agree that it they should be charge with hate crime because is not fair for the poor Latino's that sufferrd through this.
ReplyDeleteI believe that all of them should receive the same punishment. Many innocent people suffered through this because of corrupt officer. Messing with a minority is very unprofessional and upsetting . We all feel protectcted by the popolice, but is very detrimental to see the actions some officers that in order to receive things or for just complete satisfactions. I think they should be charged with hate crime and racial profiling. Hopefully other police depaments learn from this huge mistake their "friends" did.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree with you flor, they need to be charged with hate crime due to their racial behavior.
DeleteWe as citizens should not fear the law but respect them for what they do for our communities. We would expect law enforcement to be there to aid us when we are being taken advantage of and never expect them to be the ones taking advantage. What these officers did isn't just wrong but unethical. Using their title to take advantage of people they know won't be able to defend themselves is pathetic. Therefore, I believe the officers should receive a greater punishment than any ordinary civilian would in this case. Not only that but if investigation were to show the involvement of one officer more than the others, their sentence should only increase. Police officers are given power over the citizens to protect them not for them to take advantage of them in any way.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, we shouldn't fear the law we should feel safe and not have to worry about the law doing such a thing.
DeleteI agree with Jose that we should not fear the law but because of officers like this some times we can not. The officers should not use their power to take advantage of the poor it is unethical.
DeleteI agree with you, citizens should not fear the law but instead feel safe knowing they are here to serve and protect. Since they did not manage to do there duties as police officers they should all be punished.
DeleteI totally agree with you Jose because these officers are supposed to serve and protect the citizens regardless of their race. They know precisely right from wrong because they work in law enforcement. You’re right they should not use their title for advantage. These officers shouldn’t be punished as regular citizens but as law enforcement officer that broke their morals and dishonored the criminal justice system. They are supposed to be against crime not tag along with other criminals.
DeleteI found this very shocking, we as civilians should not fear the law. They are here to so we can feel safe. In my perspective I believe all corrupt officers should receive an equal punishment. I also agree they need to be charged with a hate crime.
ReplyDeleteYes I was very disgusted to find this out taking advantage of these poor mexican that can't afford their car out of the in pound. The fact that cops who serve and protect are doing this to the community they protect. So yes they need to crack down more on crooked cops.
DeleteWithout a doubt, these corrupted officers should have equal punishment for the unnecessary action they have committed. Every officer who were involved in the act shouldn't have different punishment because they knew the consequences for stealing and selling cars from only Latinos who are poor or uneducated. That being said, they were still accountable for their choice and must pay the price for that foolish act.
ReplyDeleteI believe that all of the officer should get the same punishment. They all knew that this was going one. No one reported that this was going on they all went along with it so they should all be punished equally. As for their punishment it should be harsh because they were targeting the poor and a specific race. The victims need to see that justice is being done.
ReplyDeleteI agree all of the officer's should receive the same punishment that is wrong of all of them to do that to poor hispanics. Knowing they can't afford to get there car out. So yes the cops including the chief should get the same punishment.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that the police that protect these people are doing this to them is not right. All the cops involved should all receive the same time and even more time that is was racial. The fact that there are more crooked cops out there they need to be stoped. So yes I agree with everything that everyone is say
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the police officers should be punished. However, trying to stop every crooked cop is like trying to a real boat in a bottle. It can't be done.
DeleteI agree with both. Crimes like those should be stopped but one person cant really do much if the rest just stand around like nothing. We all have to contribute in society in order to get what we want, if you want something you have to go for it. Those officers should be punished severe for the things they did because they don’t know the struggle the family/person probably had to go through to get that car or anything they just chose to do it not knowing the effects of it. In others words yeah they should be punished harsh, in my personal view.
DeleteThe police officers should be held accountable for impounding the vehicles without probable cause. They should all get the same punishment because they all played a role. Too many times have there been incidences where police abuse their power. Most of the time, it is because the victim(s) doesn't know what police officers are supposed to do.
ReplyDeleteAs for the racial factor, it is not a crime to select one race or group. Therefore, it should not be held against them.
I agree with you they should all face the same punishment for their crime. Also you are right police do sometimes abuse their power an it's always on people that don't know what the officer can and can not do. This lets them do what they want on poor helpless people. As for the race part I agree with you as well just choosing on one type of race doesn't make you racist.
DeleteI agree that all police officers should get the same punishment. Police are suppose to protect us not give us problems. This is why poeple need to know what police can and cannot do.
ReplyDeleteThe police officers should receive equal amount of punishments because all of them were in the act of impounding the vehicles. I believe it's not fair to other people who commit the same crime. I don't think they should be charged for the race part. Because no one can prove that they were being racist.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that they should receive the same punishment because they all did have a part in the crime. As for the race part they should be charged for that because they knew that the Latinos couldn't afford the fee and plus there was no other race being victimized.
DeleteI agree that they should receive the same amount of punishment. But they shouldn't get harsher punishment for being rasist.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the police should all receive the same severe punishment because they all played a role in the crime. It pains me to see that police are misusing their power to victimize people who can't stand back towards them. As for being charged for racial discrimination they should be charged for that as well because they singled out only poor Latinos .
ReplyDeleteIn my own perspective, I do believe that all of the officers should receive the same punishment because they were all some how involved in impounding these vehicles. I do not think it matters what role they had, they were still involve and deserve the same punishment. I also believe that the officers should get a harsher punishment due to their racial profiling as it related to pursuing Latinos that were poor and uneducated. They were aware of what they were doing and instead of putting a stop to it, they continued to target more.
ReplyDeleteI think they all should receive the same punishment. I’m sure they all had some type of input/thought in this. It wasn't just once officer doing it, it was more than one. Officer’s jobs are to protect and help others. No matter what the civilians race is, they should all be treated the same. They should lose their rights as an officer and get back the cars they sold and pay them back.
ReplyDeleteI agree Christian. They are all grown men with their own mind and all had their little input so yes they should get the same punishment.
ReplyDeleteI honestly think that all of the six police officers should receive the same punishment since they all grouped together to do the same crime. "There is no "I" in "Team". The police officers should have better knowledge than to impound and sell the individual's vehicles. Don't the police officers have money for their selves? So why are the officers trying to make profit on these individuals that worked hard just like the officers to get what they wanted, a car? For the conclusion, Police officers know better, so each and every police officer should receive the same punishment together, just like they participated in the crime, together.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Andrea. All police officers should get the same punishment. They all did it together so they should all get the same punishment. And i also agree with you on the fact that they should not have made a profit out of people.
DeleteI think the punishment they recieved was apporpiate no matter what they say they were trying to do. They should recieve the same punishment as anyone else if not more, for their position in the city. Also, because of the racial profiling.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Jessie. The police officers should receive both punishments for what they did. As I said before some people (teenagers, children, adults etc..) look up to officers and at some point wish to be like them , this is just giving the wrong example for those who want to pursue a career and also this makes society question if the authority is actually doing something right.
DeleteI disagree with you Jessie; they each should receive the appropriate punishment for the roles they played in the incident. Their position in the city is most important they are supposed to be role models for the people and since they abused their authority they should be punished more. The police officers also should serve more time for their racial profiling.
DeleteIn my opinion they should all receive the same punishment for participating in impounding poor Hispanics vehicles. All of them put some type of input at some point. They should receive a harsher punishment for racial profiling. Instead of protecting the people they harmed many and they should be punished for this. They should all be removed from duty since they failed to do their job as police officers.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the police officers should be punished for their actions and their roll in society. Some people look up to the law enforcement agency for safety ,expecting to be protected and not vandalized. They should be charged for what they did and for who they are and represent. I believe they should get a severe punishment for the racial profiling. That’s something that shouldn’t be done specially from a police ,just setting the wrong example , so in other words yes ,they should receive a harsh punishment.
ReplyDeleteI agree, with you Julia we should be able to trust police officers. Racial profiling did not come with job of a police officer’s so them getting an even harder punishment is perfectly fine. These so called “police officers” should be ashamed of themselves. They just make a disappointment to society.
DeleteI agree, with you Julia the officers should be punished harshley because they are officers and should know that what they did was wrong. I believe that officers should inforce the law not break it. We can't even trust police officers anymore.
DeleteThe officers involved in this incident should all be punished. The officers knew what they were getting themselves into and knew the consequences behind all of this. There shouldn’t be a different punishment for any of them because they all played a role. As of the racial profiling, I think that is way out of hand and is basically a hate crime. These police officers shouldn’t be able to be cruel and racist to others just because they feel as if they rule everything. It’s not fair for them to sell other peoples cars and getting away with it. This is another reason why we citizens do not trust police officers today.
ReplyDeleteI totally disagree with you Cyntera each officer should have the respective punishment for the role they have taken in this incident. I do agree with the police officers basically doing it because of racial profiling and the Latinos or any type of race shouldn't be treated like that. We are the people, we are the citizens of this soceityand we will never be better as one if we keep treating each other the way we do. Starting with law enforcement.
DeleteI believe each officer should be punished depending on their role in this incident. The police officers knew exactly what they were getting themselves into and still had the audacity to abuse their authority. They each should receive a harsher crime due to their racial profiling in relating to Latinos being poor and uneducated. The Latinos didn’t know better and were being fooled by the police due to less education. The law enforcement has to have better police officers if society expects them to be the heroes and actually serve and protect the people.
ReplyDeleteI agree, with you Alandra how do police officers want us to respect and trust them if we have police officers like so committing crime. Because they are police officers they do abuse their authority and think its okay. The racial profiling is not the right thing to do in being a police officer. Society today probably cannot even see our police officers after this incident.
DeleteYes, I agree with you Alandra because police officers are supposed to serve and protect the citizens no matter what race they are or what their income status is. These Hispanic victims didn’t know any better, they thought they were wrong, they trusted the authorities. However the authorities were being corrupt and unethical by taking advantage of their honoring title. These officers should really learn a lesson not by being trialed as a civilian but by being trailed as a corrupt law enforcement officer.
Delete1.) I believe that each officer should receive individual punishment. Yes, they all played the same role however they might have not impounded the amount of vehicles each one of them. Were the six police officers acting upon agreement? If so then they should all divide the equal amount of punishment among each other.
ReplyDelete2.) The use of racial profiling is illegal. These six police officer, know that due to the fact that they work for law enforcement. Therefore, they should be punished strictly for dishonoring the U.S. law. They should be punished as for what they are and what they did disregard their race or what they were before they committed this crime.
I believe that the men involved in this racial profiling crime should all be given the same sentencing. They were all a part of depicting the victims knowing how helpless they were economically. However, they should not receive as harsh of a punishment. I think that this was an unjust thing to do, but not to the point to make it a harsh punishment.
ReplyDeleteyes I agree with you lourdes because I also belive that the officers were being racist. they should also be convicted for the same crime because they knew what they were doing was wrong. Plus they were all police officer and were being unethical.
DeleteThese officers knew what action, they were up to. Taking and selling over 200 cars when owners couldn’t afford the cars. They should be punished over all of the crime they have done. It should be charged as if a normal citizen had done this crime. Just because , they were a part of the crime.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Carlos, they were wrong for selling all those cars. Also i agree with you that they should be charged like a normal citizen would have.
DeleteI agree with you Carlos, they were wrong for selling all those cars. Also i agree with you that they should be charged like a normal citizen would have.
DeleteI believe that the officers were very wrong because of their wrong doing of targeting poor Latinos that could not afford to take their vehicles out of the impound so that would make it a win situation for the police officers and used the vehicles to make profits for themselves. I believe each officer should be punished for their individual wrong doings because some police officers might not have done as wrong as the others. I also believe they should be punished additionally for racially profiling the Latinos.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you alex, the officers should be equally punished for their crimes. the officers were wrong for targeting poor latinos that didnt have a chance at what was being done to them as far as getting their vehicles impounded and not having enough money to get them out.
ReplyDeleteI believe that "officers" that abuse authority is wrong and they should get punished for doing those kinds of things. The thing about targeting Latinos is wrong too. People know that Latinos don't have good paid jobs and know that Latinos won't make do nothing because they are scared.
ReplyDeleteI believe that "officers" that abuse authority is wrong and they should get punished for doing those kinds of things. The thing about targeting Latinos is wrong too. People know that Latinos don't have good paid jobs and know that Latinos won't make do nothing because they are scared.
ReplyDelete1.) I think that each police officer should be punished based on their role in this incident. The officer that came up with this idea should get a harsher punishment than the rest.
ReplyDelete2.) I think that the police officers should get a harsher punishment because racism is a big deal in today’s society. I also believe that they should get their badges taken away from them.
I agree with you Aide, they should all get the same punishment for committing the same crime. I also agree with you that the officers badges should get removed.
ReplyDelete.In my point of view i see that the officers were just doing their jobs by protecting the public. in other words the police accused of taking up over 200 cars should be given some time behind bars for their cruel actions. cruel about this is that they would take up poor looking Latino family’s vehicles knowing they most likely will not be able to afford the impound lot fees.
ReplyDeleteIn my point of view i see that the officers were just doing their jobs by protecting the public. in other words the police accused of taking up over 200 cars should be given some time behind bars for their cruel actions. cruel about this is that they would take up poor looking Latino family’s vehicles knowing they most likely will not be able to afford the impound lot fees.
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