Have the police become the criminals, or have the people become the little boys crying wolf? An ongoing concern in the United States and even around the world today is the issue of police brutality. Several allegations of police officers using excessive force are increasingly generating headlines all over the media. Videos displaying severe beatings, mishandlings, chokings, along with the fatal shootings of unarmed individuals while in police custody popularly circulate the media. But how often do we see the events that led up to that point? The media tends to portray the idea that the police officers are abusing their power. The article " 'Can We All Get Along?' Blacks' Historical and Contemporary (in) Justice With Law Enforcement." describes Rodney King's efforts to limit the harshness of law enforcement on individuals, especially individuals of color. After Rodney King endured a brutal beating by Los Angeles police department officers, he became the face of police brutality in America. Rodney's efforts became the catalysts in spreading the issue of racism linked to police brutality. However if we take a closer look, the issue of police brutality is more than just a racial grudge. Police officers undergo numerous amounts of training that equip them to defend themselves against criminals. Police brutality has extended far beyond racial factors and into a trained officers choice of kill or be killed. Even though these acts of aggression occur mainly in inner cities on minority groups, the police are doing the jobs that they are trained to do whether we like it or not. The article " 'Can We All Get Along?' Blacks' Historical and Contemporary (in) Justice With Law Enforcement," makes mention of statistics from Malcolm X grassroots findings, from January 1st to June 30th 2012. The statistics show that one black person is killed by law enforcement or someone acting in that capacity every 36 hours. It goes on further to mention and we must