Serious action needs to be taken regarding these issues. They are the people put in place to serve us and protect us, and instead we have to watch our backs and be on alert because we don't know if the police officer will handle the situation at this time. One of the many ways that could end police brutality would be to hand out punishments for police officer misconduct. If the police officer who committed the brutality or misconduct were given the exact same punishment that ordinary citizens receive if they were caught, it could slow or even end the growing problem ("Why police brutality." Web .). Another way the problem could be solved is if the justice system stopped “looking the other way” when faced with citizen complaints about police officer misconduct. It almost seems that justice says well what the citizen reports, and police officers work for justice and don't make mistakes because they are police officers. This needs to change because it allows police to get away with excessive violence and increases incidents of police brutality. We are all human, give us an inch and we will take a mile. Statistics provide evidence that up to ninety-nine percent of reports and cases of police brutality are confirmed in the state of New Jersey. Why are they being held back? Well, the answer is that the internal units tasked with investigating complaints against their co-workers, and because they are colleagues they shrug their shoulders and close the case (http://www.huffingtonpost.com. Web). To stop this, the justice system will have to make a change in the face of their discipline