Abuse of power is an offense on human kind in which the abuser takes advantage of a weaker individual. Sometimes the indiviual (or individuals) are powerless or defenseless against their assault. In the popular sci-fi series written by Joss Whedon, called Firefly, Joss Whedon does a good job of showing the viewer that the effects of a power trip when one person with a cocky attitude is left in charge. When the captain of the ship is away on a mission, an arrogant character (Jane) is left on the ship and feels that he was left in charge. When the mission goes south, he attempts to force the ship and the crew to leave the captain, and example of an abuse of power. This is an abuse of power because the crew could never leave the two crewmembers, but Jane was willing to force them to leave. In real life, abuse of power is all around, in work places, schools, hospitals, and even prison; anywhere that an aggressor remains unmonitored for an extended period of time is grounds for things to get out of control. For example, the prison guards at Abu Ghraib abuses their powers when they took it into their own hands to punish the prisoners through means of unhumane torture, humiliation and neglect. It is important to examine these actions so that these actions can be prevented in the future.
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