There are many different perspectives people take on the subject of police brutality. Three different perspectives can arise from this. The victim, the officer, and a spectator. These are all different points of views, and can all have their own stories. A story can seem one way to one person, and to another it may seem completely different.
As United States citizens we are entitled to our rights and liberties, we also have the right to not be inflicted any kind of cruel and unusual punishment. We as citizens of America have many rights and freedoms, of which we exercise every day. The police are there to ensure us these rights and to protect harm to individuals or to society. However we as citizens tend to mistake police officers for robots who show no hatred or prejudices. In other words society forgets that they are also human. Human enough to feel many different feelings, emotions and attitudes towards many different issues or even people. This is not to say that every police officer would subject a citizen towards this negative attitude but current events and statistics show that the civil rights and liberties of Americans are being challenged every day of the hands of “our protectors”, the police. Police brutality may occur violating the rights and liberties of any individual at any given time. However, witnesses report that white police violence against citizens of color or diverse backgrounds is more likely to occur than police officers of color committing violence against white citizens.
Copwatch is a collection of activist organizations committed to observing and documenting police activity. They maintain a searchable online database which allows the general public to file or search complaints regarding police misconduct. Copwatch was founded in 1990 in Berkeley, California, when a group of activists decided to document police activity during a series of attacks on the homeless at People’s Park in the city’s Telegraph Avenue neighborhood. Now Copwatch organizations exist in cities all over the country and anyone can get involved
As United States citizens we are entitled to our rights and liberties, we also have the right to not be inflicted any kind of cruel and unusual punishment. We as citizens of America have many rights and freedoms, of which we exercise every day. The police are there to ensure us these rights and to protect harm to individuals or to society. However we as citizens tend to mistake police officers for robots who show no hatred or prejudices. In other words society forgets that they are also human. Human enough to feel many different feelings, emotions and attitudes towards many different issues or even people. This is not to say that every police officer would subject a citizen towards this negative attitude but current events and statistics show that the civil rights and liberties of Americans are being challenged every day of the hands of “our protectors”, the police. Police brutality may occur violating the rights and liberties of any individual at any given time. However, witnesses report that white police violence against citizens of color or diverse backgrounds is more likely to occur than police officers of color committing violence against white citizens.
Copwatch is a collection of activist organizations committed to observing and documenting police activity. They maintain a searchable online database which allows the general public to file or search complaints regarding police misconduct. Copwatch was founded in 1990 in Berkeley, California, when a group of activists decided to document police activity during a series of attacks on the homeless at People’s Park in the city’s Telegraph Avenue neighborhood. Now Copwatch organizations exist in cities all over the country and anyone can get involved
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