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Police Brutality. By: Adam Rothstein. Why do officers use police brutality?. Work many hours over time www.thehill.com Get stressed out by the amount of crime Against many minorities (Rodney King). Racism. Blacks (say sometimes they have to watch out for police rather than watch for them)
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Police Brutality By: Adam Rothstein
Why do officers use police brutality? • Work many hours over time www.thehill.com • Get stressed out by the amount of crime • Against many minorities (Rodney King)
Racism • Blacks (say sometimes they have to watch out for police rather than watch for them) • Rodney King was a man who was brutaly beaten by police officers, but luckily lived, still is a case • Racial profiling occurs in large Largest reason for police brutality • cities
Main Cities Where police brutality occurs • Atlanta • Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Indianapolis • Los Angeles (Rodney King) • Minneapolis • New Orleans • New York • Philadelphia • Portland • Providence • San Francisco • Washington D.C.
Weapons! • Batons • Pepper Spray • hand cuffs • Tazer Gun • K-9 dog • Handgun • Pistols • (NYC) Rifles (9/11) • Most dangerous themselves!
Rodney King • Beaten by L.A. officers • Chased for 8 miles • Surrounded in a circle • Shot by a tazer • Beaten by baton in the head • 19 seconds • Has changed Los Angeles and the LAPD • Caused L.A. riots