Police Brutality in America

Having personally experienced both good and bad cops in America, where the experiences with the bad cops severely outweighed the good, I am rather scared of the police. If not for the timely intervention of their colleagues, my friends and I (they have had their own harrowing experiences) could have been the victims of a bunch of power mad individuals who could have seriously jeopardized our futures and in some cases basic human rights. I hope that my personal experiences have been isolated, and are not the majority. YouTube points to some extreme examples:

1) Women tased like a dog: (CNN)



2) Florida University Incident: Covered in Prior blog post.

3) Minor pepper sprayed for no reason at all.



4) Cops taser a protester:



5) Local Politician beat up by cops for no reason (well maybe some hidden reason)



6) Arrested for reading the US Constitution "no charges given"



7) Cops "plan"? to hit and brutalize a mentally delicate patient



Etc etc.

Of course:
Chris Rock weighs in: (Humor)

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