Policing/ Elegant concept
Eric Garner was accused of selling untaxed cigarettes in Staten Island
when a police officer put him in the illegal choke hold that killed him.
Michael Brown and a friend were walking in the middle of street in a St. Louis
suburb, drawing the attention of a local cop who ended up shooting and killing
the unarmed Brown. An “investigative stop” by police resulted in the death of
Ezell Ford, a Los Angeles man, who witnesses say was shot three times while he was already compliantly
lying on the ground.
Taken together, the instances of unarmed, black men getting shot and
killed under debatable circumstances have put new scrutiny on a police tactic
known as “broken windows,” in which law enforcement officers focus on rooting
out minor disorder as a way to prevent more serious crime. Critics say the
tactic unfairly targets minority and poor communities and fosters a culture of
police brutality.
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