American
cop targeted for exposing police corruption
Brutality,
fraud, & paedophilia: American cop found asylum in Russia after
exposing police corruption in US.
Once
Upon A Crime: U.S. Police Brutality
Miguel Francis-Santiago
investigates police brutality in the USA. Hundreds of US citizens die
every year at the hands of law enforcement officers. A disturbing
number appeared to pose no immediate threat to their killers. Unarmed
people being shot, beaten and even suffocated to death by officers,
continue to make headlines, despite an almost continuous public
outcry.
The recent death of
Michael Brown, shot by a policeman, caused violent civil unrest in
the town of Ferguson. As a result, 24 US states have introduced
police reform proposals in an attempt to prevent excessive use of
force. Many disturbing videos showing people being shot by officers
often suggest that those responsible are entirely conscious of what
they are doing.
Miguel meets the victims
of alleged police brutality, people who experienced it first-hand and
others who lost loved ones to it. They are engaged in a long fight
for justice and want answers. They also want the police to be
accountable for what they do, most of all though, they hope to
prevent more tragic deaths in the future. The growing use of personal
and dashboard cameras by Police Services has exposed just how
widespread the problem is and provided the evidence needed to take
some rogue police officers to court. Yet, incidents of police
brutality continue.
For a fuller picture of
the issue and why certain communities have lost all trust in how the
legal system works, Miguel meets a serving police officer and a
prominent lawyer who regularly handles lawsuits against the Police
brutality that has affected people throughout the USA., and he even
speaks about the issue with Mr Quentin Tarantino. Miguel explores its
causes and asks, what might put an end to it?
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