Police brutality is the excessive use of force by law enforcement officials. This includes incidents in which officers beat, torture, verbally and psychologically abuse people, use riot gear with unreasonable force at demonstrations, and in many cases, kill civilians.
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**Think Further Questions:
1. What are some ways in which government bodies can hold officers who use excessive force or abuse their power accountable for their actions?
2. What kinds of changes to police departments are activists calling for?
3. Consider the different ways police brutality is discussed on various news sources. How are police officers’ actions described as opposed to protestors?
**Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - Explanation
00:57 - Police Brutality
01:22 - The History
02:39 - Why Care?
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