Police Brutality

Who/What:  Protesters in different U.S. Cities have managed to bloack highways and rally around police precints. The aim of this protest is to end the abuse of the title as a police officer. Some officers have unlawfully beaten and abused individuals; mostly black men were highlighted, leading to an uproar in the entire community.

Where: The protest is not just limited to one state in the U.S. as it has spread from New York to California.

When: This protest started on April of 2015 in New York as all the highways were blocked which lead to two dozen arrests in the demonstration.

Why: It was carried out because the community wanted law enforcement and news stations to see the severity of the uneeded abuse and sometimes death and the hands of the police.

Identities: There are many identities in this piece that the protesters would like to convey such as the importance of knowing your rights as an individual in the U.S. as well as bringing light to unfair and rash decisions made by police including beating and the use of guns.


Chen, Kelly. "Protests In U.S. Cities Against Police Violence Prompt Arrests." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2016.