Inside Story Americas - US policing: Institutionalising brutality?

Extreme police tactics are not a new phenomenon in the United States. But in the age of social media, police violence, such as the shooting of unarmed people, the use of pepper spray and taser guns are being documented for the world to see. The Occupy protesters throughout the country felt the full force of police tactics - many were subject to violent arrest. Perhaps the most controversial example was at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) where peaceful protesters were pepper sprayed last November.

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[Cassie Howard]

so anti american = terrorist.....your just another stupid simple minded American. Your country has gone to shit and being in denial about it isn't going to make it better....poor stupid baby

[Cassie Howard]

America is a sick country

[MarineVetInNC]

Pot: hey kettle, your black.

[lilhotboy247]

I'm merely stating an obvious fact.

If you want to conclude that I'm defending 'the perpetrators', than that's you're own prerogative.

[NWKBricks1]

Excellent work, AJE! Too bad we don't see this type of discussion on any of the other "news" networks. Funny, they need to fill a 24 hour news cycle, but they choose not to fill it with anything of substance.

[IzzyBooNZ1]

I wanna be a cop so I can beat people up and shoot stuff. NOT

[KEWLIDO]

Absolutely GREAT journalism!!! Aljy is the NEW American Free Press! Love it! And in depth journalism! The problem with protesters against the police is that they do NOT protest against the Mayor or City Administrator who are in charge of the police, constitution 101. Police unions are irrelevant period! And...if the people wish to disolve the police dept. they may in most state constitutions! Thanks again AlJazeeras! Get used to being coined Aljy. :)

[Rushour717]

It not suprising this is happening all around world, America is just copying tactics from Human Right abusing countries. If police is become harsher, the people have a right to self-defense and should shoot back at these abusers

[DeadReckonGaming]

you're an idiot. keep your mouth shut and quit giving the rest of us americans a bad name.

[rencrow]

Judge Dredd.

[vampin6]

Ive seen video after video after video on youtube of news reports about police shootings of innocent people, I saw one where a cop shot a black man in the back while he was hand cuffed. White supremecy is a powerful institution. They said that the number of these reports added up is an embarrassment. The victims get younger and younger.

[thatdude21601]

guess what haterz.....olympics and snoop lion are still trending! we dont even notice this stuff!

Wait, that's bad huh?