Police Brutality Video Analysis

All cases of police brutality and corruption are very hard to read. In one case after 2.5 million views the video had technical difficulties and the public thought that social media was covering up what some officers can really do. In one case a young woman recorded her boyfriend getting shot in front of their daughter, in the video: “he was shot while reaching for his identification. The video went viral on Facebook and other social media platforms. Although the graphic video disappeared briefly after 2.5 million views, supposedly due to a technical glitch, it reappeared after public outcry and accusations that Facebook had purposely removed evidence of police officers killing African Americans” (Social Media 2). The content on the video may be hard to watch for some people,

“Social Media” explains more about the Alton Sterling shooting: “Another problem related to this relatively new phenomenon is police harassment of people who film police violence. Diamond Reynolds was handcuffed and held in police custody for eight hours after she filmed her boyfriend's death. She later said, ‘They took me to jail. They didn't feed me. They put me in a room and separated me from my child. They treated me like a prisoner.’ Abdullah Muflahi, who runs the Triple S Mart near where the Alton Sterling shooting took place, recorded part of the killing on his cellphone, and the incident was also recorded on the shop's surveillance camera. He too was arrested, his cellphone was confiscated without a warrant, and he was locked in the back of a police car for four hours. He has since filed a lawsuit against the police officers” (Social Media 3). Due to these controversial actions one may question if the officers are breaking citizens rights when they take their property. Also brings up our freedom to record the police in public places. Our county has always had police brutality and due to social media there is more