I called my man Wilsonman to talk about these cops, America's police brutality problem, and how this violent event will affect his music.
Garner's killing, which was caught on video, helped bring America's focus back to its police brutality problem and unresolved legacy of racially-charged law enforcement.
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It is a troubled force with a history of corruption and brutality, facing recruiting problems, increasing gang violence, a rising murder rate and declining officer productivity.
Absenteeism is one problem; brutality is another.
It was one of the few direct acknowledgments from the valley that police brutality is a problem worth trying to hack or disrupt.
Whatever the reason, it is clear that justice is not being served in cases of police brutality — and the problem goes far beyond the recent headlines.
Mr. Wilcox said the department had systemic problems of brutality and cover-ups.
Is this a department that has traditionally had problems with brutality, or with corruption, or with nepotism?
