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Article #68: Police Brutality - How to Fight Back

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Ever since the Rodney King incident, the she will file the complaint without
world at large has become increasingly resistance. However, if he or she does
aware of police brutality. One would not wish to file the complaint, then you
presume that mass public awareness would must keep going up the chain of command
stem such aggressive behavior from law until you reach the Chief of Police.
enforcement officers, but that doesn't Once filed at the department, a complaint
seem to be the case. Police officers, if becomes a permanent record on the
anything, have only become more careful officer's file. If an officer receives
in how they verbally and physically abuse too many, he or she will get suspended or
the general public. moved to a position that does not require
Most U.S. residents don't realize there public interaction. If enough complaints
is a simple method to combat such abuse. have been filed, the department may
In fact, this particular expression of choose to fire the officer rather than
public-power can immobilize an officer's risk having to explain why a troubled
career and, in extreme cases, bring an officer was allowed to continue serving
abrupt end to the officer's employment; the public.
yes, you can get a police officer fired Filing a complaint against an officer is
if you so desire. extremely powerful. It has a lifetime
If an officer is unnecessarily rough with effect on the officer's career. It can
you or is verbally abusive, you only need prevent an officer from being promoted
to do one thing: file a complaint. and can definitely cause problems
Complaints are easy to file. Simply show whenever an officer attempts to lateral
up at the officer's department, walk up to a new department.
to the front desk, and ask to file a It is not only your right to file a
complaint against an officer. The front complaint against an abusive police
desk must file the complaint; it is not officer; you should look at it as your
the receptionist's responsibility to responsibility. Such behavior in a law
validate your claim. You should then enforcement officer is unacceptable. If
proceed to calmly and rationally fill out you don't file a complaint, the abusive
the paperwork and submit it. behavior will only continue and could
If the receptionist refuses to assist you possibly escalate.
(which they will do almost every time), Filing a complaint against a police
then you must ask to speak with the Watch officer is one instance where the pen is
Commander on duty. If the Watch Commander truly mightier than the sword - or in
has any sense of responsibility, he or this case, the gun.






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