Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer. Hubert Locke writes, "When used in print or as the battle cry in a black power rally, police brutality. refers to inappropriate actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Police misconduct can lead to a miscarriage of justice and sometimes involves discrimination. For a example Sean bell. The Sean Bell shooting incident took place in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United States on November 25, 2006, in which 3 men were shot a total of fifty times by a team of both plainclothes and undercover NYPD officers, The night of the shooting, Bell was holding his bachelor party at Club Kalua in the Jamaica section of Queens. officer Gescard Isnora and two other officer fired 50 shots and a matter of second at Mr bell car. Investigater stated that bell pull a gun out first and that what cause the officer to open fired. the two police officer ineided for mansluter for no reason. the two officer got away for the murder of sean bell, the urban com was upset. there was marches, protested and alot of other actives so they could prove their point that urban com get treated like the minoritiy,
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