Those who followed the trial probably were not surprised that the district attorney's office did not prosecute any of the five officers involved. Police harassment and brutality has been going on far too long and it needs to come to an end. These figures alone are disturbing and warrant investigation by the U.S. government. Most of these cases included people who had died of asphyxia from pressure on the neck or chest. However, very few officers involved in these cases were disciplined and only minor sanctions were imposed against those found guilty of misconduct.
Harassment is also a concern of people of color.
I have personally been harassed by police officers and it is not a pretty sight. I don't want to sound like a punk, but yes, I was a little scared. I was upset that I could not take a walk any time I wanted to on a campus where my mother is paying thousands of dollars to send me to school. The upsetting part of the whole incident was when I informed the officer that I had been stopped several times before for walking on campus late at night. He made the comment that I looked suspicious and thought I was associated with a series of spray painting incidents on campus.