Joshua Holland, AlterNet: "Probably 97 percent of police act
professionally toward protesters. But the other 3 percent are armed and
dangerous, and know that they're unlikely to be held accountable…. When a
cop loses his or her cool, it can be terrifying. And when a protester
exercising his or her right to assemble and speak is a victim of
excessive force, it also violates the United States Constitution. Unlike
protesters, cops are also armed, and it's difficult to hold them
accountable for their actions when they don't behave professionally.
But, as Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil
Liberties Union told AlterNet last month, ‘public video recording has
dramatically changed the landscape of police accountability, no question
about it. It's a lot harder for police to sweep allegations of abuse
under the rug when it's on video and on YouTube.'"
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