The criminal justice system in the United States is rigged against the poor and powerless. In the streets of black and brown communities across the nation the shock troops in blue have been deployed in a 'war on crime'. Since our neighborhoods have been declared war zones, the people in these communities are all under suspicion, viewed as potential threats. Cases of mistaken identity or over- aggressive policing resulting in the killing, maiming or false arrest of innocents are shrugged off as collateral damage. When police crimes are exposed the cover-ups, dissembling, and justifications are rolled out to protect the guilty.

  

People across the nation have been crying foul. Communities victimized by police abuse are starting to fight back by exposing the lies that pass for the official story. Cell phone cameras, video evidence, eye-witness accounts, and a paper trail documenting abuse have laid bare the magnitude of racist police patterns and practices. Police actions and accounts are being scrutinized like never before.

Now, what to do with all this evidence?... READ ON