Release Us: A Powerful Short Film on Police Brutality
Too many officers failing to uphold the oath they took, with no accountability at all.
500
innocent Americans are murdered by police every year (USDOJ). 5,000
since 9/11, equal to the number of US soldiers lost in Iraq.
In 1994
the US Government passed a law authorizing the Pentagon to donate
surplus Cold War era military equipment to local police departments.
In the
20 years since, weaponry designed for use on a foreign battlefield, has
been handed over for use on American streets...against American
citizens.
The
"War on Drugs" and the "War on Terror" replaced the Cold War with
billions in funding and dozens of laws geared towards this new "war"
against its own citizens.
This militarization of the police force has created what is being called an "epidemic of police brutality" sweeping the nation.
