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Tyler Hayes
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9 December 2016
Police Brutality
An Annotated Bibliography
Almassy, Steve and Sutton, Joe. "Sandra Bland's Mother Wants Justice - CNN.com."
CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
This article is about how Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland wants true
justice and believes others should be charged in the death of her daughter. Texas state
trooper Brian Encinia initially pulled Sandra Bland over for allegedly failing to use her
turn signal. The situation then escalated. During the stop, Bland became "argumentative
and uncooperative," according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The trooper
threatened the victim with a Taser and said: "I will light you up" and used forceful use.
This article is an important aspect because it shows police brutality against an
African American.
Arnold, Aaron. "Police Brutality: The Real Whistle-blower - CNN.com." CNN. Cable
News Network, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
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This article is about how if it werent for video and social media, we would not
know about many instances of Police brutality specifically to African American. The
criminal justice system needs to do better to ensure equal protection of the laws. 32% of
African Americans that are killed are unarmed the majority of times compared to 15% for
White victims.
This article is an important contribution to Black Lives Matter. It shows police
brutality against an African American.
Botelho, Greg."What Happened the Night Trayvon Martin Died - CNN.com." CNN.
Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2016.
This article is about what happened the night of Trayvon Martin. After leaving a
local 7-Eleven, Trayvon Martin headed back to the home of his fathers fiance in
Sanford Florida. On his walk back, Travon is approached by George Zimmerman, who
was a neighborhood watch volunteer. George thought Trayvon looked suspicious and
hadnt recognized him as a resident from the neighborhood. A fight broke out after words
were exchanged between George and Tavon. Several minutes later, Trayvon lay dead of a
gunshot from Zimmermans 9mm semiautomatic handgun.
This article is an important contribution to Black Lives Matter. It shows police
brutality against an African American and how they are taking innocent lives.
McLaughlin, Eliott. "What We Know about Michael Brown's Shooting - CNN.com."
CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
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