Police Brutality Effect On Race

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NBC releases video of a high school student being body slammed by a police officer. The video has drawn a lot of attention from the media and the districts Black Parents Association. This particular video shows white officer Ben Fields asking a black female student to go to the discipline office, the female student refuses to listen then is arrested for the actions she choose. The video draws so much attention because of race, it makes you wonder if the student was white would this video be criticized as it was. This is a great example on why police brutality is an ongoing topic and why so many people see police officers as bad and untrustworthy people. But the media tends to hide the details, are we getting the whole story or are there things