Police brutality and racial injustice have become synonymous with America. Facts don’t lie. According to a data released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (2011), between 2003 and 2009 at least 4,813 people died in the process of being arrested by local police. Of the deaths classified as law enforcement “homicides”, 2,876 deaths occurred of which 1,643 or 57.1% of the people who died were “people of color”.

Police brutality is getting worse and shows no signs of slowing down: Police brutality in America… http://t.co/N1XAMc9bJa | via @shaunking — Black ABQ (@blckabq) September 22, 2015

I thought america was going to chill out after slavery, civil rights era, war, and police brutality but i was wrong https://t.co/dR2rpN8tdd — dead man bacarti (@ChiefAleel) September 21, 2015

In 2014, the UN Committee against Torture condemned police brutality and excessive use of force by law enforcement in the US, and highlighted the “frequent and recurrent police shootings or fatal pursuits of unarmed black individuals”.

Saying police brutality isn’t a big issue in America is like saying it’s no big deal that the KKK still gathers and protests in Mississippi. — Andy Sork (@AndySorkOR) September 25, 2015

The United States was slammed over its rights record in May 2015 at the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, with member nations criticizing the country for police violence and racial discrimination, the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility and the continued use of the death penalty. During the country’s second universal periodic review, country after country recommended that the US strengthen legislation and expand training to eliminate racism and excessive use of force by law enforcement.

Media shines light on police brutality but cover up continues – activist [VIDEO] https://t.co/7Jn5m4t1cZ@LindsayFrance@LionelMedia — RT America (@RT_America) September 25, 2015

“There is a burgeoning police state in the United States. We want an end to police violation of Constitutional rights. We want an end to police murder and torture and terror. We are not going to be paralyzed with fear. We are going to fight back every day of our lives. …This is not just a depression. It’s a criminal act of economic oppression,” Larry Hamm, a social justice activist and People’s Organization for Progress Chairman told protesters in New Jersey in a July protest.

Law enforcement officers are killing an increasing number of US civilians annually and it isn’t limited to just one race. Who will stand up against the tyranny?

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