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New York City Police
One of the more ominous events of 1968 was the creation of the first dedicated State Police narcotics enforcement unit. The unit was a direct response to the escalating traffic in illegal drugs. The suppression of traffic in narcotics has emerged in the last two years as a fast-growing problem for the State Police. In fact, there were no cases of illegal possession of drugs reported to the State Police. -
Police Excessive Force
One case of excessive force was the brutal 1991 beating of Rodney King by five LAPD officers. A videotape captured most of the brutality and also showed several other officers standing by and doing nothing to stop the pummeling of a defenseless black man. -
Police Brutality
On April 27, 2015, violence and charges of police brutality struck the City of Baltimore when a young black man dies of injuries he suffered while in a van in police custody. Violence surrounded the City and several Police Officers were charged for the crime. Police Brutality has been on the increase for several years. -
