Policing The Police !

All over the world there is authority, and police misconduct. The people who should be protecting us are abusing their authority. The uses of excessive force, bribery, and falsifying are surfacing more often than usual. Citizens around the world and our nation have began forming groups that watch the actions of the police. They call these groups "CopWatch" Groups. The main function of most Copwatch groups is monitoring police activity. "Copwatchers" go out on foot or driving patrols in their communities and record interactions between the police and civilians. Copwatchers hope that monitoring police activity will provide a deterrent against police misconduct. Some groups also patrol at protests and demonstrations to ensure that police do not violate the rights of protesters.

The main goal of most Copwatch groups is to engage in monitoring and videotaping police activity in the interest of holding the police accountable in the events involving assaults or police misconduct. If the Police are being watched and recorded, they will be careful in all their actions. In most cases of police brutality, the victim was preyed on by the police because they were ignorant of their legal rights. Copwatch groups also engage in educating the public about their right and what to do when they encounter a situation involving the police. The believe "Policing the Police" is what it takes to stop misconduct



(Sources) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_brutality
http://antipolicemisconduct.meetup.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copwatch