Minority Communities: Rights Movements and Police Officers

minority communities: The perception that law enforcement officers are rarely, if ever, punished for what some consider unethical behaviour, brutality and even criminal acts against black Americans has led to the rise of new social and civil rights movements like Black Lives Matter, according to Brandon Sun. Police in turn have complained of being unfairly stereotyped as the enemy by minority communities in which they serve. The increasing number of graphic photos and videos depicting the deaths of black men, women and children at the hands of police officers has sparked unrest around the nation. They have noted that they've increased monitoring of officer behaviour through cameras placed in their vehicles and carried by officers during interactions with the public and increased training for officers and personnel.___WHERE THEY STANDHillary Clinton has been criticized by activists for some of her positions — she once, for example, supported "superpredator" laws that were meant to combat a supposed wave of lawless children. She also expressed regret for talking about superpredators in the past. During the Democratic primary she used the phrase "All Lives Matter" — words that some have invoked as pushback against the concerns of Black Lives Matter while others have uttered the phrase without intending to challenge the movement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.