know Your Rights
This amendment protects your freedom of speech.
First Amendment
Police Brutality is often racially motivated
True
I died in 2020 at 45 years old. I am known for the 4 police officers who brutality murdered me in the broad daylight of the Minneapolis streets. Say my name.
George Floyd
This law allows a police officer to stop and search you.
Stop and frisk
What race is most likely to experience police brutality?
Blacks
This law states that you have the right to remain silent and anything you do or will be used against you in the court
Miranda Warning
I died on Feburary 26 at age 17 in Miami, Florida. I was killed by a police officer who claimed to have shot me in self defense yet I only skittles and iced tea when the officer arrived. My girlfriend heard the entire encounter over the phone and testified against the police officer in court. Say My Name.
Trayvon Martin
This law states that police must have a warrant to search any of your property.
Fourth Amendment
I recently diedJuly 6 2024 at the hands of two police officers who showed up at my house at night. I was reportedly schizophrenic and living with my 17 year old son. When the police arrived I had a pot of boiling water that I was told to put down. I said "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus" and was shot down 3 times. Say My Name
Sonya Massey
This law protects state and local officials including law enforcement officers, from individual responsibility unless the person has violated a clearly established constitutional right.
Qualified immunity
What percent of police officers are white?
about 70%
I died on March, 13th 2020 in Kentucky. I was murdered after police raided the wrong apartment. They shot both me and my boyfriend but only I died. Say My Name?
Breonna Taylor
about 1,100
Which state has the highest rate of police brutality?
New Mexico