Have there been a lot more cases of police brutality since COVID-19?
Yes, there have been a significantly higher number of reported cases of police brutality since COVID-19. Many of these incidents have been captured on camera phones and have gone viral, leading to outrage over the treatment of individuals by police officers.
There has been a dramatic increase in police brutality cases since the implementation of social distancing measures and the rise of COVID-19. Anecdotally, this increased brutality is often attributed to officers responding to an increased stress, pressure and fatigue levels. There has been an increase in complaints of police misconduct since the beginning of the pandemic and a recent survey of over 700 officers found that up to 37% of officers admitted that they were more likely to use excessive force since the start of the pandemic. Many civil rights activists claim that these statistics only begin to scratch the surface of this underlying issue, with cases of brutality that would previously have gone unreported now coming to light due to social media. This has been further supported by recent studies which suggest that police brutality rates have actually risen since 2014. These studies indicate that police have already been increasing their use of force prior to the pandemic, with the only difference being that social media is now allowing more cases to come to light. The full extent and effects of these higher rates of police brutality will only become clear in time.
There has been a dramatic increase in police brutality cases since the implementation of social distancing measures and the rise of COVID-19. Anecdotally, this increased brutality is often attributed to officers responding to an increased stress, pressure and fatigue levels. There has been an increase in complaints of police misconduct since the beginning of the pandemic and a recent survey of over 700 officers found that up to 37% of officers admitted that they were more likely to use excessive force since the start of the pandemic. Many civil rights activists claim that these statistics only begin to scratch the surface of this underlying issue, with cases of brutality that would previously have gone unreported now coming to light due to social media. This has been further supported by recent studies which suggest that police brutality rates have actually risen since 2014. These studies indicate that police have already been increasing their use of force prior to the pandemic, with the only difference being that social media is now allowing more cases to come to light. The full extent and effects of these higher rates of police brutality will only become clear in time.
Yes, there have been a significantly higher number of reported cases of police brutality since COVID-19. Many of these incidents have been captured on camera phones and have gone viral, leading to outrage over the treatment of individuals by police officers.