What is Police brutality?
'''Police brutality''' is when police use too much [[Violence|force]] against people when they do not need to. It is not okay and it is [[Crime|against the law]]. Examples of police brutality are hurting people too much, using weapons when they do not need to, [[racism]], and arresting people in painful ways.<ref>{{cite web |title=Understanding Five Different Types of Police Brutality - Rhonda Hill Blog - Criminal Law |url=https://criminallaw.com/lawyer/rhonda-b-hill-chicago-il/blog/understanding-five-different-types-of-police-brutality |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=criminallaw.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Emesowum|first=Benedict|date=5 December 2016|title=Identifying Cities or Countries at Risk for Police Violence|journal=Journal of African American Studies|volume=21|issue=2|pages=269–281|doi=10.1007/s12111-016-9335-3|s2cid=151639366|issn=1559-1646}}</ref> [[File:Montreal police brutality protest.jpg|thumb|Police brutality at Montreal protest.]] [[File:Police brutality in Egypt (4602240333).jpg|thumb|Police brutality in Egypt against a civilian]] ==Causes== '''Police brutality''' happens in many countries. This happens because the [[judiciary]] and the [[police]] [[Failure|fail]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Panwala|first=Asit|date=2003-01-01|title=The Failure of Local and Federal Prosecutors to Curb Police Brutality|url=https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol30/iss2/7|journal=Fordham Urban Law Journal|volume=30|issue=2|pages=639}}</ref> Sometimes the government wants the police to be very strict and [[Punishment|punish]] people a lot, but this can result in police brutality. Sometimes the police do not learn how to do their job properly, and when they do something bad, they do not get in trouble.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Police Brutality: A Symptom of the Injustice System|url=https://cochranfirm.com/police-brutality-a-symptom-of-the-injustice-system/|access-date=2023-01-27|website=cochranfirm.com|language=en-US}}</ref> This can also make police brutality happen. Sometimes people are [[Discrimination|discrimina