Much research and media coverage have focused on racism and discrimination, socio-economic conditions, policing tactics and other factors. There has been little focus on fear as it relates to the relationship between law enforcement and civilians. “Add onto that not just the current moment in history, but decades of terrible racism, discrimination, and terrorism against African Americans and other feared and maligned people, and you have a lot of reason to have genuine fear, phobias, PTSD, and other anxiety related problems.” “These fears are a reality, yes,” said Douglas Barnett, Wayne State University Professor and Director of Psychology Clinic in Detroit. Mental health professionals acknowledge fear like Stewart’s is part of a cultural problem that needs to be resolved in order to deal with the anger and violence that keeps erupting. Then they left.”įear, “it’s habitual now. When I asked them why they had treated us that way, one officer said somebody told them I had a gun. “They roughed us up a little and searched my car. He said he stepped out and found guns pointed at him. He got out of his car because he thought they were there to help. I had to walk to the store to use the phone to call AAA.” When he returned, the police pulled up shortly after. “I was picking up (my cousin) from school, and we caught a flat. “When I was 16, I had guns drawn on me by the police,” said Stewart, who was born and raised in Detroit. He blames his fear not only on the recent police shootings but the history of racism and policing in this country. We had to go through the protocol: Make sure hands are on the wheel, don’t move … I’m bracing myself for the worst.” “One day, my friend and I were coming from a gig, it was late, the middle of nowhere, and I get pulled over. Although most times, the cops were “cool,” that did not quell the fear. In the 10 years he’s lived in Los Angeles, Stewart says he’s been pulled over 10 times. “It is a fear, especially nowadays,” Stewart said. Did they?Ī Black person is 2.3 times as likely to be shot and killed by police than a White person. And countless others whose names we do not know. We don’t know if Alton Sterling feared for his life when Baton Rouge police officers first approached him. Those statistics are solid reasons for Stewart to be fearful. The video his girlfriend took of him dying has been seen by millions.Ī Black person is 2.3 times as likely to be shot and killed by police than a White person, according to The Guardian’s data base “The Counted.” As of July 10 of this year 138 Black people have been killed by police. Paul, Minnesota, Philando Castile, 34, was shot by a police officer after being pulled over for an alleged broken taillight. Later in the day after Stewart’s Facebook post, in the suburbs of St. Sterling end up with gunshots in his chest and his back? What happened to cause both officers’ body cameras to fall off during the same incident? Sterling was already being subdued? How did Mr. “As we await a full accounting of the shooting, questions abound: Why did the officer shoot-multiple times-when Mr. “Alton Sterling was shot to death while he was on the ground and two police officers were on top of him,” read a statement released the next day by the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana. He’d just learned of the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alton Sterling, who was shot multiple times by Baton Rouge police officers on the night of July 5. Stewart, 35, was referring to the escalating number of deaths of Black men by police. Los Angeles-based comedian Mateen Stewart updated his Facebook status at 3:25 a.m. If you are having any issues placing an order, please ensure you are using another web browser (Edge, Firefox, Chrome).“Getting shot by the police shouldn’t be something I worry about everyday but sadly it is, and that’s scary.” The Victoria Police Image Library is not compatible with Internet Explorer. If you would like to know more about Victoria Police visit read the official Victoria Police magazine, Police Life, at. To use photos for other projects, place a new order. When an image library order is approved, the photos are only approved for use for the project mentioned in the order. You will find a range of images in the library, which can be ordered and obtained after review by Image Library management. If you wish to continue using the Image Library, we ask that you re-register to ensure the security of your account and enable the activation of unique usernames in the form of your email address. If your order is urgent, please email with the order number and an explanation of why the order is urgent and when the images are needed by. Please note: Image Library orders may take up to five business days to be processed. Welcome to the Victoria Police Image Library.
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