
I think a lot of police are afraid. Not so long ago their own were gun downed while just sitting in their car. Anyone can buy a gun and that's a lot of power to be up against when you're on the 'beat' like they say.
International Level: Senior Politician / Political Participation: 176 17.6%
The police are not really afraid they chose this life and they know the risks. Most of the police out there are doing a very good job and they are wanting to help people and make the cities, towns and rural area safer for all. It is always the 1-2% of the police like in many other professions that make everyone else look bad. If more people understood that 98-99% of all police were actually good guys we may have less issues.
Man Imprisoned After Filming Eric Garner's Death, Refusing to Eat, Rat Poison Found in Jail Food:
While in prison, Orta has taken seemingly drastic measures to ensure that he is not killed by the gang he witnessed murder Eric Garner. Orta has been refusing to eat, as he fears that guards may poison him because he is a high-profile opponent of police brutality. Sadly, Orta's fears were well-founded. While he has been behind bars at Rikers, dozens of other inmates have reported traces of rat poison in their food, a claim that was actually recently admitted by prison officials. Ref. Source 4
Nine Months After He Filmed Eric Garner's Killing, the Cops Are Trying to Put Ramsey Orta Behind Bars:
"At first I didn't think it would blow up this big," Ramsey Orta told me. He was describing the video he took of his friend Eric Garner being killed by the NYPD. His voice was nearly too soft to hear. Ref. Source 6
What a big blunder for a cop to take. He probably thought he was being a hero by trying to take in a suepect that he probably thought was on a wanted list instead he lost his job, at least temporary.
International Level: Activist / Political Participation: 27 2.7%
New York Police Are Using Covert Cellphone Trackers, Civil Liberties Group Says:
"When local law enforcement agencies acquire invasive surveillance technologies like StingRays, communities should have the right to know basic information about what kind of surveillance powers those technologies give to the government and how those devices will be used." Ref. Source 4l.