“because police have been trained to see people of color, gender-nonconforming folks, and Muslims as criminals, they often treat victims as perpetrators of violence..."
Authored by Jonathan Turley: There is a controversy in the Denver Public School system as students were shown a video telling them not to call police if they see a violently racist or homophobic incident because police are perpetrators of such violence.
What is particularly shocking, however, was the response of the school district to the showing of this insulting and dangerous film.
The district said that nobody at Denver South High School actually watched the video before showing it to the students under their charge.
The video titled “Don’t be a Bystander: 6 Tips for Responding to Racist Attacks,” tells students what to do if they see a racial attack.