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May 17, 2015
by Carol Campbell, M.A

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Riots Over Police Misconduct- Psychological Perspective

May 17, 2015 07:55 by Carol Campbell, M.A  [About the Author]

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All across the United States, social justice protests in recent weeks have erupted into violent attacks on symbols of private property, authority, and power. Outrage at obvious racism embedded in police culture and government policies flashed through poor neighborhoods unwilling to tolerate another example of systematic contemptuous treatment of minorities by predominantly white police departments. Like a match set to gasoline, long suppressed pain and helplessness unleashed violent, out of control hatred. [More]