Summary(0:22) House raid and arrest for marijuana possession -- (0:40) Injuries suffered during the arrest -- (1:30) Feelings of injustice -- (2:18) Lack of trust for the police -- (3:10) Trauma after the arrest -- (3:54) Corruption in the justice system -- (5:20) Unnecessary force and the need for better police training -- (6:49) The need for change among police leadership -- (7:27) Fear among police in certain neighborhoods -- (7:58) The difference between trying to stop crime and trying to put people in jail -- (10:12) "Sweep nights" on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Brooklyn -- (12:37) Disparity in funding for jail versus the school system -- (13:24) Disparities in sentencing for drug crimes between states.
NoteAudio interview conducted on October 27, 2016, by Carmen Lopez in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectPolice ; Police brutality ; Racial profiling in law enforcement ; Post-traumatic stress disorder ; Drugs ; Marijuana ; Possession (law) ; Justice ; Corruption ; Garner, Eric, -2014 ; Stop and frisk (Law enforcement)--New York (State)--New York ; Criminal records ; Martial law ; Curfews ; Imprisonment ; Incarceration ; Prisons ; Criminal law
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TitleOral history interview conducted with Allahlife Gallishaw on 2016 October 27.