Editing Police brutality (section)

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[[File:Rodney King beating.jpg|thumb|CCTV footage of the beating of Rodney King, one of the most infamous incidents of police brutality in U.S. history.]]{{Quote|Ya hotshot, wanna get props and be a savior? First show a little respect, change your behavior! Change your attitude, change your plan. There could never really be justice on stolen land! Are you really for peace and equality? Or when my car is hooked, you know you wanna follow me! Your laws are minimal, cause you won't even think about lookin' at the real criminal! This has got to cease, cause we be getting hyped to the sound of da police!|Lyrics from RKS-One, Sound of da Police}}
'''Police brutality''' is a term used to describe law enforcement officers, usually police, brutalising suspects and civilians. It usually takes the form of officers using excessive force while arresting suspects, such as beating them or using unlawful methods of restraint, but can escalate to [[torture]] or [[murder]] on occasion. 

Prosecution for police brutality is rare, as police departments and police unions have been known to protect officers who abuse their powers. Even if an officer is disciplined it is more likely that they will be sacked than prosecuted (although some prosecutions have occurred, most famously in the cases of [[Stacey Koon]] and [[Derek Chauvin]]).

In several Western countries, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, there is a clear link between police brutality and race. Black and minority people are more likely to be victims of police brutality than white people. However, unsurprisingly this is less of a racial issue in most white minority countries.