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Students react to police brutality in San Francisco

by D. Boyer
Students in San Francisco react to the shooting of Mario Woods. Video and photos from police brutality protest that occurred in San Francisco on December 11th 2015.
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Students react to police brutality in San Francisco

Young students from San Francisco walked out of their schools today to protest the killing of Mario Woods. Mario Woods was fatally shot by San Francisco Police on December 2nd 2015 in the Bayview neighborhood. There was speculation that he stabbed someone and was holding a knife, but witness video does not clearly show a knife nor does it show him lunging at police in a threatening manner. Many people in the San Francisco community are calling the shooting of Woods police brutality. It is common knowledge that police brutality results in the loss of trust of the police by people in the community. In other words, after incidences of police brutality the community suffers from disruption of basic activities like going to school because it enrages them. After incidences of police brutality the public stops reporting crimes, they stop cooperating with the police and they generally develop severe hate and prejudice against the police. The hate is so severe they design signs for their protests that call for the shooting of police. I have attached an example in this post. Police brutality affects everyone in the community.

The protest crowd numbered in the 100’s and it was diverse. The students were full of energy and they were determined to get their voices heard. Encouragement also came from older folks on the side lines. The students attempted to enter San Francisco City Hall numerous times, but they did not seem to go in for long, or they were stopped by the Deputies. One of the rules is that protesters are not allowed to carry signage inside City Hall. Back outside City Hall they were then joined by another group of students who all then marched through downtown San Francisco. They made their voices heard in front of shoppers, tourists, and workers near Union Square but stopped short of actually entering the square. They then marched to the Tenderloin police station and later back to Market Street where they surrounded a police cruiser. The students ended up back at San Francisco City Hall and vowed to be back.
§Students protesting on the Van Ness side of City Hall
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The students seemed to be blocked from entering City Hall at this location.
§On the steps of City Hall
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§Students have realized police seem trigger happy?
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§On the steps of City Hall
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§Students protesting police brutality
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§Shoot Cops?
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This is what police brutality does, it causes a massive distrust of police, so the community gets angry and protests. This sign says a lot about the trust between the police and the community.
§Signage
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§Piggy decal.
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§Support from the sidelines.
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§Adult probation
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I could not figure out why people from adult probation attended the protest.
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§No Respect for SFPD
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§Make their voices heard in shopping district
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§Support from the sidelines.
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§Police cruiser surrounded.
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§Police cruiser surrounded.
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§Making their voices heard in Union Square.
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§Stop Police Brutality
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