… Why do some incidents of police violence mobilize the public into action, while others are dismissed as an everyday occurrence?
In my research on police reform in post-communist societies, I learned that it takes a special type of tragedy to prompt a politically engaged public to demand greater police accountability. While police violence is often seen as trivial, two factors can transform a routine occurrence into a catalyzing event. CONT.
Erica Marat (National Defense U.) The Monkey Cage