police brutality theme
The problem of police sometimes willfully using excessive force and violence to brutalize either criminals or the innocent is explored.
20 total · 3 major · 17 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Do the Right Thing (1989) | major | Rioting ensued when police officers killed Radio Raheem while trying to arrest him. |
| tz2002e1x26 | major | The accused cop killer Dwayne was beaten black and blue by his police detective interrogators. |
| tz2019e1x03 | major | A racist cop was looking for a pretext to assault the Harrisons. |
| ahh3x29 | minor | Johnny Kendall, a cop, shot an assailant dead without due cause while out on the beat late at night. Johnny was "honorably discharged" to presumably quell any potential scandal. |
| ds96x13 | minor | Jimmy was shot dead by the police for breaking into a car. Benny Russell beaten to a pulp by the police. |
| futurama1x01 | minor | Fry was administered a beating by two police officers. |
| futurama2x13 | minor | The police administered Fry a beating. |
| futurama3x11 | minor | Fry and Bender were administered a beating by the police. |
| futurama6x16 | minor | Zoidberg complained about police brutality. |
| movie: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) | minor | The police broke up a demonstration and administered beatings to some protesters. The police and guards also administered numerous beatings to apes. |