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Sound of the Police

♪♪ Who got the camera? ♪♪ ♪♪ Called me a silly-ass thug ♪♪ ♪♪ And pulled outhis billy-ass...

ICE CUBE:
♪♪ Who got the camera? ♪♪ ♪♪ Called me a silly-ass thug ♪♪ ♪♪ And pulled out
his billy-ass club ♪♪ ♪♪ Tearing up my coop,
looking for the chronic ♪♪ ♪♪ God damn, nobody
got a Panasonic? ♪♪ - What we had yet to go through
was the revolution involving smartphones,
the idea that everybody would be carrying a camera

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ICE CUBE: ♪♪ Who got the camera? ♪♪
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♪♪ Called me a silly-ass thug ♪♪
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♪♪ And pulled out his billy-ass club ♪♪
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♪♪ Tearing up my coop, looking for the chronic ♪♪
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♪♪ God damn, nobody got a Panasonic? ♪♪
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- What we had yet to go through was the revolution
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involving smartphones, the idea that everybody
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would be carrying a camera.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:36
Uploaded
Mar 14, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Firelight Films,ABC News Studios

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Movie Summary

The fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility on all sides, that fuels the ongoing conflict between African American communities and law enforcement.
[uneasy music] - Sound of the Police 00:11
[uneasy music]
REPORTER: It seems hardly a week goes by - Sound of the Police 00:07
REPORTER: It seems hardly a week goes by
REPORTER: This eight-second video - Sound of the Police 00:08
REPORTER: This eight-second video
- The police narrative before camera phones - Sound of the Police 00:09
- The police narrative before camera phones
WATKINS: The police narrative after camera phones is, - Sound of the Police 00:11
WATKINS: The police narrative after camera phones is,
OFFICER: Put your hands on the car or I'ma shoot you - Sound of the Police 00:06
OFFICER: Put your hands on the car or I'ma shoot you
- We got a chance to fully see how they operate - Sound of the Police 00:07
- We got a chance to fully see how they operate
- George Floyd, obviously, was sort of like - Sound of the Police 00:07
- George Floyd, obviously, was sort of like
They were like, "Okay, we get it." - Sound of the Police 00:10
They were like, "Okay, we get it."
And we react a little bit, we squirm from it, - Sound of the Police 00:07
And we react a little bit, we squirm from it,
And I think it's because, as good as we are at reacting - Sound of the Police 00:12
And I think it's because, as good as we are at reacting
Not guilty. Not guilty. Not guilty. - Sound of the Police 00:06
Not guilty. Not guilty. Not guilty.
REPORTER: There's outrage and demands for justice - Sound of the Police 00:12
REPORTER: There's outrage and demands for justice
REPORTER: Hundreds of people marched through Harlem - Sound of the Police 00:11
REPORTER: Hundreds of people marched through Harlem
- Imagine if you had an institution - Sound of the Police 00:06
- Imagine if you had an institution
REPORTER: The grand jury finding no probable cause - Sound of the Police 00:09
REPORTER: The grand jury finding no probable cause
CROWD: I can't breathe! REPORTER: It would seem to be - Sound of the Police 00:14
CROWD: I can't breathe! REPORTER: It would seem to be
- The police kill 1,100 people a year, sort of consistently. - Sound of the Police 00:06
- The police kill 1,100 people a year, sort of consistently.
The highest number of convictions ever - Sound of the Police 00:08
The highest number of convictions ever
REPORTER: Tonight, a family outraged - Sound of the Police 00:08
REPORTER: Tonight, a family outraged