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Sound of the Police

On your face!

[screaming] - [yelling] On your face!

Full Transcript

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- [screaming]
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- [yelling] On your face!
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:18
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.
And it sends a message to that child - Sound of the Police 00:08
And it sends a message to that child
[easy listening music] - Sound of the Police 00:11
[easy listening music]
TERRY ANNE: I remember Officer Friendly - Sound of the Police 00:06
TERRY ANNE: I remember Officer Friendly
D. WATKINS: You go to school, - Sound of the Police 00:06
D. WATKINS: You go to school,
[whistle blowing] - Sound of the Police 00:07
[whistle blowing]
He was cast as somebody that we could go to for help. - Sound of the Police 00:05
He was cast as somebody that we could go to for help.
WATKINS: You are taught that police officers - Sound of the Police 00:06
WATKINS: You are taught that police officers
That's when you're not a little, cute kid anymore. - Sound of the Police 00:07
That's when you're not a little, cute kid anymore.
You become a predator in their eyes, - Sound of the Police 00:06
You become a predator in their eyes,
- Because of my complexion, I'm often read - Sound of the Police 00:07
- Because of my complexion, I'm often read
So if I was with a group of white kids - Sound of the Police 00:07
So if I was with a group of white kids
And I remember the first few times - Sound of the Police 00:10
And I remember the first few times
And people were goofing around, joking, - Sound of the Police 00:06
And people were goofing around, joking,
Like, it was just irrelevant to their existence. - Sound of the Police 00:06
Like, it was just irrelevant to their existence.
But if I was with a group of Black kids, - Sound of the Police 00:07
But if I was with a group of Black kids,
They would study, like, okay, what are they up to? - Sound of the Police 00:06
They would study, like, okay, what are they up to?
And I could feel the anxiety level - Sound of the Police 00:07
And I could feel the anxiety level
This fear of what is about to happen - Sound of the Police 00:10
This fear of what is about to happen
WATKINS: Police officers are not here for me. - Sound of the Police 00:06
WATKINS: Police officers are not here for me.
I've never thought of police officers - Sound of the Police 00:07
I've never thought of police officers