A young man is stopped by police for jaywalking in Oakland, sparking the intervention of lawyer John Burris. This chapter explores the escalation of a seemingly minor situation due to brash behavior and police involvement.
In 1991, two police officers stopped Tupac Shakur for jaywalking. He said he was knocked unconscious during his arrest, and sued the city of Oakland for 10 million dollars. His lawyer says many of the police brutality cases he's worked on started with jaywalking stops.
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