Committed In Front Of Witnesses: [Specific Act, e.g., Police Brutality] and the Power of Public Spectacle
Introduction The scene unfolded with sickening clarity. A smartphone camera, held aloft by a trembling hand, captured the image: a police officer, knee pressed firmly into the neck of a prone individual, their face contorted in pain. Bystanders pleaded, their voices a chorus of desperation and fear. This modern tableau, instantly viral, is a stark…