Football star killed by two white officers

DuBose, previously of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets was shot by two white San Diego police officers. The officers were investigating a burglary when they came upon the Notre Dame graduate. An investigation by the family's attorney revealed that DuBose cooperated with the officers' investigation until they began to "harass and intimidate" him. The officers claimed that DuBose charged at them with a pair of nunchakus sticks, a martial arts weapon that he allegedly wrestled away from one of them. Several onlookers said DuBose was shot in the back. To add insult to injury after shooting DuBose the officers stood over his body for more than ten minutes before calling an ambulance. An autopsy report revealed that DuBose was shot twelve times, six in the back. When asked to explain how a young man of DuBose's stature could end up being killed in this manner San Diego's police chief called it an isolated incident.

Abused by police

Abused by law officers in the United States is one of the most serious human rights violations in the country. The violations persist nationwide, in rural, suburban, and urban areas of the country, committed by various law enforcement personnel including local and state police, sheriff's departments, and federal agents. Police have engaged in unjustified shootings, severe beatings, fatal chokings, and unnecessarily rough treatment. While the proportion of repeatedly abusive officers on any force is generally small, responsible authorities— including law enforcement supervisors, as well as local and federal government leadership—often fail to act to restrain or penalize such acts.