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the question many have been asking over the past few years is “when the very people whom ‘we the people’ gave power  to protect our rights, becomes the violator of our rights, who do we turn to now?” as a former law enforcement officer, i have seen first-hand violations of citizens’ rights. in all my years on the job, i witnessed police brutality, the planting of evidence, racial profiling, targeting certain neighborhoods and people groups, as well as the abuse of power by superior leaders in command. over the past decade, americans have been gripped by shocking videos of high-profile police brutality. every video of an unjust shooting or unlawful tazing has moved many to march on the streets in organized protesting. the emotional overload of these events incited several quotes within me by dr. martin luther king, jr. that summoned me to get involved with being one of the many solutions to justice and equality for all. “our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the thing