Artists’ Statement
The conflict between police and civilian has played a huge part in the formation of American culture. The recent clashes of force driven by what some claim to be racist motives on the part of police officers have caused many to cry their demands for police reform all the louder. The Bay Area especially has been a hot bed of opinions and political activism regarding this issue. Protesters are desperate for change and the question at the for front of everyone’s mind is, how can our police system be reformed or whether it really needs reform?
Some believe the best way to achieve a stable relationship between officer and civilian is to take the responsibility of monitoring officers into their own hands. Some believe protesting and rioting are the best ways to achieve police reform through demonstration of their feelings of appallment towards institutionalized racist. Others believe bringing the issues to the “whitest” areas of society will have the most effect. One thing these perspectives all have in common is that they are fighting against the idea that police are not racist or unprofessional, a belief many Americans, especially outside the Bay Area, hold.
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This poster is crazy good quality, good job
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The poster looks awesome, good job guys!
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This is probably my favorite poster from this IDP, good job kenneth
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I agree with putting hands into our own matter with the police and monitor them
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It’s really cool that you guys got an interview. Primary source!
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I like this topic really raw and concrete.
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I’m interested in knowing if the Black Brunch is something that appears in various parts of the world as well where there are similar problems because it seems like a very powerful form of pretest.
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Everyone has a totally different idea on how to reform police. I think you guys did well covering the topic. And the poster is pretty dope too.
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Thank you !
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Amazing movie poster!
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I know right
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I like the poster i just wish you would have went with the fault in our system!
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How effective do you think riots and protests really are?
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Have you guys ever been in a protest? and I agree with Maya, it’s great that you guys got a source.
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I feel that if anyone feels they are in danger, n absolutely need to defend themselves with a weapon, the weapon should be aimed at the arms and legs to disable the other person, instead of straight up killing them.
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We cannit blame everything on cops as they are citizens too… (except some)
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I enjoyed listening I the various point of view regarding police reform. Great presentation too.
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I love the concept of your poster, it is super cohesive and really gets the point across without having to explain every aspect of it, great job!
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Statistics are horrific 😦
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Hands down the best poster very good Photoshop skills
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I agree with Mia, I feel like police officers and other enforcers of the law should be trained to injure, not to kill. They would be able to get the persons full story then, instead of killing them and never knowing their side.
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good job on the poster it looks really good and also how much the background looks like as well.
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great use of using the resources that you get living here. much like food and the sun
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the interviewing aspect of your project made it stand out to me a lot. your narratives seemed really well researched and at first i was dubious about the small scope (ie just the bay area) but it ended up working in your favor. your poster is also really really good
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@mia I feel like the protest are effective to a certain extent. They dont change everything but at least its platform were voices can be heard.
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This movie poster is insane, it has a lot of detail and looks good, it also relates to the topic really well.
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I think Aidans narrative on the Cops side of the story is really interesting and often overlooked.
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First of all I absolutely love the poster, I think it really captures the essence of the protests and second I thought all of your ideas were really fantastic.
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