Police brutality has been going on for as long as people know. There is no exact time of when this issue started because police were so good to keep it a secret from the public. According to an article in the people’s world police brutality began with a organized police force in New York City in 1841 (Watson-Crosby).The issue began over the police protecting the upper class families. Police brutality was seen as a problem to the the lower class and minorities because the upper class started to tolerate police corruption so that the police can do the dirty work for them. During the time of the incidents minorities were being targeted because they were powerless to the acts of the police. The people with money at this time felt like they had control of the land and everyone that was around it. This was happening because the money was coming up in american society and life as a american was labeled to be perfect and wealthy. It was a time where it was good to be white and born in america because if you were a minority all the whites with money would treat you like if you are worthless.