Police brutality occurs when a police officer causes serious bodily injury to a civilian. Police brutality is demonstrated by the increasing number of Taser deaths each year. A graph created by the Seattle Post Intelligencer shows how during the year there was only one Taser death in two thousand years, but in two thousand four the number rose to the staggering figure of thirty-nine. In Baltimore, Maryland, Freddie Gray was found dead while under police surveillance. On the night of Freddie Gray's funeral, Baltimore erupted in protests and riots. The chaos went on for days, eventually the National Guard arrived to restore order and peace to the city. In recent months, the media has increased attention on racial police brutality. Incidents of young teenagers dying have created turmoil everywhere, media abuses continue to fuel the fire and spark more