Traffic Stop

2017 "A Routine Encounter Takes A Bad Turn"
5.5| 0h31m| NR| en
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Breaion King, a 26 year-old African-American school teacher from Austin, Texas - is pulled over for a routine traffic stop that escalates into a violent arrest. Dashcam clips intercut with verite scenes tell a story of racism in law enforcement through the eyes of one of its victims.

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UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Nicolas Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
shanedickerson-78127 This woman is evasive and non conforming from the start. The film spends 90% of the time highlighting this "victims" life as an angel in the community. Only, the "community she seems to participate in is strictly African American or minority based leading me to believe she is the racist one. The other 10% proves why if you act foolish and don't follow simple commands from the police you end up in jail. Of course there was a money grab and subsequent payout to keep the rest of the African American community in Austin from burning down their own city. Made me angry and discredits real cases of discrimination or racism that does go on from time to time.
pensacolacomputer Cops have a VERY tough job. People dont seem to understand this. They deal with criminals everyday, some running from them, sometimes shooting at them, etc etc...Why didn't this lady obey the officer's orders? She broke the law, tried to pretend that she didn't see the cop, was walking away, disobeyed orders, multiple times, resisted arrest, multiple times, and now is complaining? Did the officer use more force than necessary after sh broke the law multiple times? Yes. But why didn't she just follow orders and obey the law?? Also,she was cussing up a storm, and you teach children???? I would never let her teach my child. OBEY THE COP'S ORDERS, ALWAYS, and things like this will not happen. Then on the way to the jail, a cop speaks the truth, and says 99% of the time the black community is the one causing problems, not listening to the cops orders. Sad but true. What is this "documentary" trying to solve? How is this helping anything? Its not, unless people START LISTENING AND OBEYING THE COPS ORDERS. PERIOD.
Moviecritic I watched the first 3 minutes and I didn't see any big problem with what the police officer did. She was asked to step back in the car. She was hesitant and began with excuses why not to. Then the officer saw she was lying (had no wallet to go to the store) and he became suspicious. He asked for driver license several times and she argued and didn't comply. He then tells her to get out of the car, and she resisted.BTW, this is actually how majority of these so-called abuse cases. They don't comply with lawful orders ad resits arrest, and then complain the cop uses force.Why did we need the background sob story building up to this? Totally useless for this story. and where was the cop interview?There are definitely unjustified abuses, but from what I have seen they are rare.
thethomasboy The topics of systemic racism, police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement are supremely important (especially in today's America), which is why I was so disappointed in this weak and slanted documentary about the "brutal arrest" of Austin school-teacher Breaion King. Police incidents boil down to the human beings involved, their backgrounds, perceptions and subsequent actions/reactions.This would have been an excellent opportunity to explore those by profiling both King AND Officer Richter, to solid context for understanding the issue and finding a solution to it. Instead director Kate Davis choose to go to great lengths placing King in the warmest light possible for cheap shock value. The result is an emotionally manipulative profile featuring iPhone videos of her daughter's ballet recital, tearful stories of her struggles of being raised by and then being a single-parent, and the most out-of-context news coverage possible.On top of this, (while unfortunate,) the arrest video clearly shows a suspect trying to get out of a ticket, being uncooperative, and playing up the scene for any cameras present. In response, the Officer is compelled to escalate in order to do his job, and did so in a calm, respectful tone of voice without his gun, tazer, baton or punches. A cop asking you to stay in your car, or put your feet inside (to close the door) is not unreasonable. But trying to frustrate a cop so much that he won't write you a ticket IS unreasonable. As a relatively mild misunderstanding, this was an opportunity for both sides to LEARN, to tamp down fear on both sides, and create a better bridge of understanding. Instead of elevating the conversation, the director does harm to her own cause and sets us back on this important issue. First: It will be quickly dismissed by Blue Lives Matter supporters for what it is: a propaganda piece with an (unfortunate) but not brutal ordinary traffic stop with a difficult suspect. Second: it lends credence and legitimizes right-wing docs like "Obama's America" (2012) by saying all docs are political. This is a disturbing trend in "Documentaries" these days: Heavy-handed, thinly-sourced, and purposefully unbalanced clearly intended to sway viewers based on a political agenda. Documentaries have the potential to become the new "investigative journalism," for the short attention span audiences of today, educating the electorate, and pulling people out of their bubbles. If you strongly believe your 'side' is right, showing the entire truth should bear that out. Save the fact-picking for historical dramas.