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The video emerged as police departments are under increased scrutiny following a series of deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of officers across the United States.

Benjamin Brown was ordered by police to exit the vehicle at Taser-point, immediately handcuffed, searched, held in the back of a police car, and finally issued a citation for an obstructed view, the ACLU s Colorado chapter said.

Ryan Brown, the passenger, was dragged from the car, held at gunpoint, and now faces a criminal charge for interfering with official police duties, the group said

The ACLU of Colorado said Ryan Brown s repeated requests for the officers to say why they were stopped were ignored, in contravention of Colorado Springs Police Department policy.

I m being perceived as a threat because we re being pulled over for absolutely no reason, Ryan Brown says in the video, before being pulled from the vehicle. This is excessive force.

As the video clearly shows, he acted calmly and like a gentleman, even in the face of an unjust stop. There was no justice for him to obstruct

Once again we are witnessing two inseparable concepts, I mean racism and abuse of power by the police. Young people are behaving so humbly and correctly, even under such circumstances. Great respect for it. This video illustrates the current situation in the country: the black community is trying to peacefully defend their rights as citizens, the Government, represented by the police, in silence, without any comments, violating these rights.

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