ABSTRACT

Body-worn camera and citizen device videos capturing police use-of-force are shared and commented upon widely within social media. This study investigated how point-of-view (POV: onlooker vs. officer perspective) and citizen skin color (dark skin vs. light skin), interacted to affect emotional responses, likelihood to comment and share, and comment on content. A predominantly White sample watched police use-of-force videos in which citizen skin color and camera POV varied. Body-worn camera (BWC) videos in which light-skinned citizens were harmed elicited the most likelihood to comment and share. Further, experienced negative emotion fully mediated this relationship. BWC videos in which dark-skinned citizens were harmed elicited the least negative emotion, the least likelihood to comment, and less normative commentary about officer behaviors.

摘要

记录警察使用武力的随身摄像机和公民设备视频在社交媒体上广泛分享和评论。这项研究调查了观点（POV：旁观者视角与官员视角）和公民肤色（深色皮肤与浅色皮肤）如何相互作用以影响情绪反应、评论和分享的可能性以及对内容的评论。以白人为主的样本观看了警察使用武力的视频，其中公民肤色和摄像机视角各不相同。浅肤色公民受到伤害的随身摄像机 (BWC) 视频最有可能引起评论和分享。此外，经历过的负面情绪完全调节了这种关系。《生物武器公约》中深色皮肤公民受到伤害的视频引发的负面情绪最少，发表评论的可能性也最小，对警察行为的规范性评论也最少。