About Us
Bear Witness is an app designed to help support all of our fellow BEARs involved in incidents with law enforcement; by creating a culture of accountability in every community through immediate witness response to alerts sent out by neighbors in your area who feel unsafe in potentially dangerous law enforcement interactions.
We often hear of incidents where people have encountered law enforcement and the situation escalates, becoming unsafe. We want to bring the community together so that when anyone in the BEAR community feels they are in danger with law enforcement they’ll have immediate witness support from all of the BEARS in their area. B.E.A.R stands for Bystanders Exercising American Rights.
The american right to bear witness to law enforcement interactions with the public, especially in situations that appear to be escalating in a fatal direction; will create the culture of accountability we need for all parties involved to help lower the risk of harm being caused to anyone involved in the situation and keep our fellow BEARs safe.
Our Mission
Our mission is simple, we want to help create a positive impact and change in every community by supporting one another and offering a peace of mind to any one of our fellow BEARs who may feel alone and unsafe in potentially dangerous law enforcement interactions. We want to combine our energy because we believe there is power in numbers. United we can help lower the chances of our fellow BEARs becoming harmed or being treated unfairly by creating an organized presence that stands for safety and peace in our communities.
Bear Witness Features
Stay safe and connected with your community with real time location based notification.
Witness Bear offers you a wide range of features to keep our fellow BEARS safe!
Real-Time Requests
Send out immediate real-time witness request alerts to fellow BEARs near by no matter where you are
Instant Video Record
Record videos of an incident instantly
Secure Cloud Storage
Upload and store videos of incidents to secure cloud in the app
Real-Time Alert Notifications
Receive real-time witness alert notifications from fellow BEARs near by no matter where you are
Location Notifications
Location based notifications help you locate and navigate to the scenes where alerts were sent from
Incident Location Check-in
Check-in at incident location and see how many other fellow BEARs are checked in at the scene
Detailed Incident Description
View description notes of incident to gather detailed information about the situation in progress from other BEARs checked-in at the scene
Interaction Guide
Review Bear Tips for suggestive mental exercises that can be used to keep calm during a tense interaction with law enforcement
Bear Support
The app and website will offer merchandise purchasing ability (identify yourself as a BEAR)
