PROOF Police Departments are CORRUPT

[Quixote1818]

[pwb]

1. Cops always circle the wagons to protect bad cops.

Just there tone of voice provokes hoping they can arrest people.

[elmac]

2. there are corrupt cops, dangerous cops, cops that should never be cops

but the biggest problem here is poor education and poor management, low pay.
I'm sure the video showed the worse problems they ran into, the officers who blatantly broke rules should be fired, fine or imprisoned. Its a thankless job, they deal with all kinds of situations every day, most, I'm sure, do their best to serve their community. There is a club mentality, protect their own, watch each others back and sometimes their lives depend on that closeness. I'm not a cop, aren't friends with any cops but we need to understand their side also, work with them to fix problems like this, more education, better pay goes a long way but in this no tax, you're on your own capitalist society there is little money for protect and serve.

[kag]

8. I agree with most of what you said.

BUT...Bad cops don't do anyone any good. Not even their fellow cops. They absolutely should be tested, and if they fail that test, they either need to be corrected or fired. I have no sympathy for the cops who are trying to "circle the wagons" to protect cops who are clearly not following procedure.

I myself have tried to file a complaint against an officer. It was years ago, and I had no idea how to go about it. I ended up calling and telling the person I was connected to what the problem was, and he took it and hung up. Now, he never got obstinate or anything, but I also never heard back about the complaint.

I get it. It's a thankless job. They have to deal with the worst of the worst in our society. But they sign up for this. No one is forcing them to become cops. I am constantly thankful for the bravery and good work of good cops, and I have told them so. I have had cops go out of their way to help me while off duty, and I've known cops personally who have put themselves in harms way and been injured in the line of duty to protect me and my community from harm. But the last thing I want, and the last thing THEY should want, is to have a cop next to them who doesn't know the basics of policy and procedure, or worse, intentionally breaks the rules and the laws to keep other bad cops from getting into "trouble".

I don't disagree with you necessarily, but I don't think cops deserve their co-officers' loyalty or protection when they have clearly broken the rules and/or laws.

[cstanleytech]

11. I dont know what other departments start their officers at but the ones in this county

start at 18 bucks an hour and I would hardly classify that as low pay.

[elmac]

14. Depends on what area of the country you live in, cost of living

that seems like good pay unless rent is 2000 + a month, raising a family, ect… I would bet that most of the problem areas have lower wages. If they pay that much I would bet they are putting more money into education, recruiting.

[onit2day]

19. Yes, they should hire better people.But accurate and good responses

were virtually non existent. To Cops the law is what they tell you it is and if you irritate them they will make you pay for it. They used to be called 'peace officers'. Now they want to put everyone in cuffs to make us all helpless to complain Seems good, kind cooperative people don't want to be cops mostly because of the people who are cops

[elmac]

22. It was just as bad years ago but there was no smart phones, hidden cameras

and the internet to catch them in the act. Its always been a good ol boy club for the most part and has always been a struggle of good cops vs bad cops. Maybe robots will do a better job some day.

[alittlelark]

3. All cops need to be drug tested regularly.

[yesphan]

12. That test needs

to include anabolic steroids as well. I was accosted by a local cop once and I'm sure he was jacked
up on something. Huge muscles bulging out of his shirt.........
I was saved by another cop that came along and talked him down.

[rgbecker]

4. I hope people put this up on their facebook page and spread it around.

I hope 2019 will bring some light to this kind of stuff and eventually the end of it.

Thanks for posting it.

[Submariner]

5. Require BS degrees in Criminal Science with regular psychological testing

to weed out the type of cops seen on the video, and hopefully weed out the quick draw cops lusting for a kill. Higher pay means higher cost for the taxpayer, but that is what it will take to get quality staff.

The local State Police Dept is prosecuting troopers for fudging time cards stealing unearned overtime pay. And some are senior staff, so paying low is no bargain.

[kag]

9. I agree completely.

Just like with teachers. Higher pay will attract higher quality workers, and workers who are motivated to do well. We don't do ourselves any favors by nickel-and-dimeing these kinds of public employees. They do hard, often thankless work, and they deserve our respect when they do it well. As for those who do it poorly, see my comment above.

[onit2day]

20. Well said submariner

[pecosbob]

6. and this shocks who?

[Owl]

7. I feel sick after watching that.

[kag]

10. Thanks for posting this.

Should be seen by every citizen, and especially every cop.

[LittleGirl]

13. Can someone give me a review of this very long video

Please? I don't want to spend 37 minutes watching without some sort of summary first.
thanks.

[elmac]

15. Basically an undercover audit where they tested police stations policies about

reporting complaints against officers. Some offices were clearly going out of their way to keep these complaints from being filed including threats of imprisonment, bodily harm.

[LittleGirl]

16. Thank you eom

[Quixote1818]

17. If you watch the first 5 minutes you will get a pretty good idea. nt

[Codifer]

18. News Flash....

While not all police officers are bullies, bullies seem to gravitate to that profession. It would seem that they love the power. Or is it that power changes otherwise rational people and they find that they like being bullies. Think of the Stanford Experiment.

[Nitram]

21. Excellent investigation!

If the police aren't going to monitor themselves, citizens need to do it. But it clearly takes some courage to even request a complaint form in many cases.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

23. The black guy arrested at 11:00 is Phillip Turner

He’s a cop watcher I follow on YouTube.

He sued the Fort Worth police in a case that set precedent removing qualified immunity from police if they arrest for public photography.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article135125164.html

A 2015 encounter with Fort Worth police outside an east-side police substation, however, is having a far-reaching impact after the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month used Turner’s case to clear up any question that videotaping or filming police activities is protected by the First Amendment.

The ruling comes at a time when police activities have been under close scrutiny, with videos like the one taken in the Jacqueline Craig case in Fort Worth going viral and turning a nationwide spotlight on police conduct. Fort Worth police officer William Martin was suspended for 10 days after cellphone video showed Martin’s questionable behavior while arresting Craig and her two daughters.


Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article135125164.html#storylink=cpy

The cop watch community is fascinating to me as most of them are right wingers who just recently realized cops are out of control. They realized this when President Obama was in office. Of course, they blame President Obama. Some even think “mr. bounce their heads off the police car” trump will save us all from police abuse. Seriously.