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In reply to the discussion: Changing The Conversation To, "You're Saying, 'All Cops Are Bad' So You're A Hypocrite" [View all]"police officers who are prosecuted for crimes"... how many are actually ever prosecuted?! The number of claims of police brutality that result in an investigation is extremely small. And the number of investigations that result in a prosecution are equally tiny, so you are talking about a miniscule portion of the police brutality that takes place.
http://www.chicagoreporter.com/indictments-convictions-police-officers-civilian-deaths-rare
The National Police Misconduct Statistics and Reporting Project tracked cases of alleged police misconduct between April 2009 and December 2010. The project, an initiative of the Cato Institute, a Washington, D.C. think tank, found that of 2,716 officers accused of using excessive force, only about 200 were charged and 77 were convicted. About 30 of the nearly 430 officers accused of killing a person using excessive force were charged. Only half were convicted.
"police officers who are prosecuted for crimes are generally investigated... by other police officers" -- yeah, that's why the result of the investigation is most often "we found no wrongdoing... officer acted appropriately... blah blah blah"
"police officers who are prosecuted for crimes are generally...caught by other police officers." Bullshit. They are generally being caught by videos! In the absence of a video, nothing happens because the witness cops keep very silent. (There are notable exceptions... notable because they are extremely rare. And they are rare because the police punish other cops who rat on them.)
Just a couple of examples...
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYPD-Video-Punching-Lower-East-Side-YouTube-NYC-286356091.html
The NYPD says it has suspended a police officer after a video was posted online that appeared to show him repeatedly punching a 16-year-old suspect as other officers tried to arrest the teen.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2827757/Cop-caught-camera-slapping-man-wouldn-t-let-search-car.html
A New York State police officer has been suspended after a video was posted online capturing him allegedly slapping a young man he had pulled over. ... 'If I had to do it all over again ... I'd probably do the same thing. If I knew the camera was there, no, because it does look bad.'
Did the "other officers" present turn them in? No, they were suspended after the videos went viral. It's yet to be seen if they'll actually be prosecuted or otherwise punished.
http://www.civil-rights-law.com/how-to-complain-about-police-m/
Other police officers at the scene typically follow the unwritten "code of silence." These officers will not report witnessing a fellow police officer punching or kicking a civilian. The other officers are usually represented by the same union lawyer. These officers either say their fellow officer used reasonable force, or they claim they did not hear or see the beating. Police officers who stand by while another officer beats a person can be legally responsible for the injury, another reason most officers do not truthfully report witnessing a fellow officer using excessive or unreasonable force.
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Changing The Conversation To, "You're Saying, 'All Cops Are Bad' So You're A Hypocrite" [View all]
marym625
Dec 2014
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What is that saying about All it takes for Evil to grow is for good men to do nothing.
Bandit
Dec 2014
#7
How many of them have spoken out against the criminals among them? I know of one,
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#24
I included the Police Chief in the three I was thinking of. Here is a link to the
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#36
The culture is corrupt from sea to shining sea. The desire to individualize at all times is a tactic
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#51
Why are good Christians silent as the fundies take over the GOP and distort the religion? They are
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#29
Where are they? As I said above, I know of three so far. All of them have been villified
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#25
Sabrina, I don't think I've ever asked anyone to be silent about the bad ones.
NaturalHigh
Dec 2014
#26
Sorry if I misunderstood you then. I know there are good cops, but they do not have
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#28
But I noticed you didn't say anything about being "sick" of police violence.........
socialist_n_TN
Dec 2014
#45
I can think of a few reasons why some would never say anything negative about cops.
Rex
Dec 2014
#44
When I wonder why there isn't more outrage on this and other problems, sometimes
LiberalElite
Dec 2014
#46
It is not a liberal value to hold people responsible for the actions of others
treestar
Dec 2014
#52
It ranks FAR below overpopulation and the myriad problems associated with that.
20score
Dec 2014
#61
If you changed "police" to "Muslims" yoiur post would be right at home on Free Republic
Lee-Lee
Dec 2014
#83