I remember when, as a White kid, at least, I used to think cops were the good guys. You could tell them by their uniforms, like the good cowboys wore white hats. And I remember when I was doing fieldwork in a third-world nation, and you couldn't tell the cops from the dictator's military forces. …
From The Washington Post, March30, 2021: Two Capitol police officers sue Trump for ‘physical and emotional injuries’ suffered in riots. By Andrea Salcedo March 30, 2021 at 9:04 p.m. PDT Two Capitol police officers who battled the mob of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 are now suing the former president for the physical end …
The former Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd on the world stage last summer, kneeling on Floyd's neck for nine minutes and twenty seconds with the most astoundingly depraved indifference to the man's pleas for air. Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin: a genuine monster with a badge and a gun. The trial jury is unusually diverse …
I'm completely biased about this one. Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, right in front of our eyes, with all the reptilian callousness of a true sociopath. Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd in front of the whole world on May 25, 2020 George Floyd's death was far from the beginning of my awareness of …
Kudos to federal and local investigators for nailing him. Keep up the good work, folks. Every little bit helps. This photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office shows Bryan Riser. Authorities say Riser, a Dallas police officer, has been arrested on two counts of capital murder, more than a year and a half after …
This is classic cop culture: see the Press as your enemy, and hassle them whenever you can. Use your badge and the law against them, whether or not it's justified or necessary. And enlist your local prosecutor, too. From AP News, March 5, 2021: Reporter faces trial in case seen as attack on press rights …
We're good, no witnesses (laughs)....Hey, can you go turn my cameras off? Just the front camera?Unidentified Salisbury, NC, cop, speaking to another as the two watch a third cop handle (or mishandle) his police dog. From a Fox 46 news video, March 2, 2021 The following story from the New York Times describes an apparent …
Continue reading This is why cops can’t be trusted to write their own body camera policies.
His department sent him to protect her, and violated its own policies. Mug shot of Rodney Vicknair, New Orleans Police Officer arrested for sexual assault. Source: New York Post, September 28, 2020. This story isn't about a peace officer, or even an ordinary cop. It isn't even about a typical pig. This story is about …
Continue reading New Orleans cop rapes child who was already a rape victim.
Sensible thoughts from a retired peace officer. Delightfully refreshing, because it's so rarely stated publicly. I know you're out there, folks. Retired and working. And I support you. But you need to speak up if you ever hope to turn public opinion around. They don't believe in wearing masks. They sort of have said many …
Thomas Webster, retired New York cop, was charged with assaulting a Washington Metro police officer -- with a flagpole -- during Trump's January 6 insurgency. Webster the Pig "did not dispute that he appeared in three separate videos of the attack recorded on Jan. 6." Thomas Webster, Retired NYPD Pig, Arrested for participating in Trump's …
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