My uncle gave his sister, my mother, a speeding ticket. She was MAD. My father drives truck, CDL, he said she deserved it too. Mom was MAD when no one took her side.😅
Obligatory not a cop but; a couple of years ago I had an allergic reaction that resulted in me having a conscious seizure. The responding officer kicked me in the chest to "just see if he was responsive." My wife and EMS had to push him out of the house to keep him from kicking me again. He then started a screaming match with my wife, trying to get her to; "come down off that porch and fight me like an adult." Nothing came of that complaint. About a year after that incident, I erroneously thought I saw that very same cop drive by my house, so I flipped him off. Instead, D. Carmen of the Lmpd almost caused an accident as he came to a complete stop in the middle of the road. After he watched me for a little bit, he got out and said that I was under arrest for failure to use a turn signal... While setting on my own property. He then started attacking me because I wouldn't go inside and get him my id. That was the first and only time that I've ever been arrested. I was let out right after booking. A little over $200 was taken from my wallet, not sure if it was Carmen or one of the jailers who took it. Two days after the false arrest, he followed me to my wife's work and tried hitting me with his personal vehicle. He hung out of his window and flipped me off while screaming; "how the f*** you like it!?" I feel that the court swept it under the rug by determining that I was arrested absent probable cause, court costs paid for by time served. Internal affairs closed my case because they claimed that they couldn't find my case. I have since acquired the means to defend myself from further retaliation. If everyone on the force is unwilling to stand up against criminal cops for fear of financial loss; that looks like it is done that way by design. Doesn't that mean that the organization as a whole, supports those behaviors? If not actively supporting it, then passively hindering the reporting process? To what end? Why defend criminals? Why turn a blind eye to immoral behavior? Regardless of their day job. If more cops would stop turning a blind eye, then maybe over time; the people would stop viewing them as just another gang of thugs that we have to worry about in our day to day lives. For those few "good ones" out there that are concerned about your finances; I can assure you that there are plenty of private business owners and other precincts who would happily hire you simply and only because you stood up for what's right.
You aren't getting that 200 back. They take any money you have an send it to the commissar at the jail. As far as they are concerned, as soon as you are in the booking cell, you are going to jail. And the system doesn't care, you get a "Well don't break the law"
Singaporean here. Not a cop but a regular citizen. Singapore has a serious stance on just about any level of corruption (from cops to politicians). According to Transparency International, we’re the 5th least corrupt country in the world right behind Norway. Given that the countries surrounding us are notorious for their corruption, it’s pretty impressive how far my little island came out to be.
Story 12: i felt that. My wife used to work corrections, and in every place, the whole petty rivalry turning into life and death has happened. One place she worked an officer got in trouble when it was found out that they would ignore radio calls for backup from people they didnt like. The real issue was this guy was in the tower and had control over all doors, cameras, and dispatch. He nearly got a guy killed when he didnt roll a door for the officer
The prison I worked at ended up getting buttons placed outside of doors in the psych building. Both the rover and picket bosses had to hit the doors simultaneously to open them. Why? A lady kept popping doors trying to get people hurt.
My grandfather was a cop in Boston a long long time ago. Right up until the mafia was parked across a bridge in a way that it would block traffic when they knew that my grandfather's patrol car would be coming through. They told him that they had just killed his partner and that he was next if he didn't leave town because he was too straight lace. That's why my father grew up in California and I was born here. To this day. I still wonder about the influence of that and what cops remain as a result.
Damn, that era of Mafia were BRUTAL. They were virtually untouched except for agencies like FBI or State level investigative agencies, and rarely local cops did anything cuz back in the day mafias had so much connection with powerful people that the government probably didn't had good cops back. Back in that day, you are either forced to take the bribe or get whacked. But the latter will still draw attention (even if they are protected by politicians and judges, murder is still a seriously handled business that is only authorized by the very top of the machine) so they gave him a quiet option. Besides, drawing that much attention for a straight cop who just does his job wouldn't be worth a murder.
I worked in corrections for over a decade. In my first few years I couldn't do anything because no one cared. In the last few years I couldn't do anything because we couldn't fire anyone. Didn't stop me from having a dozen pages written and ready to turn in about a vile woman who would write false cases on inmates, filed EEO complaints for any inagined slight, and would get inmates locked up if coworkers annoyed her, since they had to pack the inmate's property. She was the most manic and disgusting karen I have ever met, and honestly, I just think she hated men. I think she might have been why I was stuck in the worst building. We had an argument because I fought to get an inmate on the cusp of a diabetic seizure to medical. She then shamed me fore the rest of the week, going as far as to look up his charges.
Story 2 The correctional officer. So true. The Good Old Boy mentality ruins moral. So glad he stayed in and improved others lives by improving the training to new staff. I was in Corrections for 29 years and there was a huge difference from the 1st year to the 20th year. I am grateful to all the good and excellent officers!
In Brazil, the majority of colleagues are dirty. I found a friend that doesn't get bribes, we're isolated and work on simple stuff. It's exhausting. Almost 20 years in, will soon move from Brazil.
I've known people in law enforcement, both family and not. Right now I work private security but I want to join a sheriff's department because, to me, their a lot nicer than most city cops. There are good departments, I've come across them, but there's definitely people who shouldn't be LEOs, in the profession. I've only ever met one person who was a LEO, that was an actual sociopath who was transferring to another department. I'd say most LEOs are good people, but there's definitely some that shouldn't be there.
The bad ones gather in bad precincts they already control. They then chase out any good ones that show up so as not to lose that control. Prisons are the same, and both are hard to transform when already fallen. Both also have to be fixed from the top down due to the fact sociopaths filter up and will resist any challenge to their power.
@@LegendStormcrow Exactly this. Army has the martial code. All pilots have the FAR/AIM. CDL's have their own. Doctors are done by the public but through a rigorous system. It is insane to me that we still don't have that.
@@thericepotato5847 I worked at a prison. Fixing it as well as it was cost flesh. Then we lost staff due to poor management from the state and lack of support. Then 2020 happened. We already were short staffed and rotten apples were hard to dislodge, but they came flooding in. Between that and the inmates taking important departments, I'd never go back. And all this with a civilian accreditation system that can only remove funding.
@@thericepotato5847 Trust me, I know, but I've lost all fight. I've seen a wide range of things over my career, and it isn't always violence that leaves the deepest scars.
Oufff. The number of times I heard "if I call out bad behaviour I get punished" was too often. Sounds more of an excuse crooks would use instead of the very people employed to stop crooks. There are tons of other professions that carry the same risks. Both to the workers, and the people they interact with. Both in life/health and in monetary cost. Most of them are just (if not more) unionized than cops, especially if you look outside of US. The difference being they have actually consequences if things intentionally are done wrong. I get the impression that US cops are more protected and shielded than actual soldiers. The people that are actually trained and prepared to kill as a last resort.
My son was beaten by police one night for riding his bike down the wrong street. No, it wasn't racism nor rich vs poor. It was simply that when they stopped him he wasn't properly afraid of them. He was 17 and was a good guy. He saw no reason to be nervous. They saw it differently. He is 52 now. He has taught my grandchildren to be very nervous. He has taught them to run and hide if they can, if an officer tries to talk to them, if not, to stick to name address, DOB and shut up. My great granddaughter is 5. She was told by her mother that Officer Friendly was dead. That she wasn't allowed to talk to the police no matter what. If she did she could be taken away forever. This is what happens when the 1 in 1000 bad police officers is allowed to keep the badge. Generations of hatred and fear. If there is one officer reading this that knows of one officer who is corrupt please, for the sake of EVERY OTHER OFFICER, don't let it slide.😢
We have a joke in my cuountry: how can you tell good cops apart from bad cops? ... ... ... The good cop is not wearing a bullet-proof vest... ... And then people wonder why we hate these a-holes.
You just *know* there's at least one case where a good cop asked for backup, was refused backup several times, and *then* the corrupt ones realized that their families were in trouble or similar. And got even angrier at the cop, and tried to pin the blame on him for *their* refusal to help.
My main concern with the justice system/law enforcement in the united states has to do with them having only 5% of the worlds population but also having 25% of the worlds prison population. That's 500% more prisoners than they should have on average. It seems as if the level of emotional self control within law enforcement in that country is lacking greatly and the amount of training required is minimal compared to most other 1st world countries. A lot of their officers approach situations feeling overly threatened and using unreasonable amounts of intimidation and force. I don't understand why this is so common in america when they're all about freedom.
I'm going to be blunt. While the issues is the entire legal, welfare and health system there is one glaring thing for law enforcement. US has the lowest training period for police officer among first world countries. Depending on state training can be between 3 weeks to 6 months. Every where else it's usually 3 years at a bachelor level. Thus leaving the overall police force under-prepared for their duty, and more vunerable to bad environmnet.
Other factors are that cops have quotas, ie they have to write a certain amount of tickets per month. And the worst part, imo is that prisons are privatised. Privatising anything that has to do with people, such as healthcare, nursing homes, education, prisons, foster care, etc. is going to make that service terrible. When it’s about profit, it definitely won’t be about people. Cops have to keep those prisons full or the shareholders won’t get their bag. Another reason some groups lobby so hard to keep low impact crimes like possession of marijuana as a criminal offence, they need those bodies in their prisons. It’s pretty disgusting.
The issue is that we have privatized our prison systems so prisoners are no longer criminals they're resources. And with any corporation their sole purpose is to make money. To that end most private prisons have contracts with the states that they are in that guarantees a minimum population in those prisons or the state has to pay fines to the prison owners. Because of this our police officers are encouraged to arrest as many people as possible because it doesn't matter if whatever case is against them is dismissed, they still count towards that population minimum. Along side this is the fact that our justice system is essentially run as a corporation as well with the main source of income being tickets, fines, and court costs, so they're trained to do everything they can to make a profit off of civilians. They don't want them to have emotional self-control because they want officers to throw tantrums and arrest people for nothing because even if they're innocent of any wrong doing the person is still going to have to pay a lot of money to get everything cleared up.
@@mgen278 No, they don't have quotas. Not only is that a myth, but it's been illegal FEDERALLY since the late 70s. If you live in a area where cops DO have them, the FBI would love to hear about it.
All i got from this was keep your head down and mouth shut if you see your fellow officer doing bad. Why would i call you a good cop if you are doing that? If i see a criminal doing something and say nothing ,am i a good person?
Yeah this is typically a good one. You hear a lot of stories and get a better perspective. Unfortunately this shows just how bad corruption in police is but it’s better to be realistic imo
What sucks is that police training intentionally instills paranoia in their officers. Literally called "warrior training", it's been singled out as causing unnecessary deaths. But when one city stopped funding it and required de-escalation training instead, tge police union went "nuh-uh" and paid for the warrior training. So ultimately good people looking to actually help are trained to essentially do the opposite.
Funny how almost all Of these stories involved the “good cops” turning a blind eye and maybe talking to the offending officers later in private and do nothing punitive. The saying is “one bad apple will spoil the bunch”
Story 10: The problem with that excuse, is that there is always going to be a new promotion to risk, and they will never do the good they claim they will do when they have more power cause it might cause them to not get the next promotion. Those aren't good cops, those are accomplices to the bad cops crimes. Watching these videos about cops saying why them not going against bad cops doesn't make them bad cops, just makes me think of cheaters trying to explain to their spouses why they should be forgiven for cheating. Just gaslighting.
My neighbor, Ray Machowski, was a bent cop in his former city…but he was honest about it. At least he didn’t take more bribes than anyone, and then turn state’s witness like his fellow cop MccAffrey.
The one where they say that cops have the same rights as everyone else at work annoyed me. Um, sir, if I literally murder someone at my job, they don’t call it immunity - they call it MURDER.
100% this. When people's lives are on the line, it'd be much better that someone be fired unfairly and not fired when they should be. Cops specifically ought to be exempt from those sorts of protections
Oof, getting a medal from ol' Rudolph for "fixing up" the NYPD? That's like getting a certificate of cleanliness from a sentient mud puddle. Joe sounds like a real one tho. I wish more "neutral" cops were like him.
2nd story corrections . Florida did that new guy vs old guy thing . the old guys quit and the new guys quit. That's why u have the national guard running some areas of some of the prisons. You wont see that tid bit in the news but i assure you they are because they cannot keep corrections officers. come to find out the only reason anyone worked there any length of time was the good ol boy system. without it there is ZERO reason to stay there. I was never part of it but once they got rid of it things actually got far far worse and more dangerous . I have never met an ex corrections officer that was not glad he left . Women don't count when asking that some of them do miss it because they have to work at another job. See the loop hole is women can only work a select few areas in a male confinement prison BUT the state cannot deny hiring females because of federal law. So you end up with a 50/50 at most mix of 25 males and 25 females on a shift as an example with 10 can be filed by male or female posts and 30 male only posts . Doesn't add up does it. what you get is 20 guys doing the work made for 30 and 15 women hanging out with the captain or otherwise Fing off or actually Fing. . Not all prisons are like this only a few. but The few that are have more females than males working there.
"Verbal Judo", they don't have mandatory de-escalation techniques training for cops in America? Even security officers here have that as their standard training before they get their license.
Worse, police unions are explicitly _against_ de-escalation training. One city defunded "warrior training" and in response, the union paid for it out of pocket in direct violation of the new training standards.
So many people saying how these cops are no better... I'd certainly love to see ya'll become Chief in 6 years and completely turn around a whole department
The current system of policing needs to be abolished and replaced. You can a law enforcement institutions without taxing and terrorizing the public. current system is built on slave catching/ slave making for profit.
@@aaronw7840 I'm sure it's built on whatever you want to think it's built on but...I'm lost as to why you left this as a reply to my comment specifically
@@101Mant More like I'm sick of seeing people who don't know what they're talking about moral grandstand people who are trying their best to do good. Unless ya'll want the good ones still there to give up and leave, then ya'll are doing a great job
Protecting one's career instead of upholding the law and rights of citizens, holding their fellow officers accountable and stopping corruption is not something that good cops do
Cops are entrusted to do things that would be illegal if a regular citizen did them. That's why they are so regulated and why their discipline and self-control is so important. We give them alone permission to do these things because we judge that society benefits far more from having active law enforcement than it loses by creating these exceptions to the rules. But in a free society, these permissions come with a very strong obligation to use these powers only for the good of the people. But remember : power corrupts. I bet a lot of corrupt cops started off as honest and naïve cops but the power turned them bad. Plus human beings have an unfortunate habit of thinking they own whatever they protect.
I have nothing but respect for police officers. It is a hard thankless job. Personally, I would not want the job. I know I can have a temper and will most likely get into trouble.
Agreed. Most civilians have no idea what being a cop is like, or even what the job requires people to do. Even worse, most of them seem to think that we'd be better off without cops. Despite Somalia existing... There's plenty of examples of states that cannot enforce their laws. All of them are hellholes. Not living in anarchy is worth some corruption.
Yeah, Don't Give A Fuck. Accidents are forgivable after looked at closely. But it should be reformed. and longer/better training. Once all is said and done. Increase their pay, if they do so well without issues. they deserve the pay. Otherwise, even being human isn't an excuse.
Story 16 had sooo many issues. It's clearly they blue line gang so hard. Asides any small mistake. Any large ones, or much more complex incidents Don't Deserve that mentality. If they simply go We and them. That's simply making it all against the people they chose to protect and serve. How long til they are cowards who stop parents from rescuing their own kids while they cower outside the building.
@@barfrodgers1202there’s bad apples in every profession but it’s never as many as mainstream media makes it out to be. They’re usually bullies that never grew out of their High School phase. Then with something as polarizing as “defund the police” of course you’re gonna have those advocating to take away funding from our police force using “they’re evil” as a reason to get rid of both the police and the citizen’s means to defend themself within their own home. Yes there are some evil cops out there, but not all cops are evil. And if you believe a cop has wrongfully stopped you you invoke the 5th and ask if you’re free to leave. If no you invoke your 6th amendment right to an attorney, reiterate the 5th, and then remain silent. You do not try to fight it on the street aside for that and denying them searching your property because they can only detain you for so long.
Most cops ARE good people, but nobody writes headlines about the boring nice guy. Bad cops come to light more often and it warps perspective. Like how in polls people say right now is a terrifying time to be alive yet it's one of the most peaceful times in human history
Singaporean here. Not a cop but a regular citizen. Singapore has a serious stance on just about any level of corruption (from cops to politicians). According to Transparency International, we’re the 5th least corrupt country in the world right behind Norway. Given that the countries surrounding us are notorious for their corruption, it’s pretty impressive how far my little island came out to be.
My uncle gave his sister, my mother, a speeding ticket. She was MAD. My father drives truck, CDL, he said she deserved it too. Mom was MAD when no one took her side.😅
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Obligatory not a cop but; a couple of years ago I had an allergic reaction that resulted in me having a conscious seizure. The responding officer kicked me in the chest to "just see if he was responsive." My wife and EMS had to push him out of the house to keep him from kicking me again. He then started a screaming match with my wife, trying to get her to; "come down off that porch and fight me like an adult." Nothing came of that complaint.
About a year after that incident, I erroneously thought I saw that very same cop drive by my house, so I flipped him off. Instead, D. Carmen of the Lmpd almost caused an accident as he came to a complete stop in the middle of the road. After he watched me for a little bit, he got out and said that I was under arrest for failure to use a turn signal... While setting on my own property. He then started attacking me because I wouldn't go inside and get him my id. That was the first and only time that I've ever been arrested. I was let out right after booking. A little over $200 was taken from my wallet, not sure if it was Carmen or one of the jailers who took it.
Two days after the false arrest, he followed me to my wife's work and tried hitting me with his personal vehicle. He hung out of his window and flipped me off while screaming; "how the f*** you like it!?"
I feel that the court swept it under the rug by determining that I was arrested absent probable cause, court costs paid for by time served.
Internal affairs closed my case because they claimed that they couldn't find my case.
I have since acquired the means to defend myself from further retaliation.
If everyone on the force is unwilling to stand up against criminal cops for fear of financial loss; that looks like it is done that way by design. Doesn't that mean that the organization as a whole, supports those behaviors? If not actively supporting it, then passively hindering the reporting process? To what end?
Why defend criminals? Why turn a blind eye to immoral behavior? Regardless of their day job. If more cops would stop turning a blind eye, then maybe over time; the people would stop viewing them as just another gang of thugs that we have to worry about in our day to day lives.
For those few "good ones" out there that are concerned about your finances; I can assure you that there are plenty of private business owners and other precincts who would happily hire you simply and only because you stood up for what's right.
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You should get ready to write a book about this if it goes on longer. A lot of people can learn from you.
You aren't getting that 200 back. They take any money you have an send it to the commissar at the jail. As far as they are concerned, as soon as you are in the booking cell, you are going to jail. And the system doesn't care, you get a "Well don't break the law"
Singaporean here. Not a cop but a regular citizen. Singapore has a serious stance on just about any level of corruption (from cops to politicians). According to Transparency International, we’re the 5th least corrupt country in the world right behind Norway. Given that the countries surrounding us are notorious for their corruption, it’s pretty impressive how far my little island came out to be.
Story 12: i felt that. My wife used to work corrections, and in every place, the whole petty rivalry turning into life and death has happened. One place she worked an officer got in trouble when it was found out that they would ignore radio calls for backup from people they didnt like. The real issue was this guy was in the tower and had control over all doors, cameras, and dispatch. He nearly got a guy killed when he didnt roll a door for the officer
Damn, that’s terrifying. Workplace drama shouldn’t go that far.
The prison I worked at ended up getting buttons placed outside of doors in the psych building. Both the rover and picket bosses had to hit the doors simultaneously to open them.
Why? A lady kept popping doors trying to get people hurt.
My friend’s cousin worked in corrections. An inmate got hold of a metal folding chair and used it on him. He wound up in a wheelchair for life.
Even the meanest inmate is cautious around the mental health inmates.
My grandfather was a cop in Boston a long long time ago. Right up until the mafia was parked across a bridge in a way that it would block traffic when they knew that my grandfather's patrol car would be coming through. They told him that they had just killed his partner and that he was next if he didn't leave town because he was too straight lace. That's why my father grew up in California and I was born here. To this day. I still wonder about the influence of that and what cops remain as a result.
Damn, that era of Mafia were BRUTAL. They were virtually untouched except for agencies like FBI or State level investigative agencies, and rarely local cops did anything cuz back in the day mafias had so much connection with powerful people that the government probably didn't had good cops back.
Back in that day, you are either forced to take the bribe or get whacked. But the latter will still draw attention (even if they are protected by politicians and judges, murder is still a seriously handled business that is only authorized by the very top of the machine) so they gave him a quiet option. Besides, drawing that much attention for a straight cop who just does his job wouldn't be worth a murder.
I worked in corrections for over a decade. In my first few years I couldn't do anything because no one cared. In the last few years I couldn't do anything because we couldn't fire anyone.
Didn't stop me from having a dozen pages written and ready to turn in about a vile woman who would write false cases on inmates, filed EEO complaints for any inagined slight, and would get inmates locked up if coworkers annoyed her, since they had to pack the inmate's property.
She was the most manic and disgusting karen I have ever met, and honestly, I just think she hated men. I think she might have been why I was stuck in the worst building. We had an argument because I fought to get an inmate on the cusp of a diabetic seizure to medical. She then shamed me fore the rest of the week, going as far as to look up his charges.
Story 2 The correctional officer.
So true.
The Good Old Boy mentality ruins moral. So glad he stayed in and improved others lives by improving the training to new staff.
I was in Corrections for 29 years and there was a huge difference from the 1st year to the 20th year. I am grateful to all the good and excellent officers!
In Brazil, the majority of colleagues are dirty. I found a friend that doesn't get bribes, we're isolated and work on simple stuff. It's exhausting. Almost 20 years in, will soon move from Brazil.
I've known people in law enforcement, both family and not.
Right now I work private security but I want to join a sheriff's department because, to me, their a lot nicer than most city cops.
There are good departments, I've come across them, but there's definitely people who shouldn't be LEOs, in the profession.
I've only ever met one person who was a LEO, that was an actual sociopath who was transferring to another department.
I'd say most LEOs are good people, but there's definitely some that shouldn't be there.
The bad ones gather in bad precincts they already control. They then chase out any good ones that show up so as not to lose that control.
Prisons are the same, and both are hard to transform when already fallen. Both also have to be fixed from the top down due to the fact sociopaths filter up and will resist any challenge to their power.
@@LegendStormcrow
Exactly this. Army has the martial code. All pilots have the FAR/AIM. CDL's have their own. Doctors are done by the public but through a rigorous system. It is insane to me that we still don't have that.
@@thericepotato5847 I worked at a prison. Fixing it as well as it was cost flesh. Then we lost staff due to poor management from the state and lack of support. Then 2020 happened. We already were short staffed and rotten apples were hard to dislodge, but they came flooding in. Between that and the inmates taking important departments, I'd never go back.
And all this with a civilian accreditation system that can only remove funding.
@@LegendStormcrow
Damn... I'm torn between "what can ya do?" And, y'know... Well, there's o easy solution to what's happened to our prisons
@@thericepotato5847 Trust me, I know, but I've lost all fight. I've seen a wide range of things over my career, and it isn't always violence that leaves the deepest scars.
Oufff. The number of times I heard "if I call out bad behaviour I get punished" was too often.
Sounds more of an excuse crooks would use instead of the very people employed to stop crooks.
There are tons of other professions that carry the same risks. Both to the workers, and the people they interact with. Both in life/health and in monetary cost.
Most of them are just (if not more) unionized than cops, especially if you look outside of US. The difference being they have actually consequences if things intentionally are done wrong.
I get the impression that US cops are more protected and shielded than actual soldiers. The people that are actually trained and prepared to kill as a last resort.
And yet they love to ask the community to come forward and they don't protect anyone, half the time they're in the crime.
My son was beaten by police one night for riding his bike down the wrong street.
No, it wasn't racism nor rich vs poor. It was simply that when they stopped him he wasn't properly afraid of them. He was 17 and was a good guy. He saw no reason to be nervous. They saw it differently. He is 52 now. He has taught my grandchildren to be very nervous. He has taught them to run and hide if they can, if an officer tries to talk to them, if not, to stick to name address, DOB and shut up. My great granddaughter is 5. She was told by her mother that Officer Friendly was dead. That she wasn't allowed to talk to the police no matter what. If she did she could be taken away forever.
This is what happens when the 1 in 1000 bad police officers is allowed to keep the badge. Generations of hatred and fear. If there is one officer reading this that knows of one officer who is corrupt please, for the sake of EVERY OTHER OFFICER, don't let it slide.😢
This sounds fake as hell.
We have a joke in my cuountry: how can you tell good cops apart from bad cops?
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... The good cop is not wearing a bullet-proof vest...
... And then people wonder why we hate these a-holes.
Unfortunately, we also have bullies in the nursing profession, both with patients and with other nurses. The stories I could tell.
You just *know* there's at least one case where a good cop asked for backup, was refused backup several times, and *then* the corrupt ones realized that their families were in trouble or similar. And got even angrier at the cop, and tried to pin the blame on him for *their* refusal to help.
My main concern with the justice system/law enforcement in the united states has to do with them having only 5% of the worlds population but also having 25% of the worlds prison population. That's 500% more prisoners than they should have on average. It seems as if the level of emotional self control within law enforcement in that country is lacking greatly and the amount of training required is minimal compared to most other 1st world countries. A lot of their officers approach situations feeling overly threatened and using unreasonable amounts of intimidation and force. I don't understand why this is so common in america when they're all about freedom.
I'm going to be blunt. While the issues is the entire legal, welfare and health system there is one glaring thing for law enforcement. US has the lowest training period for police officer among first world countries. Depending on state training can be between 3 weeks to 6 months. Every where else it's usually 3 years at a bachelor level.
Thus leaving the overall police force under-prepared for their duty, and more vunerable to bad environmnet.
Other factors are that cops have quotas, ie they have to write a certain amount of tickets per month. And the worst part, imo is that prisons are privatised. Privatising anything that has to do with people, such as healthcare, nursing homes, education, prisons, foster care, etc. is going to make that service terrible. When it’s about profit, it definitely won’t be about people. Cops have to keep those prisons full or the shareholders won’t get their bag. Another reason some groups lobby so hard to keep low impact crimes like possession of marijuana as a criminal offence, they need those bodies in their prisons. It’s pretty disgusting.
The issue is that we have privatized our prison systems so prisoners are no longer criminals they're resources. And with any corporation their sole purpose is to make money. To that end most private prisons have contracts with the states that they are in that guarantees a minimum population in those prisons or the state has to pay fines to the prison owners. Because of this our police officers are encouraged to arrest as many people as possible because it doesn't matter if whatever case is against them is dismissed, they still count towards that population minimum. Along side this is the fact that our justice system is essentially run as a corporation as well with the main source of income being tickets, fines, and court costs, so they're trained to do everything they can to make a profit off of civilians. They don't want them to have emotional self-control because they want officers to throw tantrums and arrest people for nothing because even if they're innocent of any wrong doing the person is still going to have to pay a lot of money to get everything cleared up.
@@mgen278 No, they don't have quotas. Not only is that a myth, but it's been illegal FEDERALLY since the late 70s. If you live in a area where cops DO have them, the FBI would love to hear about it.
Also we have a private prison industry. There is a lot of money in locking people up.
All i got from this was keep your head down and mouth shut if you see your fellow officer doing bad. Why would i call you a good cop if you are doing that? If i see a criminal doing something and say nothing ,am i a good person?
"We dont"
I like this topic.
Yeah this is typically a good one. You hear a lot of stories and get a better perspective. Unfortunately this shows just how bad corruption in police is but it’s better to be realistic imo
What sucks is that police training intentionally instills paranoia in their officers. Literally called "warrior training", it's been singled out as causing unnecessary deaths. But when one city stopped funding it and required de-escalation training instead, tge police union went "nuh-uh" and paid for the warrior training. So ultimately good people looking to actually help are trained to essentially do the opposite.
Funny how almost all Of these stories involved the “good cops” turning a blind eye and maybe talking to the offending officers later in private and do nothing punitive.
The saying is “one bad apple will spoil the bunch”
Trick question there are no honest cops
Hahhaa you said "honest cops" like those exist hahhahaha
18:55 Literal punk rocker cops 😂
Story 10: The problem with that excuse, is that there is always going to be a new promotion to risk, and they will never do the good they claim they will do when they have more power cause it might cause them to not get the next promotion. Those aren't good cops, those are accomplices to the bad cops crimes.
Watching these videos about cops saying why them not going against bad cops doesn't make them bad cops, just makes me think of cheaters trying to explain to their spouses why they should be forgiven for cheating. Just gaslighting.
And those are the "good cops".
My neighbor, Ray Machowski, was a bent cop in his former city…but he was honest about it. At least he didn’t take more bribes than anyone, and then turn state’s witness like his fellow cop MccAffrey.
They don't 😂😂😂 they get fired if they speak out or physically stop bad cops.
I think like the modern audience, honest cops don't actually exist
The one where they say that cops have the same rights as everyone else at work annoyed me. Um, sir, if I literally murder someone at my job, they don’t call it immunity - they call it MURDER.
100% this. When people's lives are on the line, it'd be much better that someone be fired unfairly and not fired when they should be. Cops specifically ought to be exempt from those sorts of protections
Also, we're not trained to commit war crimes. Fun fact: tear gas was banned in war after WWI.
damn, Im early today!!!
Oof, getting a medal from ol' Rudolph for "fixing up" the NYPD? That's like getting a certificate of cleanliness from a sentient mud puddle.
Joe sounds like a real one tho. I wish more "neutral" cops were like him.
Thats the thing… they dont👈
Compromising integrity is not a characteristic of a good person, let alone a good cop
2nd story corrections . Florida did that new guy vs old guy thing . the old guys quit and the new guys quit. That's why u have the national guard running some areas of some of the prisons. You wont see that tid bit in the news but i assure you they are because they cannot keep corrections officers. come to find out the only reason anyone worked there any length of time was the good ol boy system. without it there is ZERO reason to stay there. I was never part of it but once they got rid of it things actually got far far worse and more dangerous . I have never met an ex corrections officer that was not glad he left . Women don't count when asking that some of them do miss it because they have to work at another job. See the loop hole is women can only work a select few areas in a male confinement prison BUT the state cannot deny hiring females because of federal law. So you end up with a 50/50 at most mix of 25 males and 25 females on a shift as an example with 10 can be filed by male or female posts and 30 male only posts . Doesn't add up does it. what you get is 20 guys doing the work made for 30 and 15 women hanging out with the captain or otherwise Fing off or actually Fing. . Not all prisons are like this only a few. but The few that are have more females than males working there.
"Verbal Judo", they don't have mandatory de-escalation techniques training for cops in America? Even security officers here have that as their standard training before they get their license.
Worse, police unions are explicitly _against_ de-escalation training. One city defunded "warrior training" and in response, the union paid for it out of pocket in direct violation of the new training standards.
So many people saying how these cops are no better... I'd certainly love to see ya'll become Chief in 6 years and completely turn around a whole department
The current system of policing needs to be abolished and replaced. You can a law enforcement institutions without taxing and terrorizing the public. current system is built on slave catching/ slave making for profit.
@@aaronw7840 I'm sure it's built on whatever you want to think it's built on but...I'm lost as to why you left this as a reply to my comment specifically
So because I couldn't personally fix it police brutality and corruption is OK?
@@101Mant More like I'm sick of seeing people who don't know what they're talking about moral grandstand people who are trying their best to do good. Unless ya'll want the good ones still there to give up and leave, then ya'll are doing a great job
@@matthewdemarey4762if the good ones leave then it leaves targets and no friendly casualties to worry about.
Protecting one's career instead of upholding the law and rights of citizens, holding their fellow officers accountable and stopping corruption is not something that good cops do
"I'm not a cop nore do I know a cop..."
Why are you talking then?
No such thing as honest cops.
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Ok, abuse story is fishy, she sounds like she gas lighting.
Cops are entrusted to do things that would be illegal if a regular citizen did them. That's why they are so regulated and why their discipline and self-control is so important. We give them alone permission to do these things because we judge that society benefits far more from having active law enforcement than it loses by creating these exceptions to the rules. But in a free society, these permissions come with a very strong obligation to use these powers only for the good of the people. But remember : power corrupts. I bet a lot of corrupt cops started off as honest and naïve cops but the power turned them bad. Plus human beings have an unfortunate habit of thinking they own whatever they protect.
16:21 Womp Womp
I have nothing but respect for police officers. It is a hard thankless job. Personally, I would not want the job. I know I can have a temper and will most likely get into trouble.
People thank officers every day and they get discounts and respect at most places. You can appreciate without exaggerating
acab acab acab
Simple answer : you don't.
I don't need to watch a 40 minute video to tell me they're all fucked one way or another.
Are these honest cops in the room with us now?
It's refreshing seeing stories that ask cops, and not the fools who hate cops.
It’s good to get input from those who live it daily.
Agreed. Most civilians have no idea what being a cop is like, or even what the job requires people to do. Even worse, most of them seem to think that we'd be better off without cops. Despite Somalia existing... There's plenty of examples of states that cannot enforce their laws. All of them are hellholes. Not living in anarchy is worth some corruption.
After listening to all that and you still licking that boot? The only fool here is you.
Right? Unless you’re a cop, you don’t understand the other side of it 🤦🏾♂️
@@MattyMatt15that sounds like something a cop who killed an innocent person would say😂
Yeah, Don't Give A Fuck.
Accidents are forgivable after looked at closely.
But it should be reformed. and longer/better training.
Once all is said and done.
Increase their pay, if they do so well without issues. they deserve the pay.
Otherwise, even being human isn't an excuse.
Story 16 had sooo many issues.
It's clearly they blue line gang so hard.
Asides any small mistake. Any large ones, or much more complex incidents Don't Deserve that mentality.
If they simply go We and them.
That's simply making it all against the people they chose to protect and serve.
How long til they are cowards who stop parents from rescuing their own kids while they cower outside the building.
so much excusing by 18
No such thing as an honest cop in America .
The biggest liars are the ones that claim only a few bad apples exist
@@barfrodgers1202there’s bad apples in every profession but it’s never as many as mainstream media makes it out to be. They’re usually bullies that never grew out of their High School phase. Then with something as polarizing as “defund the police” of course you’re gonna have those advocating to take away funding from our police force using “they’re evil” as a reason to get rid of both the police and the citizen’s means to defend themself within their own home.
Yes there are some evil cops out there, but not all cops are evil. And if you believe a cop has wrongfully stopped you you invoke the 5th and ask if you’re free to leave. If no you invoke your 6th amendment right to an attorney, reiterate the 5th, and then remain silent. You do not try to fight it on the street aside for that and denying them searching your property because they can only detain you for so long.
Says someone who only watches the news and knows no cops.
@@gamingnerd9155 what would knowing cops do to change our minds?
Most cops ARE good people, but nobody writes headlines about the boring nice guy.
Bad cops come to light more often and it warps perspective. Like how in polls people say right now is a terrifying time to be alive yet it's one of the most peaceful times in human history
acab there are no exceptions
Singaporean here. Not a cop but a regular citizen. Singapore has a serious stance on just about any level of corruption (from cops to politicians). According to Transparency International, we’re the 5th least corrupt country in the world right behind Norway. Given that the countries surrounding us are notorious for their corruption, it’s pretty impressive how far my little island came out to be.