Hey, Vice you should look into why the Police Department of Hopewell, Virginia had to be taken over by the Virginia State Police until the state police were able to do a thorough investigation on the Hopewell Police Department and then the Virginia State Police Department restaffed the entire Hopewell Police Department with people that they hired and the Virginia State Police Department completely demolished the Hopewell Police Department at the time firing everyone in staff there from your everyday patrol officer all the way up to the Captain and Chief of police and I know that this story would be a few years old but I think that this needs to be made public across the United States and maybe even further and not just making the local news for a few days so please see what you can find out through an investigation of your own and get the word out to the world
Piece of advice: If there's a situation with your local police department NEVER make a complaint to that department. Go immediately to the state cops and the state Attorney general.
Gives client attorney privilege. I learned the hard way. Internal investigations then had all the info and my complaint went no where. However I get followed and pulled over too many times since then. Retaliation s? Lawyer will follow the law and will determine your next moves. Always get a business card with the report number. Your lawyer will get any reports and knows the ins and out of doing so hope this helps. Please protect yourselves. The more law suits the better no reason for all of this.
@@kdo8192 idk the MULTIPLE women that accused him and maybe an actual investigation and taking it seriously. Seriously did you not watch the entire video?
The police force in Kentucky was founded to traffic humans for wealthy landowners. When that is the foundation for the LMPD, what does one expect to happen hundreds of years later?
I typed out this same comment last week on a viral Facebook post where a cop locked his K9 in the truck and the heat got the dog 2 days later... You wouldn't believe how many idiots thought I was the cops, or the actual cop that did that, somehow going online to brag about it - there's way waaaay too many stupid people in this world still, surprisingly. 🤦🏻♂️😆
@@movingforwardfco1587 it always was, the only thing that has changed is the easy access & distribution of information. Remember: before everyone had a phone in their pockets, there was no video evidence to show to the public. Example: Rodney King: coincidence that a civilian saw it and had a camcorder ready to record it. otherwise...
That should fucking bother everybody. Why isnt this blowing up like the depp vs heard case ? Police are fucking raping people and getting misdemeanors for it like wtf
@@user-fje4ztx46no86 yep. Smart phones plus the internet are holding uniformed criminals responsible. It has always happened. Now there is proof. Notice they still don't stop?
If you ever go to the police to complain about the police, and they won't do something...go to the news. You'll be surprised how fast stuff starts happening.
@@darealbullet TBF, that's how larger news networks work. They funnel stories from their smaller local stations or actual investigative journalist institutions like VICE. They're more about agglomerating news than doing actual investigations.
5 years in prison is like riding a roller coaster for 5 years 24/7/365 as in non stop until the power bill isn't paid anymore! That's why some commit suicide by hanging in cells!! They just coward out and turn to another way out!
Maybe if all bad cops end up in prison instead of going to other department and all investigations dropped maybe the police force be a good department some day.
I am a female and have understood since I was 17 that law enforcement officers were dangerous. I am more frightened of the police than of any random guy on the street. My children are frightened of police after witnessing the way I was talked to when pulled over for minor traffic stuff. I have had friends tell me I should teach my children to trust police officers but I would never compromise their safety with that belief. Police are more similar to criminals than not. If you don't realize that fact I hope you stay safe.
I understood this as well being an attractive woman. A lot of them are the biggest creeps. I go to a gym where a number of them go and even the way the stare is predatory and aggressive. Many of them go into this field for the power. I do know this happens a lot with women of color in less fortunate communities. Makes me angry how much it takes to take bad cops down for sexual misconduct. Not to mention all the corruption that goes on.
Lmao you’re a white women… you don’t have anything to worry about. You’re delusional, live in the real world and not on Twitter. Look up crime statistics and you’ll see there’s a certain group MUCH more likely to victimize you than police
That's so true. And so sad. Shouldn't VICE turn this into evidence for a higher authority to investigate the entirety of the Justice Department in Louisville? I mean, obviously, right? Officers, Detectives, PIU Investigators, States Attorney, Judge.
@@uniquehomi3 its so sad that they hate rapists... unless its a cop then its ok... do the thibk the same when it comes to kids? Its just one step further... its so sad that they forget that they more than anyone else should stick to the law.
@@nothing2chere324 Lots of police departments have been busted for sex trafficking children. LA sheriff has like 30 something gangs in the department and to join you have to murder an unarmed civilian, usually kids.
In a very serious situation such as this, it should be MANDATORY that NO alleged victims can be interviewed without an attorney present!! The Cops should NOT be allowed to interview ANY "VICTIM" without that victim having someone there on her/his behalf!! Should be TOTALLY OUTLAWED NATION WIDE!!!
they are downgrading the severity of the crime on purpose to frame it as a workplace harassment - say if you grope someone on the train, you get arrested; but if you grope someone at work, you get sent to HR and maybe just get fired; the cops wants to be sent to HR and not to jail;
In my town, a cop did that a couple times, and one of the women (a transient) told a sheriff’s deputy. He reported it, they investigated, and the guy’s in jail. I’m very proud of my local law enforcement for actually going after their own.
The police force in Kentucky was founded to traffic humans for wealthy landowners. When that is the foundation for the LMPD, what does one expect to happen hundreds of years later?
I say the apple tree is poisoned and needs to be cut down. Redo the whole system. More much education, - university level, with a bunch of classes designed to weed out the people who just want to powertrip. Then pay them accordingly. Make a respected career.
@@scrublord4480 Well yeah, they can’t afford decent lawyers and they typically aren’t the brightest ones when it comes to the law. They are literally told anything they say can and will be used against them in a court of law, yet they talk anyways. Poorer people are also much more likely to commit violent and heinous crimes.
@@SophisticatedDogCatthat’s messed up to say that. Just because people can’t afford lawyers doesn’t mean they aren’t smart enough to know “the law”won’t always protect them. That makes them a target. It’s manipulative and an abuse of power. That power is exclaimed within their world
@Mark Park Shut up. These perverted men using their position of authority to manipulate and exploit women for sex are the ones you need to blame and hold accountable. Try that instead of victim blaming. This sh*t is happening all over the world and people like you are part of the problem.
I live in Louisville ky. This been going on for well over 20 years. That department is extremely corrupt. They tried to cover for officers that raped little kids in a explorer program. I know women that work at strip clubs in Louisville. They told me that police officers would come to the clubs while on duty and sleep with prostitutes. And then tell them that they wont bust the clubs for anything illegal as long as they sleep with them. I know a bunch of women that said officers would ask to see their breast in order to get out of a speeding ticket. That was before they had body cameras and audio. There's also a bunch of officers that commonly steal drug money and keep drugs after busting drug dealers. Officers also got exposed having sex with prostitutes' at massage parlors and then busting them for prostitution. Officers also work off duty jobs at gas stations and park their marked car there and then go home and go to sleep. They are getting paid to be there and they are not there. That's stealing time. I could keep going forever with more but I'm tired of typing. They always let officers resign so they don't get into any trouble. Then they go straight to another department somewhere else and do the same things all over again. Its sad.
@@Beckiea1234 It's crazy. That department needs to be investigated. The officers raping women and stealing drug money and drugs needs to be arrested and the whole chain of command over them needs to be arrested. All the way up to the Chief. The Chief needs to be charged for allowing officers to commit crimes and get away with it. If a regular guy rapes a woman they are going to get arrested and sent to prison. The same should happen to officers that do it.
Can confirm about LMPD misconduct in strip clubs. Was working at PT's back in the mid-2000s when they did one of their raids looking for drugs. One officer that was there looked at me before opening my locker and asked me out on a date. Probably was hoping I had drugs in there so he could use that to coerce me. Luckily for me, I did not have anything he could use against me. I declined the date, obviously, because I would NEVER EVER date a cop, but I was scared AF he was going to plant something in my locker in retaliation.
Had a similar experience with a cop. He came to our house to make a report about my grandpa getting mugged and immediately was creepy af! He asked me for my number and I gave him a fake one. Suddenly he appeared out of nowhere in streets I was walking, places I'd be. i immediately reported it to a different precinct where I was a police explorer and oh yeah I was 17! They sent the complaint to the state attorney. He didn't do anything to me , besides follow me but the state attorney had other complaints about him but not enough evidence to take him to trial. A year and half later he had raped a 16 year old girl. And finally had enough to prosecute and was sent to prison for6 year's. Just disgusting.
@@zackriden79 this is such a bad response and you know it. We don’t hold cable guys and police officers to the same standard. And if there is a problem with the police bc “creeps are in every field” they can make it easier to let go of such creeps in the field, but they dont. And finally, unfortunately, police have complete authority over civilians, unlike a cable guy, which is why they have to go above and beyond to hire and keep ethical guys. But this reporting and events that are now coming to light from the last decades show that they not only do not tend to discipline their own, but protect them. And research shows that people afflicted with certain mental aberrant predilections gravitate towards policing jobs, not cable guy jobs, which is all the more reason to make sure that people who have such authority are good. It isn’t the “creeps in every job” it’s the *going above and beyond to protect and shield such creeps* which makes people realize that the police are not a trustworthy institution. From murders, to rackets, to rapes, they do everything to protect themselves. A cable guy is being let go after you report him for stalking. Not a policeman
There was a probation officer convicted for doing the same thing here in GA. People who are already on supervision and desperate to stay out of trouble are super vulnerable.
To those who say it's just a few bad apples, I'd ask all police, "How many bad officers have you turned in?" The answer 99.999% of the time is zero. Gang rule #1: No snitchin in the gang.
Those that say “it’s just a few bad apples” are completely misquoting that idiom anyway. It’s “a few bad apples spoils the bunch” which is so true. When one cop continuously gets away with illegal activities, other cops look and say “why not me too?” That’s why they never turn each other in. The good cops that do try to blow the whistle on the bad cops wind up framed for something or worse.
I've had over 10 officers relieved of thier duties permanently with no chance of going anywhere new & a few were forcibly retired in my 16yrs. You're welcome.
In any case, the saying is "One bad apple spoils the whole bunch," so, not only are they saying a rotten apple exists, but by saying "a few bad apples," that means they have multiple rotten apples that have spoiled the whole bunch multiple times over.
Exactly! Southern Indiana here. Literally a minute from the yum center and I just heard about this the other day and only because I have friends in common with a victim. This is truly awful
They didn’t want to turn over all sexual misconduct records because it would be “overly burdensome”???? Well, that statement outta tell you everything you need to know right there.
I'm pretty sure "overly burdensome" is the only allowable excuse (other than ongoing litigation) to deny FOIA requests. FOIA is likely what Vice used to get all of the tapes they did show, though. Meaning, the stuff they denied must've been incredibly damning
@@dewilew2137 same, reality has caught up to and surpassed the absurdity of satire. I wonder if this only _feels_ unique to our time, but actually happened throughout in history? I just can’t imagine it did, though.
That’s what I’m saying, Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death for murder (that she didn’t commit, her child fell down the stairs) because she “admitted” after hours and hours of interrogation (that included gaslighting) to SPANKING HER KIDS when they were young as a punishment. Spanking isn’t cool, I’m very anti corporal punishment, but like, that’s not how the justice system works. Saying you’ve spanked your kids is not murdering them.
This is a glimpse of what happens in every police department. This whole "well investigate ourselves and tell you what we found later" is absolutely pathetic.
Genuine police misconduct is sometimes dealt with administratively in a way that makes it so it never goes on official record, that method is referred to as a verbal reprimand. There was an incident with a police officer in Washington state, who pulled a gun on an unarmed and cooperative motorcyclist during an alleged traffic stop. They had multiple complaints on record for aggressive behavior. The LEO in question escalated the encounter to a potential deadly force situation by having his weapon shortly after he exited the unmarked vehicle. The officer was also not in uniform, not wearing his Kevlar vest and didn't identify himself for most of the encounter. It was never clear whether he actually had the authority to make the stop in the first place or that the stop was in any way lawful, but he had violated multiple departmental policies during that encounter that should have resulted in a mandatory dismissal (conduct unbecoming). A review by the official IAB board, interpretation of it somehow danced around him being guilty of conduct unbecoming but acknowledged in their wording of what he did, it was a serious dismissable offense. It only reached that level of review when the public got wind of it and kept the pressure on, with threats of lawsuits against the agencies involved. LEO involved was despite all that, only given administrative leave and anger management counseling.
What makes this abuse more damning is: the authorities know exactly what is going on and they refuse to put measures in place to counteract it. Officers should never be allowed to investigate themselves. There should be a civilian body appointed for this purpose, and these folks should not even have any cops as relatives.
Great points. I predict that in 100 years we'll look back at this time and think that we were barbaric and nonsensical to have has the system we have now.
@@advocacynaccountablity Hardly, this has been going on for centuries. Nothing will change. Absolute power, corrupts absolutely. Women are losing rights everyday here in the US, police are killing people in cold blood for absolutely nothing, they get no consequences. It will only get worse unless we go biblical, an eye for an eye. They should let the general population of inmates have at him everyday like he did to those women. Those were white women , God help the women of other races.
@@advocacynaccountablity I am sorry you have this much hope for the future, because if the people today don't stand up against these types of abuse and corruption in 100 years its gonna be worse. In order for us to have a brighter future we need to put in the work in the present.
My daughter pulled into a vacant Kmart parking lot and parked, waiting for her husband to give him his lunch. A truck pulled up beside her. Of all of the empty spots in the lot, he parked right beside her. She glanced over and noticed that he was doing a lewd act. She was scared shitless. Immediately, she began making notice of every scratch, dent, and flaw on the truck so she could identify it later. When she drove off, she got the tag # and went straight to the gas station at the edge of the parking lot and called police. Oh, did I mention her 4 year old child was in the back seat? When the police came, she gave a very complete description of the man and the vehicle. She could have picked him out of a line-up. The cops already knew who he was. He was the investigator of police. He was the guy who investigated bad cops. He tried to say his truck was stolen, but they told him no way man she described you to a T! It was you. He was caught. When she went in to talk to police they treated her like scum. They followed her and pulled her over for no reason. Scared her family. She felt like she was the criminal. She wanted justice for what this piece of dog crap had done but not to the unrest and Ill will of her other children and her family. She felt like there was no way to win. It really saddened me that the Springfield Illinois police department could do this and let this monster get away with this. I pray they finally got this guy out of the department. We left Illinois after this.
lmao people dont understand this. who is going to serve or sign on a warrant for a police officer trafficking fentanyl? how many average people would remotely even suspect it? If i wanted to sell drugs and ensure maximum security doing so, the 2 most rational choices would be to - A. get into law enforcment to create a cover persona B. Move down south and work my way into a cartel.
It is absolutely sickening listening to those POS PIU “investigators” treat the victims like criminals and talk to them like they’re the ones in the wrong. It’s sickening.
Do u think it's ok to speak down to criminals? Technically most of these girls were criminals, that's how he took advantage of them. But they r still a victim in this case, they still feel pain and suffer cause criminals are people too. I think that's y you should just talk to everyone like they r people.
Police officers, judges, attorneys, prosecutors should have any charge against them ENHANCED. They went to classes, schools, training for a public job to PROTECT AND SERVE. When they break the law, a common man would get say 5 years, the cops should get 10 years for same charge due to Enhancement of charge due to the titles or jobs they hold
In some states, laws against child abuse have provisions where having authority over the victim (e.g. teacher, coach, police officer, clergy) is an "aggravating factor" so it makes the prison sentence harsher. They need to have that in every state and for any sexual violation.
Thank you for putting this out there. We wouldn't know these things if we didn't have people like you who share this behavior. Keep up the great work and awareness.
No it is not. When the judicial system lets these cops get away with it is the ultimate betrayal of public trust. 5 years for raping dozens of women alone is criminal. Let alone the dozens of other crimes he committed.
This is typical from all departments..."We investigated ourselves and didn't find anything wrong"!! They need an outside party taking, and investigating, the allegations and complaints on fellow officers!! Letting them investigate themselves is a total waste of time and tax money!! It definitely does no good for the general public. The general public pays those taxes and employs these officers. THEY DESERVE BETTER!!
@@debramirr364 yes!! We need to abolish the qualified immunity laws as well!! They would think twice before doing a lot of things knowing they will be held accountable.. There is no accountability!
@John David; Absolutely! They investigate themselves means they're going to put the 'fix' on it. Meanwhile the cop is on a 'paid' suspension! It's a closed system.
@@johndavid6956 that’s only part of the problem as of 2020, in 35 states it’s still legal for a cop to have sex with someone in their custody. As long as the cop says it’s consensual
Working their way up from Explorer class. I was working for Chevron as a teenager (1976) when the Feds asked where all the women in management were. The reply given was "working their way up from the station level". Imagine their dismay to find there were none.
After viewing this entire video i feel the Fed's need to get involved and reopen this case in it's entirety. How can the xop get favorable treatment for such an outrageously vile crime like this!!! This type of "justice" is what makes the system work more for the criminals than the victims and it MUST BE STOPPED NOW, NATION WIDE!!!😡
Actually, it was only luck that his one victim saved his DNA.. Had it not been for that one victim using her head there is zero chance that it ever would have made it to the prosecutors office let alone in front of the judge for a conviction.
I was raped on LMPD's property. At their impound lot where they insisted I had to go to my vehicle alone, unaccompanied by my friend who had came along. The locksmith came and raped me in my vehicle. LMPD locked him up for one night, released him, and he had his job back the next day. They wanted to do a forensic analysis on MY phone which I refused. Why not his phone? I am the VICTIM.
I believe you and this is utterly unacceptable. The trauma of being violated so horribly is compounded so much more when the rapist faces so little consequences for his crime(s). We need laws to change. It's the only way to hold perpetrators accountable.
I literally just mentioned this already. But a girlfriend and I were going through Louisville and got pulled over by 2 very creepy police. They pulled us over just to hit on us and ask us out. They started to get a bit aggressive until I told them I had a camera and thats when they shut up and sent us on our way. You will want to be careful going through there if you are a girl or if you're out of town. We were terrified because something didn't feel rt at all. Hard not to think what would've happened if I hadn't said my dash camera wasn't on? Just be careful going though Louisville!
When they turned it into "don't think you're special" and got angry at her, I knew the whole place was rotten. The Justice Department needs to get involved to make sure these people go to prison.
Being that I had an officer try to talk to me at the age of 13, literally invited me in his patrol car, this doesn’t surprise me. People in power will always abuse in some sort of way
Easy to say for us that don't have that type of power. You and I will never know if we would abuse it as well....now, I know your going to say that you would never....but it's easy to say that too loom morally superior....can you honestly say with evidence and proof that ALL people who have a lot of power have the mindset of "I'm going to abuse it"? Can you say that?
@@nexpro6118 Yep just speak like you know me LOL! We could be in power just by simple 9-to-5 jobs and people abuse that power in those simple 9-to-5 jobs all the time. It doesn’t matter if you have excessive wealth or where you work. Even managers that are over their employees abuse power. Hope that helps you understand a little bit better💜
@@kuroslife.1079 yes. I 100% agree with you. I really do think you may have completely misunderstood what I was saying. If so, I do sincerely apologize to you. Also, I do hope that does mean/matter, as again, you are correct with me not knowing you.
Your right even 9-5 bosses abuse their power by not hiring who’s best or most qualified for the job but by hiring someone they know or are related to it happens all the time. Especially bullying in the work place and nothing happens
I honestly think a lot of the power abuse that's so rampant in any hierarchy of people is due to the fact that the government has a monopoly on violence. In an equally footed man to man interaction, there is a line that's generally respected, knowing full well that if you say the wrong thing, the other guy is going to start swinging at you. If there is no fear of retaliation and there is a lopsided representation of power, the oppressor has full reign over the oppressed. I don't think violence should be legal so I don't have an answer to this, but it seems to be the main factor at play. Do you think your frail boss would treat you like garbage knowing that you're younger and stronger than him, and very well may snap and break his nose? He would choose his words and actions more carefully in fear of a return of force. Nature has simple ways of maintaining a balance of power in a mutuality of respect between people, but humanity has found a way to make that far more convoluted by punishing and humiliating those who choose to retaliate, even in the circumstances when it's clear that they weren't the initial aggressor. Many states won't even let you defend yourself from a robbery or assault, somehow seeing you as malevolent regardless of the nuance in the situation.
EVERYONE INVOLVED ON THIS IVESTIGATIONS SHOULD BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW FOR, COVERIN A CRIME, PROTECTING A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT, PROTECTING A SEXUAL PREDATOR, ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AMONG OTHER THINGS!!!
When I was in my early twenties, a cop pulled me over citing he saw me on my cell phone. When I showed him that my phone had been zipped in my purse in the back and there was no way I could be on it, he told me that it was fine but I was to only use a blue tooth device for hands free calling. He then said that he would let me off with a warning only if I texted him a "full body" picture of myself holding said device to his personal cell phone and he asked for my cell number. My insides felt horrible and my danger detector was screaming. I didn't feel comfortable so I asked him if it was usual to for officers to text civilians. He said that it would be to his phone so it was ok. I gave him a fake number. When he left, I burst into tears and drove home.
I had an officer pull me over saying I rolled a stop sign. I didn’t. I was going to meet friends to go clubbing. My outfit was revealing. He had me get out so he could see my full outfit. Then he said I could go, because I looked like I was in a hurry. Had another officer follow my friend and I home. He blocked us in her driveway. He pulled us over so he could get her number. She was crying, and he just left. I had another officer follow me I pulled into a store. He came to my car to get my number. I gave it to him, and blocked him. It’s a misuse of power. Police officers should not be allowed to flirt on duty. That should be an automatic dismissal.
Police need to start being held to a higher standard within the judicial system.. the more power you hold over people the harsher the punishment should be if you abuse that power..
Because they are a lot like the media. They used to be trusted and you could count on them. We were told that neither lied and they were there to serve us and give us correct information. Now it's all about numbers and quotas. In both fields. And that should not be the measure of a good cop or journalist. Quality not quantity. I do want to note that there are many amazing officers out there that do their job very well. Thanks to those. And the few journalists that do tell the truth regardless of consequence, thank you.
Someone claiming they had sex with him under coercion isn't enough for an investigation, but someone driving as black is enough to stop and pull someone out of their car? Got it.
Policing should honestly require a 4 year university degree. Not a bunch of weeks then here have a pewpew go have fun. If it required courses in psychology, de-escalation tactics, non lethal response tactics, improved self defense, etc etc, it would lead to a much more effective policing force. And pay them accordingly. Make it worth going through that hard training, which would filter out all the people who don't deserve to have the power that they do. The time it takes would sort out the bad apples WAY better than the corrupt apple trees we're dealing with now.
@@brandtbuchanan5526 many big departments are very reluctant to hire people without one of those if they also don't have recommendations or something else relevant in their background like military service.
Training or education has nothing to do with what this dirty cops did to these people. This is the mindset and characteristics this officers has in his heart. The department is a cesspool of corruption,lairs thief's, rapist
Sounds great, but most these 🐷 aren’t competent physically or mentally. That would cause them to fail out and then we’d have way less police. A difficult problem to solve.
You are delusional. Cops with degrees would change nothing. It starts at the top. The top is looking the other way. Zero accountability. If a cop should become a sacrificial lamb that is the cost of doing business and the wheels of misdeeds grinds on like nothing happened.
I am afraid that this happens A LOT more often than we know. I personally know a guy, NYPD, who stopped a pretty Latina girl on a street corner one night and started fondling her breasts. When her friend started starting making a video on his phone, the cop grabbed the phone, threw it away, grabbed the friend and, with another officer, put him in the patrol car, drove off and booked him on some trumped up charge. I know this guy personally. A very nice young man. I know his family. Gorgeous wife and kids. How did he get caught? A store surveillance camera got it all on video. He was fired and got some minor criminal conviction as a result. I would never have believed if I didn't see the video. You give men arrest powers and generally unquestionable credibility in court, this is what happens. It's a fringe benefit, like health insurance.
@@Linux333 That’s a really tough question: who watches the watchman. The officer I mentioned was sentenced to 100 hours of community service. I personally would have sentenced him to 10 years without parole. I hope that would make other cops think twice. The officer in the case I mentioned is named Jonathan Munoz. You can look the story up. That’s my suggestion. Because he’s a cop he should not get a free pass - just the opposite. After being entrusted with so much authority he should get the book thrown at him if he totally betrays that trust. Just my opinion.
NYPD have MANY sexual and various criminals working as police - lots of cases and news coverage about this, they say 'hey baby' to female tourists on the street while working in uniform. He was a rookie sexual criminal, usually the cops will go to the stores and remove the surveillance tapes so there is no evidence of their crime.
I’m always amazed that so many men consider _a picture of their junk_ to be an effective seduction technique. Like seeing it is irresistible or something.
THIS!!! I asked a guy friend of mine if that works. He said, "Yeah... sometimes" I said on a scale of 1-10 how often does it work? Answer: "2" That's apparently considered a "win" lmao 🤣 😆
they would rather print out the victims ENTIRE SEARCH HISTORY rather than the cops. Imagine going to the police for help, and you get investigated instead...
EVERYDAY EVERYWHERE we taxpayers are continually paying lawsuits of these criminal cops. End qualified immunity!!! Hold these criminal cops accountable. When are WE THE PEOPLE are going to say enough is enough!!??
Qualified immunity has nothing to do with the cases presented in this video. Qualified immunity is to protect officers who make reasonable but mistaken judgments or decisions. Qualified immunity is denied when an officer takes an action that any other officer knows, or should know, is not legal. If the law is not well established on the action the officer takes then they will most likely be granted qualified immunity.
This hits a personal note because my aunt who is now dead was abused by cops in the Atlanta area. She was abused by two cops sexually in the early 2000s. They would threaten her with the SAME stuff that has happened to these victims. Our family settled out of court. Our family is still traumatized from everything and are very fearful of cops because of the power they have.
Did your aunt ever think to decline the officer and just take the charges she deserved or am I supposed to believe the charges were fake or something? Nice to see "settling out of court" aka getting free money from tax payers, made it better for you to deal with. Lol
May peace be with you and your family and also for your aunty who is passed on but never forgotten. Rip to her and be safe god bless yall and peace....
Yeah I don't know what they've been doing for the last couple years but they're reporting has gotten horrible and very very what's the word I'm looking for BIASED. AND WRONG...
"Investigators repeatedly took Hankison at his word even when his account was directly contradicted by material evidence." So investigators never wanted to investigate Hankison in the first place. They were just going through the motions and in the process trying to discredit the ladies who were victims of this monster.
in NZ we have that called ipca the independent police conduct authority even tho a lot of investigators automatically assume the cop to be more credible than any other witnesses I won my case and the officer was sent for additional training no real punishment however at least it's acknowledgement
@@anitagoodman2400 BUT at least it’s acknowledgement!? What if you had been the offender? Do you think additional training/a tiny slap on the wrist/keep your job/retain your pension and reputation would be the same as that of corrupt cop? ❤🇬🇧
This makes me sick to my stomach, how the police cover for each other. These women are essentially being violated again just by these disgusting biased interrogations. This makes it extremely difficult to like cops yet I know that not all cops are bad, but it is hard for me to really empathize with cops after watching this.
You are wrong and part of the problem. With your mentality, humanity will be slaves forever to psychopath and worthless, satanic creatures. They are all bad.
@@nexpro6118 Yeah but that's the part where it's wrong tho! Their own department investigate their own cops? They're always gon sugarcoat it or show super leniency towards that cop! It's bs! It shud be an independent department doin the investigation!
Thus happened to me when I was 18, I printed out all of our conversations and took them to my lawyer. He was fired and come to find out someone I went to high school with coached his kids’ basketball team and he did the same thing to her. People love to abuse their power.
The Absurdity is my daughter was required to go to Cosmetology school for a year. Pass a written & physical test to recieve her license. It takes officers who have the power to take your freedom & life 6 months to get their "Peace Officers" license. Let that sink in!!!
@Roger Fournier The public is asking for DAs to prosecute cops in order to protect the community. A legal prosecution with jail time is a more effective deterrent than embarrassment.
"I knew you were solid". Meaning other cops told him what was said in that room. Cops investigating cops is not any investigation at all. The original investigators would be accessories after the fact for not doing their job on purpose.
The more you learn about police officers and thier conduct and common character traits, it seems like they are quite literally some of the absolute worst people we have in our society they get the job fully intending on abusing and exploiting anyone and anything possible. It is so sad.
it's the EXACT same with the military. People who want the power to exploit choose jobs where they can without consequence. And both are supposed to "serve and protect..." a joke.
I was the victim of domestic violence. The LPD cops refused to help me. I had to escape to save my life. I lost everything I owned bc I fled to a different state leaving behind all my earthly possessions. They said they didn't believe me even though there was broken furniture ,glass and I had bruises and swollen marks on my face. I felt like I was living in somekind of nightmarish twilight zone. To this day I can't understand why they refused to help me.
Had the same thing happen to me. The cops wouldn't even let me file a report All they said to me is you must like it or you would leave. It was my apartment.
"How dare you come forward with accusations against my fellow police officers of the thin blue line" this is what pretty much every officer thinks and believes. Once you become a police officer you have joined a team a brotherhood a gang an organization and you are made well aware that you are protected even in the Academy officers talk about stuff that relates to the upside of being a police officer the power that you have the respect and the overall perks of being a fellow officer. It's not a secret those that grow up in families of fellow officers know how much better life is if you are an officer of the law, You get special perks, free food, free drinks, special treatment from local business owners and or public schools for your own children, Being a cop gives you higher anarchy within your town or city. This is not a fucking secret. The issue lies way deeper than that though, the higher-ups only want their department to look good to the public eye so they're willing to overlook just about anything just so as long as their department looks good so that the mayor and the governor keep sending them money. And this is why they created this form of internal investigation they investigate themselves to protect themselves. It is 2022 people wake up smell the coffee this sort of internal investigation does not work it will never work you cannot allow the police to police themselves it's just that simple there isn't any other way to say it. How many times do we have to see stories like this online or on the news to see that there is a serious problem within our police departments and we have no control over it because it is an organization that is protected within its own walls. Corruption runs deep behind the walls of the thin blue line and we will never be able to fix it if we keep allowing them to run wild without any accountability.
I sit next to Boston developer at Panera Bread, he is from a family of cops, says they always had money as a result, the corruption in the police was amazing, and he owned a strip club, let the state politician use one of his rentals for free to house his mistresses he called 'broads,' and when his friend was mistreated by police he went to the cop's sergeant and said, 'I am a good friend of the MA state police colonel, and this cop told me...', the sergeant said, 'Oh really? He will be doing graveyard duty in a far away town for this.'
Hear hear 🙌🏼. This is and has been a problem for decades in the U.K. Other places of power behave in the same way and ‘misdemeanours’ are swept under the blinkered carpet of corruption. All about the 💰too.
This is why there needs to be a community oversight committee for each state certified department. Let the community they serve have say in the punishment an officer faces .
I used to think it was, not I just treat them like they treat others. It's been a blast. They basically implode when they realize what's happening to them.
Rugyy, like the one trying to use that woman's age as a reason to why he wouldn't assault her. He outed himself because he said right there (without saying it) how nobody would believe her due to her age (and looks associated with her age).
You do have a point here police offices do become desensitised. It’s like an us against the world kind of thing. Some even develop a hate for certain groups of people and there are police officers who take up holding the law far to seriously. 🇦🇺😊
The tone of these interviews show how crucial it is that they must break up Internal Affairs and make it a separate entity from the police departments. FFS they apologized for making him answer questions. In addition, they drag their feet to an absurd level even investigating credible accusations. The abuse will continue until people are held accountable.
Large budget departments do have internal affairs completely separate from the cops/department....has been for years. Problem is, low budget departments can't afford to do that....and I'm sure your ok with defund police which ironically will make more bad cops lol. More great advise from biased people who have no idea about the topic they are talking about lol.
They did that in Australia and it's no different because you think it will protect the complainant but the Department gives every bit of information to the police and they investigate themselves reporting back to the Department who then sends a letter of " No case to answer". What a joke.
@@shar3882 they just fabricate a story that makes them look good and puts a stop to the investigation, maybe even go after the complainant somehow. They can literally just write fake police reports to provide 'proof' or go seize surveillance tape and then 'lose' or 'accidentally destroy' them.
Break it up, they will all get a raise. Seriously, look at Jeffery Dahmer case. The cops that found the 13yr old boy with acid in his head actually forced the boy to go back to Jeffery’s apt. Then once his stupid mistake was found out, he was put on house suspension for years. Then paid in full for all those years of waiting to be reinstated, THEN GIVEN A RAISE AND PROMOTION. UNTHINKABLE!! If he worked at McDonalds and burned the buns he probably would have been fired, but cops can do this and look what happens. Police unions are half the problem
Everyone that works for the law department that had knowledge of this creeps sexual misconduct should be held accountable as well.😤 The way they spoke about their informants regarding just using and abusing them like trash just goes to show you what kind of ppl are working in the departments of police throughout the country.🤦🏻♂️ The cops are worst then the ppl they arrest, hands down.
I think it's absolutely ridiculous that they've got so much power to destroy someone's life. And it's not just the person that does it either. It's a chain of them. The damage starts way before the person that's engaging in the misconduct happens. It it happens when you tell somebody about it and no one listens. Anybody that was involved in that that was found not to have done their job to the fullest of their abilities should be sitting behind bars right now. He chose these women because they were in the throes of addiction. Who's going to believe a crackhead right? It's got to be the absolute most heartbreaking thing ever you chose a group of women that were already going through it. Vulnerable women and you took advantage of that because nobody would listen.
Maybe the answer is don't be in a position where police may deploy extra judicial power. Or if someone is determined to be a criminal, be smart enough to stay away from suspicion.
"Have you ever asked for any nude pictures of her or anything like that?" "I don't believe so, no." Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! You don't believe so?
I don't care if these were women of the night or not..the courage it took for these women to come forward. Hope they prosecute these scumbags to the fullest extent for their deeds.
@@Joekuh I disagree that important information should come at a price and should instead be accessible for everyone. Especially when the most vulnerable people who would probably benefit the most are usually just able to buy basic necessities.
If I was a attractive woman, I would always be paranoid about men. I'm a guy but there is some real creeps out there. I'd imagine it's similar to the feeling I get when I'm in a unsafe area. Women deal with that daily bc it's about sex. And that seems to make people do really messed up things to get it. No one wants to bang me that bad. Sexual creeps r hard to identify in some ways. Or they can just force it. Messed up world we live in.
My entire career ended after I was forced to make a statement against a predatory police Captain. I was one of 5 victims that the dept knew about. I was told, "you make a statement or be suspended without pay". My life has never been the same.
I’m confused… What do u mean u were forced to make a statement or be suspended without pay? Did you also work at that police dept or something? Well whatever the case may be I am sorry it happened to you though 😞
Sending you love. I believe you and I hear you. I know you can get your life back- you are stronger than these evil bastards. No one can take your beautiful soul away from you and the truth will come out in the end. You aren’t alone in this, I promise.
I have lived in Louisville, Ky my whole life. I am 34 and I first heard of this when I was a teenager in high school and several of my friends that went to UofL were getting pulled over and sexually harassed on and off campus. One of them was forced to have sexual relations with an officer after getting pulled over leaving a campus party bc she had been drinking and found a blunt in her car. She never spoke out or came forrowed bc she was to scared for several reasons. There are so many stories I could tell. Unfortunately, its been happening for a very long time and still is happening until this day. Its so sad and extremely disturbing. I'm so glad Vice is reporting on this. There was a reporter here in Louisville who knew all about it, but wouldn't investigate or do a story on it bc she was dating an officer. I sware these disgustingly corrupt cops seem to have ahold on just about everyone that is in a position who could do something, but won't bc they are envolved with an officer themselves. I feel extremely bad for all the victims. Even if they are strong and have the courage to speak up, look what happens to them. So sad, they all deserve justice.
There are no "bad apples" when they all protect one another. The whole bunch is rotten. Unlimited opportunities for ONE officer to do the right thing and not one of them does. A police force is no better than a gang, a mafia, a criminal racket.
This is the second episode about this police department I have seen . First one they were stealing drug money . I’m glad VICE is reporting about this and bringing this group of thugs to the light . Disgusting behavior. 😞
Here in Louisville the CBA contains Article 14-3, in which the city agrees to never use "electronic surveillance equipment" in disciplining the police officer- meaning we can't use body cam, email, radio dispatch audio, gps, etc to prove corruption or abuse sufficient terminate their employment. (From a Louisvillian who read the contract. )
You Guys have really been putting out so many quality docs and mini docs so often- really appreciate them. True journalism, speaking with different sides and reporting facts and showing proof, stories that are not being looked into by most MSM
lmao good because this is exactly the kind of piece that conservatives will say: "Vice has changed, this is leftist BS, this isn't what I came to VICE for" etc. They'll completely flip that script as soon as VICE puts out some vid of people suffering in a 3rd world country.
That's when you started calling in favors from all your shady or just plain loyal friends. Fact is, they are everyday, vulnerable humans just like you. And at some point, every single day, they are off duty, taking a shower, eating dinner, shopping, sleeping.
Coming for Louisville today, I love it. This department is so corrupt and misaligned with the community. There is little to no accountability from the leadership within the department and within local government. In fact, they go as far to cover up these incidents. Hence the case with the LMPD explorer program which involved sexual misconduct with children. Thank you for shining this light that the community has been helplessly needing for years.
Shining light LMAO Thats why they get away with everything. For some reason everyone thinks that shining light fixes things and not doing ANYTHING about it
40:16 "there wasn't enough evidence to prove the more serious sexual assault charges beyond reasonable doubt" Isn't the colossal amount of effort given by the police to bury this case enough evidence ?
I was almost raped in my house by an officer in Louisville. He told me I needed to reenact the crime that happened to me in my house. SO, I trusted his word on that, but little did I know that's bc AND he knew the rooms the crimes happened in. Shame you're attacked and then almost raped by a cop here. That's NOT even counting the ones who repeatedly drove by to intimidate me, one was REALLY keeping an eye on me. He got my # off that case. He showed up ALL the time in uniform also. Talking sexual, saying awful stuff to me, telling me to get in the backseat with him, or go inside with him, etc. I also told Detective Michael Lauder in 2019 the names again. NOTHING can of it. SMH One was so bad I had to run out of my house, by the ditch, and he kept trying to lure me back in. He would say, "I forgot my glasses inside come back in." I knew not too. All of them I absolutely knew not to. They waited until my kids was outside. Drove by, pulled in, talked to my kids, in gear, and didn't care at all my kids was in the yard talking nasty. It got so bad I hid inside. EVENTUALLY what seemed like FOREVER later and me gaining A LOT of weight not being the hot 100-pound chick anymore. It stopped. It also stopped because one was fired for forcing a kiss on a woman here. He's the one who tried to lure me back in the house. I've tried reporting them, that detective, even # LMPD site but NOTHING came about it all. So, life goes on, but the memories stay.
@@arxsyn The others NEVER came into my house. EVER! They did ALL of that outside of my house when my kids got off the bus. They knew my schedule of when the kids came home and everything from ALWAYS being on the road. (My house also cuts down two of the main roads in Louisville. So I assume since they drove down here ALL the time. That’s how they knew my schedule more. THEN they started pulling in. It was so bad with them. I started taking pictures.) Or if we was outside playing, etc. So eventually I ended up hiding inside my house all the time. Which made me feel HORRIBLE as a mother for the kids but I couldn’t even go outside with them to play or those cops would see me and pull in again. The one Officer Barron came to my house for an attack on me. He wanted me to reenact the crime that was already traumatizing enough. So I thought okay and trusted him. I thought maybe that’s police procedures he needed to see the rooms I was attacked in and go over the attack. So I was telling him what happened, room to room, etc. it was when I got by my bedroom window and the kitchen cabinet that I KNEW I needed to get out of the house. The kitchen I felt EXTREMELY uneasy so I was trying to speed up the reenactment. The bedroom I KNEW I needed to get out. I still don’t know how I got around him. I remember I fled the house and left the door open. He kept smiling, laughing, and saying, “Oh come back in, I have more things to go over, I left my glasses in there, and huge etc.” So I fled my own house. Thankfully the kids were at school. The neighbor knew what happened. She wanted me to report it. He kept trying to lure me back in the house, giggling, using that “voice,” etc but I told him, “no thanks I will stay here. You can go back in for your glasses if you truly left them. (Which I didn’t know how they would be by the couch. So another warning sign.) I will keep right here.” He repeatedly kept trying and that is REALLY when I knew I dodged a huge bullet. Yet after that he used my case which had my # to harass me. His friends kept driving by my house. If I was outside with the kids they pulled in also. ALL of them sexually harassing me. Officer Wagner would ALWAYS talk about his wife, sexual comments to me, and try to get me into the police car. I said NO. Again everything on those cops was outside the house. Etc. They also used my # to harass me. All of them in uniform with guns. ALL! This went on awhile. I eventually remained inside my house. Almost hiding but my phone repeatedly went off and it was them. I again told my neighbor which she’s like we need to report this. That’s when I said, “It’s Louisville, they protect their own, you know this, and I won’t be attacked again, I will hide out, and hopefully they leave us alone.” Took forever for that to happen. She said, “you’re right, makes me so mad, shame we can’t stop them but everyone knows it will all be covered up anyways, and we will be the ones attack by the district or worse.” It actually took me hiding inside and gaining A LOT of weight to stop them. Which is sad in itself. I went to my dads house. I was sitting on his couch and went ghost white. My dad asked if I’m okay and he followed my eyes to the TV. That’s when I said, (news is always on that his house.) That’s him. The officer who almost raped me in my house where I had to flee. He tried to keep luring me back in, I had to flee out my house.” That officer was again forcing himself onto another woman. Apparently a kiss. I called detective Mike Lauder from LMPD in 2019 on a recorded call. He absolutely knows this. He even heard a couple of their names again before he hung up on me saying, “You seem mad.” He then hung up on me. Then we had a traffic stop happen where the woman was touched. She was suing. I seen the attorneys name. I called her attorney. I gave the woman working at the desk the date, time, all the information, and told them to follow the call and they will win 100% the case. That my situation isn’t an OOPS like hers. I hung up and that was all I ever heard on that case. So I assume they settled out. I spent from 2019- until now hashtaging, reporting, and ESPECIALLY trying to get Detective Michael Lauder fired. Instead they transferred him into another area, took him off a case I have been helping on since 2019, and he’s enjoying life sadly instead of fired himself.
@@arxsyn when I mean “OOPS” like hers. When the officer was touching her body at the traffic stop with her husband there. They used the “he’s a rookie, didn’t know better, and another cop stopped it, and told him how to do the pat down.” They basically called her situation a mistake and an OOPS. I told her attorney about my stuff and said, “get the calls, information, etc. you will 100% win. Mine isn’t an OOPS they can get out of.”
Louisville resident, Louisville Born here and im APPALLED! After watching the Karen Read case up in Mass, im not surprised. And a few years ago, the officer / youth mentor program for kids that want to be future recruits was investigated, and several Louisville officers were found to be abusing little boys mostly, but a few girls. Male officers, detectives, the whole way up the command. Disgraceful. Louisville should be ASHAMED! MY GOD. HOW EMBARRASSING!
Never report misconduct to a colleague, Reach out to womens shelters/ lawyers/ sexual health clinicians/ helplines…literally anyone but never someone who is able to abuse a position of authority. Find out what evidence you will need. Proving SA in our judicial system is like being abused all over again….it’s ugly and it’s near impossible. Protect yourself and ask for help 🌈☀️ heal xxx
These women who came out and said something are so strong! All of these bad cops deserve to be on jail. Cops wonder why they have a bad rap and are being cowards by allowing all this to happen.
Yeah there is a problem with good cops not wanting to break rank and rat on other cops. Makes the situation a whole lot worse. We need to take a bulldozer to the blue wall (as if that will ever happen though)
He asked for an attorney. The interview is not supposed to go on. Why did they keep giving him more information? Do they give black suspects more information after they ask for a lawyer? How easy was it to get him to ask for a lawyer? They never would have questioned him! So, how many other sexual predators are they hiding, just like the priests! Same thing, different deviancy!
Bc he would get off on the fact that HIS rights were violated. When he asked for a lawyer and they kept going he would get off for that. So they still win. The victim however gets to relive the traumatic event, humiliated, and left feeling helpless yet again. It's your word against theirs. Always has been always will be. I'm glad they were able to speak their truth. I fear for them though bc retaliation is very real.
San Diego cops have decades of this sort of stuff in their records. One cop even r*ped and killed a young woman, just because he saw her pumping gas and wanted her. She was a college student on her way to care for her sick boyfriend that night. The cop followed her and pulled her over in a remote place. Her father was devastated. He created a garden park in the place where his daughter died, and visited everyday. Not long after her death, her father also died, while in her garden. He simply died of a broken heart. Saddest story ever.
Felt so bad for Heather and the other victims of this "policeman." I hope that today she's moved, changed her name and has been able to start her life over successfully and has got some help. What a courageous lady 👍
When its your own city on a vice doc, it seems surreal. Police officers and judges, no public official should have immunity or be protected for wrongdoing. This is scary
@@StraightFelon I'd say the men who prey on these women are the dregs on society. Most of the people in prostitution have been victimized since childhood and have no foundation to build a life on. I've never done drugs in my life, and have only ever had sex with my husband. I went to grad school, take care of my kids, etc, etc. But I'm not intrinsically better than a woman selling herself; I had external factors like a stable upbringing and a social safety net that propelled me towards a stable life. These women had the opposite.
I've been in a similar situation, where the authority who's supposed to investigate the complaints, focuses their efforts on finding an excuse to blame the victim.
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PLEASE stay on this. There something really bad going on there. Im proof!
Vice contact me I have some personal and shared stories of how dirty LMPD and BCP Drug task force is corrupt!
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Hey, Vice you should look into why the Police Department of Hopewell, Virginia had to be taken over by the Virginia State Police until the state police were able to do a thorough investigation on the Hopewell Police Department and then the Virginia State Police Department restaffed the entire Hopewell Police Department with people that they hired and the Virginia State Police Department completely demolished the Hopewell Police Department at the time firing everyone in staff there from your everyday patrol officer all the way up to the Captain and Chief of police and I know that this story would be a few years old but I think that this needs to be made public across the United States and maybe even further and not just making the local news for a few days so please see what you can find out through an investigation of your own and get the word out to the world
Thanks for the content. Hoping for some resolution.
Piece of advice: If there's a situation with your local police department NEVER make a complaint to that department. Go immediately to the state cops and the state Attorney general.
And have a plan for a campaign of intimidation from the cops.
Caution: State Police are not a fail safe nor are other state actors. They can be just as corrupt or more.
Gives client attorney privilege. I learned the hard way. Internal investigations then had all the info and my complaint went no where. However I get followed and pulled over too many times since then. Retaliation s?
Lawyer will follow the law and will determine your next moves. Always get a business card with the report number. Your lawyer will get any reports and knows the ins and out of doing so hope this helps. Please protect yourselves. The more law suits the better no reason for all of this.
Wrong. The blue code still applies. Everyone with complaints needs to hire or at least talk to them concerning the complaint. Hiring an attorney.
Absolutely! Or directly to IF.
If the woman hadn't saved his DNA, the Louisville Police would've never done anything and it would've continued. Sickening.
How would they have proved that the claims she's making are true without DNA evidence?
@@kdo8192 vijja. Ain’t the cruisers got camers?
@@DuckiesDad08 the assault didn't take place in the cruisers I think
@@kdo8192 ahh. Gotcha.
@@kdo8192 idk the MULTIPLE women that accused him and maybe an actual investigation and taking it seriously.
Seriously did you not watch the entire video?
This was rampant in Louisville when I was a reporter. The newspaper refused to investigate because the editor was dating an officer. Disgusting.
Whattttt!!!!!!!! You should publish your report anonymously to vice or someone else
The police force in Kentucky was founded to traffic humans for wealthy landowners. When that is the foundation for the LMPD, what does one expect to happen hundreds of years later?
I've known about it since the 80s. My dad is Thomas Clay.
That's fucked up. Put it on social media.
@@debatelordx I just looked up who Thomas clay was and he's a black dude. I thought he was some important historical figure or sum
PD: We’ve investigated ourselves and found no wrong doing.
I typed out this same comment last week on a viral Facebook post where a cop locked his K9 in the truck and the heat got the dog 2 days later... You wouldn't believe how many idiots thought I was the cops, or the actual cop that did that, somehow going online to brag about it - there's way waaaay too many stupid people in this world still, surprisingly. 🤦🏻♂️😆
Yeah, what a suprise🙄
What a joke
Absolutely disgusting and disgraceful but not the least bit surprising.
That is a sad fact now days. What use to be a movie is a reality in which anything is possible.
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@@movingforwardfco1587 it always was, the only thing that has changed is the easy access & distribution of information.
Remember: before everyone had a phone in their pockets, there was no video evidence to show to the public.
Example: Rodney King: coincidence that a civilian saw it and had a camcorder ready to record it. otherwise...
That should fucking bother everybody. Why isnt this blowing up like the depp vs heard case ? Police are fucking raping people and getting misdemeanors for it like wtf
@@user-fje4ztx46no86 yep. Smart phones plus the internet are holding uniformed criminals responsible. It has always happened. Now there is proof. Notice they still don't stop?
If you ever go to the police to complain about the police, and they won't do something...go to the news. You'll be surprised how fast stuff starts happening.
And The DOJ
Sometimes getting the mainstream news to do anything is hard, they wait for the internet to break the news first
@@darealbullet TBF, that's how larger news networks work. They funnel stories from their smaller local stations or actual investigative journalist institutions like VICE. They're more about agglomerating news than doing actual investigations.
Yeah, that's not going to happen that vast majority of the time. The news doesn't care unless the story is really good.
@@thengine7 If you can't go to the police, you'd better believe that's a good story.
A 5-year sentence is disgusting. As a cop, someone who we are raised to trust, should get an even higher sentence because of the abuse of power.
the top protect their own, bruh.
5 years in prison is like riding a roller coaster for 5 years 24/7/365 as in non stop until the power bill isn't paid anymore! That's why some commit suicide by hanging in cells!! They just coward out and turn to another way out!
As a cop, what do you witness internally ?
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"bruh"
@@jordanhill3748 She isn't a cop..she's saying "as a cop, someone we're supposed to trust"
All those cops should not only be fired but also put in jail!
the women couldve said no. they agrred to help them get out of trouble.
@@doodlebob2023 Shut up, simpleton.
@@doodlebob2023so it makes what these dirty cops did ok?????
@@idk-mr4hz yes its called consensual sex
@@doodlebob2023NO,it’s called strong armed sex!!!!!!
Maybe if we stop letting police "investigate" themselves situations like this may not happen.
shocking right?
stop snitchin'!!
We also need to stop allowing politicians to "investigate" their own el******s. And parties "watching" their own po*ls...
Maybe if all bad cops end up in prison instead of going to other department and all investigations dropped maybe the police force be a good department some day.
its not the police bro. Its the DA!!! He wouldnt prosecute!! They are all friends!!!!
I am a female and have understood since I was 17 that law enforcement officers were dangerous. I am more frightened of the police than of any random guy on the street. My children are frightened of police after witnessing the way I was talked to when pulled over for minor traffic stuff. I have had friends tell me I should teach my children to trust police officers but I would never compromise their safety with that belief. Police are more similar to criminals than not. If you don't realize that fact I hope you stay safe.
I understood this as well being an attractive woman. A lot of them are the biggest creeps. I go to a gym where a number of them go and even the way the stare is predatory and aggressive. Many of them go into this field for the power. I do know this happens a lot with women of color in less fortunate communities. Makes me angry how much it takes to take bad cops down for sexual misconduct. Not to mention all the corruption that goes on.
Lmao you’re a white women… you don’t have anything to worry about. You’re delusional, live in the real world and not on Twitter. Look up crime statistics and you’ll see there’s a certain group MUCH more likely to victimize you than police
The police is the biggest gang in the USA.
at least as a female you can give head to bypass punishments. As a male you go 600years to prism
That's so true. And so sad. Shouldn't VICE turn this into evidence for a higher authority to investigate the entirety of the Justice Department in Louisville? I mean, obviously, right? Officers, Detectives, PIU Investigators, States Attorney, Judge.
The gate-keeping investigators should be held accountable for dismissing the accusations
Cops protect cops
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@@uniquehomi3 its so sad that they hate rapists... unless its a cop then its ok... do the thibk the same when it comes to kids? Its just one step further... its so sad that they forget that they more than anyone else should stick to the law.
Over and over dismissing allegations and losing track of victims and discrediting victims
@@nothing2chere324 Lots of police departments have been busted for sex trafficking children. LA sheriff has like 30 something gangs in the department and to join you have to murder an unarmed civilian, usually kids.
In a very serious situation such as this, it should be MANDATORY that NO alleged victims can be interviewed without an attorney present!! The Cops should NOT be allowed to interview ANY "VICTIM" without that victim having someone there on her/his behalf!! Should be TOTALLY OUTLAWED NATION WIDE!!!
Great concept, and you are 💯 correct. I dont think it would be implemented but it should be.
I hate the term "sexual misconduct" just say sexual assault or harassment, don't blur the lines. "Misconduct" sounds like a mild fumble at worst.
Does the misdemeanor plea “sexual misconduct” allow him to avoid being a lifelong member of the registered sex offender list?
they are downgrading the severity of the crime on purpose to frame it as a workplace harassment - say if you grope someone on the train, you get arrested; but if you grope someone at work, you get sent to HR and maybe just get fired; the cops wants to be sent to HR and not to jail;
@@probablynot1368sexual battery, aggravated assault, sexual molestation, false arrest, false imprisonment...
In my town, a cop did that a couple times, and one of the women (a transient) told a sheriff’s deputy. He reported it, they investigated, and the guy’s in jail. I’m very proud of my local law enforcement for actually going after their own.
You lying and are either a cop propagandist or a bot
That’s awesome. So glad goodness prevailed
Ez pz justice... the way it should be. Glad to hear 💜
Sure would like to hope that would be the standard.
Was it Grady Judd sheriff? He’s the GOAT
"it's really a rotten barrel problem, it's the culture of policing" very well said.
The police force in Kentucky was founded to traffic humans for wealthy landowners. When that is the foundation for the LMPD, what does one expect to happen hundreds of years later?
I say the apple tree is poisoned and needs to be cut down. Redo the whole system. More much education, - university level, with a bunch of classes designed to weed out the people who just want to powertrip. Then pay them accordingly. Make a respected career.
F 12
@@1970joedub Marxist ?
That dude is what the caliber of new cop should be modeled to
The fact that you can resign and potentially not face any punishment is beyond frustrating.
I think public humiliation and losing your job, probably a high-paying one at that, is plenty punishment.
In America only the poor and vulnerable serve prison and jail time.
@@scrublord4480 Well yeah, they can’t afford decent lawyers and they typically aren’t the brightest ones when it comes to the law. They are literally told anything they say can and will be used against them in a court of law, yet they talk anyways. Poorer people are also much more likely to commit violent and heinous crimes.
@@SophisticatedDogCatthat’s messed up to say that. Just because people can’t afford lawyers doesn’t mean they aren’t smart enough to know “the law”won’t always protect them. That makes them a target. It’s manipulative and an abuse of power. That power is exclaimed within their world
@@i-6820 It’s not ‘messed up’ to say, it’s fact. Crime runs more rampant in poorer neighborhoods. Grow up and quit being soft about the truth.
Every single woman interviewed for this report is incredibly courageous.
Ive been SA but I couldn't imagine it being done by a cop. these women are strong AF
Hell yeah they are, they should be proud of them selves for speaking up. I know that’s gotta be terrifying!
No they are prostitutes we’re you not paying attention.?????
@Mark Park Why do Incels spell “women” wrong? I’ve seen “wahmen” implying they’re whiners but wtf is “whamin”? Is that just you being slow or what?
@Mark Park Shut up. These perverted men using their position of authority to manipulate and exploit women for sex are the ones you need to blame and hold accountable. Try that instead of victim blaming. This sh*t is happening all over the world and people like you are part of the problem.
I live in Louisville ky. This been going on for well over 20 years. That department is extremely corrupt. They tried to cover for officers that raped little kids in a explorer program. I know women that work at strip clubs in Louisville. They told me that police officers would come to the clubs while on duty and sleep with prostitutes. And then tell them that they wont bust the clubs for anything illegal as long as they sleep with them. I know a bunch of women that said officers would ask to see their breast in order to get out of a speeding ticket. That was before they had body cameras and audio. There's also a bunch of officers that commonly steal drug money and keep drugs after busting drug dealers. Officers also got exposed having sex with prostitutes' at massage parlors and then busting them for prostitution. Officers also work off duty jobs at gas stations and park their marked car there and then go home and go to sleep. They are getting paid to be there and they are not there. That's stealing time. I could keep going forever with more but I'm tired of typing. They always let officers resign so they don't get into any trouble. Then they go straight to another department somewhere else and do the same things all over again. Its sad.
Very sad
I grew up in Louisville was also a stripper there and I have many stories about lmpd I could tell
@@Beckiea1234 It's crazy. That department needs to be investigated. The officers raping women and stealing drug money and drugs needs to be arrested and the whole chain of command over them needs to be arrested. All the way up to the Chief. The Chief needs to be charged for allowing officers to commit crimes and get away with it. If a regular guy rapes a woman they are going to get arrested and sent to prison. The same should happen to officers that do it.
Can confirm about LMPD misconduct in strip clubs. Was working at PT's back in the mid-2000s when they did one of their raids looking for drugs. One officer that was there looked at me before opening my locker and asked me out on a date. Probably was hoping I had drugs in there so he could use that to coerce me. Luckily for me, I did not have anything he could use against me. I declined the date, obviously, because I would NEVER EVER date a cop, but I was scared AF he was going to plant something in my locker in retaliation.
Did the explorer cops get fired or arrested?
Had a similar experience with a cop. He came to our house to make a report about my grandpa getting mugged and immediately was creepy af! He asked me for my number and I gave him a fake one. Suddenly he appeared out of nowhere in streets I was walking, places I'd be. i immediately reported it to a different precinct where I was a police explorer and oh yeah I was 17! They sent the complaint to the state attorney. He didn't do anything to me , besides follow me but the state attorney had other complaints about him but not enough evidence to take him to trial. A year and half later he had raped a 16 year old girl. And finally had enough to prosecute and was sent to prison for6 year's. Just disgusting.
6 years?omg 😭😭😭
a cable guy can do the same thing its a not police problem its a theres bad pepole and creeps in all jobs ..
@@toriladybird511 Yeah thats ridiculous.....
6 years is a fucking joke. Dude should of gotten at least 15 SMFH
@@zackriden79 this is such a bad response and you know it. We don’t hold cable guys and police officers to the same standard. And if there is a problem with the police bc “creeps are in every field” they can make it easier to let go of such creeps in the field, but they dont. And finally, unfortunately, police have complete authority over civilians, unlike a cable guy, which is why they have to go above and beyond to hire and keep ethical guys. But this reporting and events that are now coming to light from the last decades show that they not only do not tend to discipline their own, but protect them. And research shows that people afflicted with certain mental aberrant predilections gravitate towards policing jobs, not cable guy jobs, which is all the more reason to make sure that people who have such authority are good. It isn’t the “creeps in every job” it’s the *going above and beyond to protect and shield such creeps* which makes people realize that the police are not a trustworthy institution. From murders, to rackets, to rapes, they do everything to protect themselves. A cable guy is being let go after you report him for stalking. Not a policeman
There was a probation officer convicted for doing the same thing here in GA. People who are already on supervision and desperate to stay out of trouble are super vulnerable.
To those who say it's just a few bad apples, I'd ask all police, "How many bad officers have you turned in?" The answer 99.999% of the time is zero. Gang rule #1: No snitchin in the gang.
No such thing as a few bad apples they are all scumbags from the prosecutor down
Hell no actually police are just like regular people. The bad are the vast majority and the good is the extreme minority
Those that say “it’s just a few bad apples” are completely misquoting that idiom anyway. It’s “a few bad apples spoils the bunch” which is so true. When one cop continuously gets away with illegal activities, other cops look and say “why not me too?” That’s why they never turn each other in. The good cops that do try to blow the whistle on the bad cops wind up framed for something or worse.
I've had over 10 officers relieved of thier duties permanently with no chance of going anywhere new & a few were forcibly retired in my 16yrs. You're welcome.
In any case, the saying is "One bad apple spoils the whole bunch," so, not only are they saying a rotten apple exists, but by saying "a few bad apples," that means they have multiple rotten apples that have spoiled the whole bunch multiple times over.
As someone who lives in Louisville, no one talks about this! It's absolutely disgusting
Talking about it scares ppl into moving affects home value
Really? Home value is what we’re worried about?
pigs protecting pigs ,,, once the "apple in a barrel " goes rotten , it infects all those around
I see nothing has changed since I was a kid. Glad I'm out of that rathole city.
Exactly! Southern Indiana here. Literally a minute from the yum center and I just heard about this the other day and only because I have friends in common with a victim. This is truly awful
They didn’t want to turn over all sexual misconduct records because it would be “overly burdensome”???? Well, that statement outta tell you everything you need to know right there.
I'm pretty sure "overly burdensome" is the only allowable excuse (other than ongoing litigation) to deny FOIA requests. FOIA is likely what Vice used to get all of the tapes they did show, though. Meaning, the stuff they denied must've been incredibly damning
Joyce - Poor police are so overworked, underpaid, unappreciated. I feel sorry for them. They are total heroes. Just ask them.
@@stevejette2329 whew, at first I didn’t realize you were being sarcastic. 😅
😂😂😂😂
HERES YER SIGN !!
@@dewilew2137 same, reality has caught up to and surpassed the absurdity of satire. I wonder if this only _feels_ unique to our time, but actually happened throughout in history? I just can’t imagine it did, though.
There should be an OUTSIDE AGENCY TO REPORT CRIMES TOO
I absolutely agree with you.
There is, The FBI will investigate any criminal complaint against a police officer. Also State agencies will investigate local officers.
State police
BS. It’s always run by the local Judge. It works like the movie Braveheart.
State attorney office
Don’t you love how these so-called investors interviewing bailey are so apologetic to him. Makes me sick. Anyone else would not receive such kindness
That’s what I’m saying, Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death for murder (that she didn’t commit, her child fell down the stairs) because she “admitted” after hours and hours of interrogation (that included gaslighting) to SPANKING HER KIDS when they were young as a punishment. Spanking isn’t cool, I’m very anti corporal punishment, but like, that’s not how the justice system works. Saying you’ve spanked your kids is not murdering them.
Which means they are probably doing corrupt things as well we don’t know about yet. The corrupt usually will have sympathy of the corrupt.
Any time there's corruption in a police department, it starts from the top and trickles down.
they are advocating for the perpetrator.
They need to be charged too scumbags wait til it happens to there loved ones
This is a glimpse of what happens in every police department. This whole "well investigate ourselves and tell you what we found later" is absolutely pathetic.
Genuine police misconduct is sometimes dealt with administratively in a way that makes it so it never goes on official record, that method is referred to as a verbal reprimand.
There was an incident with a police officer in Washington state, who pulled a gun on an unarmed and cooperative motorcyclist during an alleged traffic stop. They had multiple complaints on record for aggressive behavior.
The LEO in question escalated the encounter to a potential deadly force situation by having his weapon shortly after he exited the unmarked vehicle. The officer was also not in uniform, not wearing his Kevlar vest and didn't identify himself for most of the encounter.
It was never clear whether he actually had the authority to make the stop in the first place or that the stop was in any way lawful, but he had violated multiple departmental policies during that encounter that should have resulted in a mandatory dismissal (conduct unbecoming).
A review by the official IAB board, interpretation of it somehow danced around him being guilty of conduct unbecoming but acknowledged in their wording of what he did, it was a serious dismissable offense. It only reached that level of review when the public got wind of it and kept the pressure on, with threats of lawsuits against the agencies involved. LEO involved was despite all that, only given administrative leave and anger management counseling.
Fortunately not happening in
Dc😂
EVERY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE WORLD!
It's not few bad apples, the entire barrel is rotten.
Right? This is just one city, there are countless other victims and perpetrator police
What makes this abuse more damning is: the authorities know exactly what is going on and they refuse to put measures in place to counteract it. Officers should never be allowed to investigate themselves. There should be a civilian body appointed for this purpose, and these folks should not even have any cops as relatives.
Great points. I predict that in 100 years we'll look back at this time and think that we were barbaric and nonsensical to have has the system we have now.
We have a civilian review board but they don't have any power...
@@advocacynaccountablity Hardly, this has been going on for centuries. Nothing will change. Absolute power, corrupts absolutely. Women are losing rights everyday here in the US, police are killing people in cold blood for absolutely nothing, they get no consequences. It will only get worse unless we go biblical, an eye for an eye. They should let the general population of inmates have at him everyday like he did to those women. Those were white women , God help the women of other races.
@@advocacynaccountablity I am sorry you have this much hope for the future, because if the people today don't stand up against these types of abuse and corruption in 100 years its gonna be worse. In order for us to have a brighter future we need to put in the work in the present.
@@advocacynaccountablity in a 100 years hopefully Robots will be walking around policing
My daughter pulled into a vacant Kmart parking lot and parked, waiting for her husband to give him his lunch. A truck pulled up beside her. Of all of the empty spots in the lot, he parked right beside her. She glanced over and noticed that he was doing a lewd act. She was scared shitless. Immediately, she began making notice of every scratch, dent, and flaw on the truck so she could identify it later. When she drove off, she got the tag # and went straight to the gas station at the edge of the parking lot and called police. Oh, did I mention her 4 year old child was in the back seat? When the police came, she gave a very complete description of the man and the vehicle. She could have picked him out of a line-up. The cops already knew who he was. He was the investigator of police. He was the guy who investigated bad cops. He tried to say his truck was stolen, but they told him no way man she described you to a T! It was you. He was caught. When she went in to talk to police they treated her like scum. They followed her and pulled her over for no reason. Scared her family. She felt like she was the criminal. She wanted justice for what this piece of dog crap had done but not to the unrest and Ill will of her other children and her family. She felt like there was no way to win. It really saddened me that the Springfield Illinois police department could do this and let this monster get away with this. I pray they finally got this guy out of the department. We left Illinois after this.
Apparently, it's not limited to one state, county or jurisdiction. It's systemic and I'm not sure how we fix it.
this isnt about her.
A police officer put his fingers in me.
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 my mouth won't close im shocked
@@trustmesonimyourfather9097and your arse can read over a comment can't you? It's not that difficult to do
This is routine police behavior...
Yes, typical.
lmao people dont understand this.
who is going to serve or sign on a warrant for a police officer trafficking fentanyl? how many average people would remotely even suspect it?
If i wanted to sell drugs and ensure maximum security doing so, the 2 most rational choices would be to -
A. get into law enforcment to create a cover persona
B. Move down south and work my way into a cartel.
Wow, routine? Idk if I’d go that far.
Yeah bro they TOTALLY teach this in police academy. Stfu and go be schizo somewhere else.
Ummm no
It is absolutely sickening listening to those POS PIU “investigators” treat the victims like criminals and talk to them like they’re the ones in the wrong. It’s sickening.
If you have ever gone to the police to report that you where raped, that is exactly what it is like.
Attitude like you have is why they are here.
@@mslettucebfrank that’s horrifying. heard too many stories about how cops treat you like the suspect when you are the victim. worst nightmare.
in the eyes of the police the ones making complaints and reports are liers and probably still beleive they are if there proven to be truthfull
Do u think it's ok to speak down to criminals? Technically most of these girls were criminals, that's how he took advantage of them. But they r still a victim in this case, they still feel pain and suffer cause criminals are people too. I think that's y you should just talk to everyone like they r people.
Police officers, judges, attorneys, prosecutors should have any charge against them ENHANCED. They went to classes, schools, training for a public job to PROTECT AND SERVE. When they break the law, a common man would get say 5 years, the cops should get 10 years for same charge due to Enhancement of charge due to the titles or jobs they hold
Agreed!!!
In the 4th dimension maybe but we citizens got work to do.
@@neverwinta7702 Yes it is time that we act to take back the law!
@@glennduke5853 been trying for 10 years + brother and wide awoke for 20 +
In some states, laws against child abuse have provisions where having authority over the victim (e.g. teacher, coach, police officer, clergy) is an "aggravating factor" so it makes the prison sentence harsher. They need to have that in every state and for any sexual violation.
Thank you for putting this out there. We wouldn't know these things if we didn't have people like you who share this behavior. Keep up the great work and awareness.
Yes!!! I totally agree. Im in this situation right now, actually. & I would've never known the possibilities, WITHOUT THIS VIDEO!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
When cops abuse their power like this it's the ultimate betrayal of public trust
they should get enhanced sentences not reduced, and it is sickening how they are protected every step of the way.
Cops do this all the time, so.......
Yeah that’s true…what are you going to do about it…let me guess NOTHING!!
No it is not. When the judicial system lets these cops get away with it is the ultimate betrayal of public trust.
5 years for raping dozens of women alone is criminal. Let alone the dozens of other crimes he committed.
There are those who 'shoot first' then answer cop questions later...
This is typical from all departments..."We investigated ourselves and didn't find anything wrong"!! They need an outside party taking, and investigating, the allegations and complaints on fellow officers!! Letting them investigate themselves is a total waste of time and tax money!! It definitely does no good for the general public. The general public pays those taxes and employs these officers. THEY DESERVE BETTER!!
Police privilage.
Why do we let that continue? Immunity and self-regulating spells corruption! Disgusting!
@@debramirr364 yes!! We need to abolish the qualified immunity laws as well!! They would think twice before doing a lot of things knowing they will be held accountable.. There is no accountability!
@John David; Absolutely! They investigate themselves means they're going to put the 'fix' on it. Meanwhile the cop is on a 'paid' suspension! It's a closed system.
@@johndavid6956 that’s only part of the problem as of 2020, in 35 states it’s still legal for a cop to have sex with someone in their custody. As long as the cop says it’s consensual
Where are the female officers and investigators? Sick and twisted what happened to these women.
Not hired bc of obvious reasons
Working their way up from Explorer class. I was working for Chevron as a teenager (1976) when the Feds asked where all the women in management were.
The reply given was "working their way up from the station level". Imagine their dismay to find there were none.
The ones who are there are complicit -- in some cases as bad or worse than the male officers by necessity (they get pushed out if they're not).
They're just as disgusting. A female cop is still a cop.
The female officers are complicit or victims themselves
After viewing this entire video i feel the Fed's need to get involved and reopen this case in it's entirety. How can the xop get favorable treatment for such an outrageously vile crime like this!!! This type of "justice" is what makes the system work more for the criminals than the victims and it MUST BE STOPPED NOW, NATION WIDE!!!😡
Actually, it was only luck that his one victim saved his DNA.. Had it not been for that one victim using her head there is zero chance that it ever would have made it to the prosecutors office let alone in front of the judge for a conviction.
I was raped on LMPD's property. At their impound lot where they insisted I had to go to my vehicle alone, unaccompanied by my friend who had came along. The locksmith came and raped me in my vehicle. LMPD locked him up for one night, released him, and he had his job back the next day. They wanted to do a forensic analysis on MY phone which I refused. Why not his phone? I am the VICTIM.
They probably thought you were a prostitute
I’m so sorry that happened to you.
Insanity, sorry this happened, and be strong keep fighting.
I believe you. I am so sorry this happened to you.
I believe you and this is utterly unacceptable. The trauma of being violated so horribly is compounded so much more when the rapist faces so little consequences for his crime(s). We need laws to change. It's the only way to hold perpetrators accountable.
I literally just mentioned this already. But a girlfriend and I were going through Louisville and got pulled over by 2 very creepy police. They pulled us over just to hit on us and ask us out. They started to get a bit aggressive until I told them I had a camera and thats when they shut up and sent us on our way. You will want to be careful going through there if you are a girl or if you're out of town. We were terrified because something didn't feel rt at all. Hard not to think what would've happened if I hadn't said my dash camera wasn't on? Just be careful going though Louisville!
F*ckin bastards. I HATE police that are corrupt like that. Im sorry you guys had to go through that. You are very lucky.
Good on you for having a dashcam and don't stop recording EVER
📸 saves us, good on u.
Is the dash cam footage on your TH-cam channel?
Yes ma’am. Louisville native here. Trust no one!!
When they turned it into "don't think you're special" and got angry at her, I knew the whole place was rotten. The Justice Department needs to get involved to make sure these people go to prison.
They won't
There involved also
ah yes, the classic subjugation of women for the sake of male insecurity. it really is just so vile.
Sounds like he's the one who needs to get over himself.
The doj is investigating them due to the Breonna Taylor case. They've since flipped one of the officers involved.
Cano was convicted to serve 5 years. They also found child pornography on his phone. He was released after 3 years. How disgusting is that?!!!
The woman with the DNA evidence is a life saver. Thank goodness she thought ahead.
Lol ahead fosho
Pun intended?
Like the Monica Lewinsky of Louisville
Being that I had an officer try to talk to me at the age of 13, literally invited me in his patrol car, this doesn’t surprise me. People in power will always abuse in some sort of way
Easy to say for us that don't have that type of power. You and I will never know if we would abuse it as well....now, I know your going to say that you would never....but it's easy to say that too loom morally superior....can you honestly say with evidence and proof that ALL people who have a lot of power have the mindset of "I'm going to abuse it"? Can you say that?
@@nexpro6118 Yep just speak like you know me LOL! We could be in power just by simple 9-to-5 jobs and people abuse that power in those simple 9-to-5 jobs all the time. It doesn’t matter if you have excessive wealth or where you work. Even managers that are over their employees abuse power. Hope that helps you understand a little bit better💜
@@kuroslife.1079 yes. I 100% agree with you. I really do think you may have completely misunderstood what I was saying. If so, I do sincerely apologize to you. Also, I do hope that does mean/matter, as again, you are correct with me not knowing you.
Your right even 9-5 bosses abuse their power by not hiring who’s best or most qualified for the job but by hiring someone they know or are related to it happens all the time. Especially bullying in the work place and nothing happens
I honestly think a lot of the power abuse that's so rampant in any hierarchy of people is due to the fact that the government has a monopoly on violence.
In an equally footed man to man interaction, there is a line that's generally respected, knowing full well that if you say the wrong thing, the other guy is going to start swinging at you. If there is no fear of retaliation and there is a lopsided representation of power, the oppressor has full reign over the oppressed.
I don't think violence should be legal so I don't have an answer to this, but it seems to be the main factor at play. Do you think your frail boss would treat you like garbage knowing that you're younger and stronger than him, and very well may snap and break his nose? He would choose his words and actions more carefully in fear of a return of force.
Nature has simple ways of maintaining a balance of power in a mutuality of respect between people, but humanity has found a way to make that far more convoluted by punishing and humiliating those who choose to retaliate, even in the circumstances when it's clear that they weren't the initial aggressor. Many states won't even let you defend yourself from a robbery or assault, somehow seeing you as malevolent regardless of the nuance in the situation.
EVERYONE INVOLVED ON THIS IVESTIGATIONS SHOULD BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW FOR, COVERIN A CRIME, PROTECTING A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT, PROTECTING A SEXUAL PREDATOR, ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AMONG OTHER THINGS!!!
All the DA and Judges should be dis- barred permanently.
@Right for Opinion LOOOL found the incel hahhahaha
Of course THEY SHOULD BE, but sadly they never will.
Why are you using all caps? It’s obnoxious and unnecessary. Are you just an obnoxious person? I’m guessing you are
%1000
Victims should have a say in accepting a plea deal.
When I was in my early twenties, a cop pulled me over citing he saw me on my cell phone. When I showed him that my phone had been zipped in my purse in the back and there was no way I could be on it, he told me that it was fine but I was to only use a blue tooth device for hands free calling. He then said that he would let me off with a warning only if I texted him a "full body" picture of myself holding said device to his personal cell phone and he asked for my cell number. My insides felt horrible and my danger detector was screaming. I didn't feel comfortable so I asked him if it was usual to for officers to text civilians. He said that it would be to his phone so it was ok. I gave him a fake number. When he left, I burst into tears and drove home.
I’m so so so sorry that happened to you. Peace and Empathy from Vancouver, BC, Canada.
I had an officer pull me over saying I rolled a stop sign. I didn’t. I was going to meet friends to go clubbing. My outfit was revealing. He had me get out so he could see my full outfit. Then he said I could go, because I looked like I was in a hurry. Had another officer follow my friend and I home. He blocked us in her driveway. He pulled us over so he could get her number. She was crying, and he just left. I had another officer follow me I pulled into a store. He came to my car to get my number. I gave it to him, and blocked him. It’s a misuse of power. Police officers should not be allowed to flirt on duty. That should be an automatic dismissal.
I am so sorry, that must've been beyond terrible.
You need to contact federal officials and let them know what happened.
Did u report it? Get a badge# or name??
Police need to start being held to a higher standard within the judicial system.. the more power you hold over people the harsher the punishment should be if you abuse that power..
“Great power comes great responsibility”
YASSS
But they’re all on the same team so it’s buddy buddy
WHY is it that members of the PD are shown such respect, kindness and non aggression when investigated when common citizens are not.
Usually because they are initially brought in under administrative investigation. Look up Garrity Rights.
Because they are a lot like the media. They used to be trusted and you could count on them. We were told that neither lied and they were there to serve us and give us correct information. Now it's all about numbers and quotas. In both fields. And that should not be the measure of a good cop or journalist. Quality not quantity.
I do want to note that there are many amazing officers out there that do their job very well. Thanks to those. And the few journalists that do tell the truth regardless of consequence, thank you.
Good ole boys network. Hang out in the south for a week and you'll see it. Brain numbing.
They didn't want the victims to have a voice. Louisville didn't want that.
Good old boys club
Someone claiming they had sex with him under coercion isn't enough for an investigation, but someone driving as black is enough to stop and pull someone out of their car?
Got it.
Policing should honestly require a 4 year university degree. Not a bunch of weeks then here have a pewpew go have fun. If it required courses in psychology, de-escalation tactics, non lethal response tactics, improved self defense, etc etc, it would lead to a much more effective policing force. And pay them accordingly. Make it worth going through that hard training, which would filter out all the people who don't deserve to have the power that they do. The time it takes would sort out the bad apples WAY better than the corrupt apple trees we're dealing with now.
Tons of universities offer criminal justice degrees. They just don't tell their students that it's not required to enter the field of law enforcement.
@@brandtbuchanan5526 many big departments are very reluctant to hire people without one of those if they also don't have recommendations or something else relevant in their background like military service.
Training or education has nothing to do with what this dirty cops did to these people. This is the mindset and characteristics this officers has in his heart. The department is a cesspool of corruption,lairs thief's, rapist
Sounds great, but most these 🐷 aren’t competent physically or mentally. That would cause them to fail out and then we’d have way less police. A difficult problem to solve.
You are delusional. Cops with degrees would change nothing. It starts at the top. The top is looking the other way. Zero accountability. If a cop should become a sacrificial lamb that is the cost of doing business and the wheels of misdeeds grinds on like nothing happened.
I am afraid that this happens A LOT more often than we know. I personally know a guy, NYPD, who stopped a pretty Latina girl on a street corner one night and started fondling her breasts. When her friend started starting making a video on his phone, the cop grabbed the phone, threw it away, grabbed the friend and, with another officer, put him in the patrol car, drove off and booked him on some trumped up charge. I know this guy personally. A very nice young man. I know his family. Gorgeous wife and kids. How did he get caught? A store surveillance camera got it all on video. He was fired and got some minor criminal conviction as a result. I would never have believed if I didn't see the video. You give men arrest powers and generally unquestionable credibility in court, this is what happens. It's a fringe benefit, like health insurance.
so what do you suggest we do?
@@Linux333 That’s a really tough question: who watches the watchman. The officer I mentioned was sentenced to 100 hours of community service. I personally would have sentenced him to 10 years without parole. I hope that would make other cops think twice. The officer in the case I mentioned is named Jonathan Munoz. You can look the story up. That’s my suggestion. Because he’s a cop he should not get a free pass - just the opposite. After being entrusted with so much authority he should get the book thrown at him if he totally betrays that trust. Just my opinion.
@@JacobStein1960 that's awful & small towns are far worse. They protect each other even till death.
NYPD have MANY sexual and various criminals working as police - lots of cases and news coverage about this, they say 'hey baby' to female tourists on the street while working in uniform. He was a rookie sexual criminal, usually the cops will go to the stores and remove the surveillance tapes so there is no evidence of their crime.
@@JacobStein1960 Can we recall the judge and prosecutor in the case? Vote the sheriff out?
I’m always amazed that so many men consider _a picture of their junk_ to be an effective seduction technique. Like seeing it is irresistible or something.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Worked for their great great grand paws 🐾
Like seriously 🤦♂️ Just because it works the other way round they think it applies both ways
THIS!!! I asked a guy friend of mine if that works. He said, "Yeah... sometimes" I said on a scale of 1-10 how often does it work? Answer: "2" That's apparently considered a "win" lmao 🤣 😆
None of this is for seduction, its about power
they would rather print out the victims ENTIRE SEARCH HISTORY rather than the cops. Imagine going to the police for help, and you get investigated instead...
EVERYDAY EVERYWHERE we taxpayers are continually paying lawsuits of these criminal cops. End qualified immunity!!! Hold these criminal cops accountable. When are WE THE PEOPLE are going to say enough is enough!!??
Qualified immunity has nothing to do with the cases presented in this video. Qualified immunity is to protect officers who make reasonable but mistaken judgments or decisions. Qualified immunity is denied when an officer takes an action that any other officer knows, or should know, is not legal. If the law is not well established on the action the officer takes then they will most likely be granted qualified immunity.
They investigate the victims more than the officers
ACAB
I am a stand up guy. When women get sexually assaulted I am more concerned about my taxes going up.
EXACTLY!
This hits a personal note because my aunt who is now dead was abused by cops in the Atlanta area. She was abused by two cops sexually in the early 2000s. They would threaten her with the SAME stuff that has happened to these victims. Our family settled out of court. Our family is still traumatized from everything and are very fearful of cops because of the power they have.
😢😢
Everyone should be fearful of cops.
@@SpartacusErectusJR
What the H3LL is wrong with you??? Why would you say that to her?? SHAME ON YOU!!
SMDH... 🤨🤨🤨
Did your aunt ever think to decline the officer and just take the charges she deserved or am I supposed to believe the charges were fake or something? Nice to see "settling out of court" aka getting free money from tax payers, made it better for you to deal with. Lol
May peace be with you and your family and also for your aunty who is passed on but never forgotten. Rip to her and be safe god bless yall and peace....
Vice, bravo for a return to hard hitting, quality documentary work. This is what I initially fell in love with Vice for.
Amen
True
Yeah I don't know what they've been doing for the last couple years but they're reporting has gotten horrible and very very what's the word I'm looking for BIASED. AND WRONG...
@@DTA-me3kv like what?
@@sonman3694 Anything that he disagrees with.
"Investigators repeatedly took Hankison at his word even when his account was directly contradicted by material evidence." So investigators never wanted to investigate Hankison in the first place. They were just going through the motions and in the process trying to discredit the ladies who were victims of this monster.
To investigate our public servants we need a third party..never let a cop investigate a cop.
in NZ we have that called ipca the independent police conduct authority even tho a lot of investigators automatically assume the cop to be more credible than any other witnesses I won my case and the officer was sent for additional training no real punishment however at least it's acknowledgement
Ever!!!
Fbi will investigate police departments if something gets bad enough . They should do it over everything not just some things
@@anitagoodman2400 BUT at least it’s acknowledgement!? What if you had been the offender? Do you think additional training/a tiny slap on the wrist/keep your job/retain your pension and reputation would be the same as that of corrupt cop? ❤🇬🇧
Exactly, but then you have to wonder if they’re on the take!
This makes me sick to my stomach, how the police cover for each other. These women are essentially being violated again just by these disgusting biased interrogations. This makes it extremely difficult to like cops yet I know that not all cops are bad, but it is hard for me to really empathize with cops after watching this.
You are wrong and part of the problem. With your mentality, humanity will be slaves forever to psychopath and worthless, satanic creatures. They are all bad.
Cops are the ones who investigated it and sent him to jail.....I'm lost on your point
@@nexpro6118 Yeah but that's the part where it's wrong tho! Their own department investigate their own cops? They're always gon sugarcoat it or show super leniency towards that cop! It's bs! It shud be an independent department doin the investigation!
When cops turn a blind eye and don't hold each other responsible yeah they're all bad.
Thus happened to me when I was 18, I printed out all of our conversations and took them to my lawyer. He was fired and come to find out someone I went to high school with coached his kids’ basketball team and he did the same thing to her. People love to abuse their power.
I'm so sorry you had to go through that!
Especially from someone who is mentally to PROTECT!!
The Absurdity is my daughter was required to go to Cosmetology school for a year. Pass a written & physical test to recieve her license. It takes officers who have the power to take your freedom & life 6 months to get their "Peace Officers" license. Let that sink in!!!
Louisville PD: Don’t ever say integrity in the same sentence.
Louisville in general is a trashbag.
Don't forget to place the majority of the blame for inaction on the district attorney's office. They are allowing the police to get away with this.
It's all a good ol' boys club, just like with the Congress. Even the tow truck owners have to play a game and usually costs $$ if they want the work.
Does the district attorney ever find out about what’s happening or does the sergeant’s and captain’s keep everything covered up
@Middleclass Retiree The attorneys know but they don't want to prosecute their coworkers.
I think most DA's are truly are embarrassed by this typical behavior in there communities.
@Roger Fournier The public is asking for DAs to prosecute cops in order to protect the community. A legal prosecution with jail time is a more effective deterrent than embarrassment.
Now yall understand why pedophiles and sex predators don't get alot of time in prison.
The cops can relate to them
They literally let him walk free . Took two years to investigate and knew the statue of limitations would run out
"I knew you were solid". Meaning other cops told him what was said in that room. Cops investigating cops is not any investigation at all. The original investigators would be accessories after the fact for not doing their job on purpose.
Chilling
I love getting a peek into the internal investigation process! Unmonitored & unaccountable, scary! Great job to the team on this one!
We Own These Streets (HBO special) is real! It's sad this is what is going on world wide.
The more you learn about police officers and thier conduct and common character traits, it seems like they are quite literally some of the absolute worst people we have in our society they get the job fully intending on abusing and exploiting anyone and anything possible. It is so sad.
it's the EXACT same with the military. People who want the power to exploit choose jobs where they can without consequence. And both are supposed to "serve and protect..." a joke.
Hit it on the head. Cops are scum
It’s a self selection process. The tupe of person that wants the job tends to have deep deep “issues”
U can't lump all police together some are good some are bad
Come On Mann,😂
I was the victim of domestic violence. The LPD cops refused to help me. I had to escape to save my life. I lost everything I owned bc I fled to a different state leaving behind all my earthly possessions. They said they didn't believe me even though there was broken furniture ,glass and I had bruises and swollen marks on my face. I felt like I was living in somekind of nightmarish twilight zone. To this day I can't understand why they refused to help me.
Because they’re abusers to their wives too typically, and they side with their kind!😢
Had the same thing happen to me. The cops wouldn't even let me file a report
All they said to me is you must like it or you would leave. It was my apartment.
Cause they were men probably abusing their wives.
"How dare you come forward with accusations against my fellow police officers of the thin blue line" this is what pretty much every officer thinks and believes. Once you become a police officer you have joined a team a brotherhood a gang an organization and you are made well aware that you are protected even in the Academy officers talk about stuff that relates to the upside of being a police officer the power that you have the respect and the overall perks of being a fellow officer. It's not a secret those that grow up in families of fellow officers know how much better life is if you are an officer of the law, You get special perks, free food, free drinks, special treatment from local business owners and or public schools for your own children, Being a cop gives you higher anarchy within your town or city. This is not a fucking secret. The issue lies way deeper than that though, the higher-ups only want their department to look good to the public eye so they're willing to overlook just about anything just so as long as their department looks good so that the mayor and the governor keep sending them money. And this is why they created this form of internal investigation they investigate themselves to protect themselves. It is 2022 people wake up smell the coffee this sort of internal investigation does not work it will never work you cannot allow the police to police themselves it's just that simple there isn't any other way to say it. How many times do we have to see stories like this online or on the news to see that there is a serious problem within our police departments and we have no control over it because it is an organization that is protected within its own walls. Corruption runs deep behind the walls of the thin blue line and we will never be able to fix it if we keep allowing them to run wild without any accountability.
I sit next to Boston developer at Panera Bread, he is from a family of cops, says they always had money as a result, the corruption in the police was amazing, and he owned a strip club, let the state politician use one of his rentals for free to house his mistresses he called 'broads,' and when his friend was mistreated by police he went to the cop's sergeant and said, 'I am a good friend of the MA state police colonel, and this cop told me...', the sergeant said, 'Oh really? He will be doing graveyard duty in a far away town for this.'
Hear hear 🙌🏼. This is and has been a problem for decades in the U.K. Other places of power behave in the same way and ‘misdemeanours’ are swept under the blinkered carpet of corruption. All about the 💰too.
This is why there needs to be a community oversight committee for each state certified department. Let the community they serve have say in the punishment an officer faces .
this!!
Yesss!
Problem is they find out who these people are and intimidate them further
@@HumbleAstronaut couldn't be me. Intimidation pisses me off even more.
Yep judgment by your peers not some stuffy payd off git
The way the men talk about these women like they’re not even human beings. It’s heartbreaking
Da c
I used to think it was, not I just treat them like they treat others. It's been a blast. They basically implode when they realize what's happening to them.
Rugyy, like the one trying to use that woman's age as a reason to why he wouldn't assault her. He outed himself because he said right there (without saying it) how nobody would believe her due to her age (and looks associated with her age).
You do have a point here police offices do become desensitised. It’s like an us against the world kind of thing. Some even develop a hate for certain groups of people and there are police officers who take up holding the law far to seriously. 🇦🇺😊
And they tell people not to take matters into their own hands. But no justice no accountability means no respect and no trust for you.
The tone of these interviews show how crucial it is that they must break up Internal Affairs and make it a separate entity from the police departments. FFS they apologized for making him answer questions. In addition, they drag their feet to an absurd level even investigating credible accusations. The abuse will continue until people are held accountable.
Large budget departments do have internal affairs completely separate from the cops/department....has been for years. Problem is, low budget departments can't afford to do that....and I'm sure your ok with defund police which ironically will make more bad cops lol. More great advise from biased people who have no idea about the topic they are talking about lol.
IA was designed this way; they are selected by the police commissioner who will fire any one of them if they don't cover up for the perps..
They did that in Australia and it's no different because you think it will protect the complainant but the Department gives every bit of information to the police and they investigate themselves reporting back to the Department who then sends a letter of " No case to answer". What a joke.
@@shar3882 they just fabricate a story that makes them look good and puts a stop to the investigation, maybe even go after the complainant somehow. They can literally just write fake police reports to provide 'proof' or go seize surveillance tape and then 'lose' or 'accidentally destroy' them.
Break it up, they will all get a raise. Seriously, look at Jeffery Dahmer case. The cops that found the 13yr old boy with acid in his head actually forced the boy to go back to Jeffery’s apt. Then once his stupid mistake was found out, he was put on house suspension for years. Then paid in full for all those years of waiting to be reinstated, THEN GIVEN A RAISE AND PROMOTION. UNTHINKABLE!! If he worked at McDonalds and burned the buns he probably would have been fired, but cops can do this and look what happens. Police unions are half the problem
Born and raised in Louisville. Keep the pressure on Louisville police we need the eyes on them. Thanks Vice.
I echo this sentiment, as a native.
We need eyes on them. LMAO n that’s why they get away with EVERYTHING!
Everyone that works for the law department that had knowledge of this creeps sexual misconduct should be held accountable as well.😤
The way they spoke about their informants regarding just using and abusing them like trash just goes to show you what kind of ppl are working in the departments of police throughout the country.🤦🏻♂️
The cops are worst then the ppl they arrest, hands down.
I think it's absolutely ridiculous that they've got so much power to destroy someone's life. And it's not just the person that does it either. It's a chain of them. The damage starts way before the person that's engaging in the misconduct happens. It it happens when you tell somebody about it and no one listens. Anybody that was involved in that that was found not to have done their job to the fullest of their abilities should be sitting behind bars right now. He chose these women because they were in the throes of addiction. Who's going to believe a crackhead right? It's got to be the absolute most heartbreaking thing ever you chose a group of women that were already going through it. Vulnerable women and you took advantage of that because nobody would listen.
Maybe the answer is don't be in a position where police may deploy extra judicial power.
Or if someone is determined to be a criminal, be smart enough to stay away from suspicion.
@@benjurqunov that’s possibly the worst take I’ve ever heard on a situation… EVER. You’re disgusting
The girl was also in on it
@@benjurqunovsure. Blame the victim. One crime does not validate another, especially from those who are charged with upholding the laws.
"Have you ever asked for any nude pictures of her or anything like that?"
"I don't believe so, no."
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
You don't believe so?
in other words, he doesn't really know because he can't keep track
Same thing when people say "Not that I'm aware of." lol
I don't care if these were women of the night or not..the courage it took for these women to come forward. Hope they prosecute these scumbags to the fullest extent for their deeds.
The fact that we get free documentaries on TH-cam by VICE news is truly a gift 👍👍👍
truly underrated comment here. this is news that people should happily pay to see.
@@Joekuh
I disagree that important information should come at a price and should instead be accessible for everyone. Especially when the most vulnerable people who would probably benefit the most are usually just able to buy basic necessities.
This is awful and disgusting. Breaks my heart.
If I was a attractive woman, I would always be paranoid about men. I'm a guy but there is some real creeps out there. I'd imagine it's similar to the feeling I get when I'm in a unsafe area. Women deal with that daily bc it's about sex. And that seems to make people do really messed up things to get it. No one wants to bang me that bad. Sexual creeps r hard to identify in some ways. Or they can just force it. Messed up world we live in.
My entire career ended after I was forced to make a statement against a predatory police Captain. I was one of 5 victims that the dept knew about. I was told, "you make a statement or be suspended without pay". My life has never been the same.
Your life isn't over. Get out here and keep going,
I’m confused… What do u mean u were forced to make a statement or be suspended without pay? Did you also work at that police dept or something?
Well whatever the case may be I am sorry it happened to you though 😞
I’m confused too. You don’t tolerate abuse. You stand up and fight it.
Sending you love. I believe you and I hear you.
I know you can get your life back- you are stronger than these evil bastards. No one can take your beautiful soul away from you and the truth will come out in the end.
You aren’t alone in this, I promise.
@@DrAlexisM
Thank you
I have lived in Louisville, Ky my whole life. I am 34 and I first heard of this when I was a teenager in high school and several of my friends that went to UofL were getting pulled over and sexually harassed on and off campus. One of them was forced to have sexual relations with an officer after getting pulled over leaving a campus party bc she had been drinking and found a blunt in her car. She never spoke out or came forrowed bc she was to scared for several reasons. There are so many stories I could tell. Unfortunately, its been happening for a very long time and still is happening until this day. Its so sad and extremely disturbing. I'm so glad Vice is reporting on this. There was a reporter here in Louisville who knew all about it, but wouldn't investigate or do a story on it bc she was dating an officer. I sware these disgustingly corrupt cops seem to have ahold on just about everyone that is in a position who could do something, but won't bc they are envolved with an officer themselves. I feel extremely bad for all the victims. Even if they are strong and have the courage to speak up, look what happens to them. So sad, they all deserve justice.
Someone else mentioned that "reporter" in another comment. I wonder who it was.
There are no "bad apples" when they all protect one another. The whole bunch is rotten. Unlimited opportunities for ONE officer to do the right thing and not one of them does. A police force is no better than a gang, a mafia, a criminal racket.
This is the second episode about this police department I have seen . First one they were stealing drug money . I’m glad VICE is reporting about this and bringing this group of thugs to the light . Disgusting behavior. 😞
Wish they'd come to Lexington
Did exactly the same watching one after the other.
Jefferson, Meade, and Hardin County are full of corrupt cops and local officials.
Same, just watched them back to back and I hope the next one is about all the cover ups!!
Here in Louisville the CBA contains Article 14-3, in which the city agrees to never use "electronic surveillance equipment" in disciplining the police officer- meaning we can't use body cam, email, radio dispatch audio, gps, etc to prove corruption or abuse sufficient terminate their employment. (From a Louisvillian who read the contract. )
You Guys have really been putting out so many quality docs and mini docs so often- really appreciate them.
True journalism, speaking with different sides and reporting facts and showing proof, stories that are not being looked into by most MSM
lmao good because this is exactly the kind of piece that conservatives will say: "Vice has changed, this is leftist BS, this isn't what I came to VICE for" etc.
They'll completely flip that script as soon as VICE puts out some vid of people suffering in a 3rd world country.
TV news reporters and stations are bought off by certain parties. I never watch TV news anymore.
Calling VICE Journlaism is like Calling a prostitute your girlfriend
@@bigisrick lmao in what way? I'm really curious how you're going to flesh out this analogy.
Agreed, this is old school journalism
It is disgusting to see such injustice
This is why people want a complete revamp of law enforcement because it has NEVER WORKED properly
That's when you started calling in favors from all your shady or just plain loyal friends.
Fact is, they are everyday, vulnerable humans just like you. And at some point, every single day, they are off duty, taking a shower, eating dinner, shopping, sleeping.
Coming for Louisville today, I love it. This department is so corrupt and misaligned with the community. There is little to no accountability from the leadership within the department and within local government. In fact, they go as far to cover up these incidents. Hence the case with the LMPD explorer program which involved sexual misconduct with children. Thank you for shining this light that the community has been helplessly needing for years.
I said the same thing, like we made it to VICE; in addition to The 1st 48. 😨😢
Shining light LMAO Thats why they get away with everything. For some reason everyone thinks that shining light fixes things and not doing ANYTHING about it
@@JustPlayin911 I was just pointing out the fact that exposure helps. No one said it would fix anything but it can’t hurt
Louisville cops have been crooked for a long while. Glad I moved from that city, embarrassed to say I'm from there!
who even allowed the explorer program knowing police are dangerous criminals to children??? it's setting them up and sending them to the perps
40:16 "there wasn't enough evidence to prove the more serious sexual assault charges beyond reasonable doubt"
Isn't the colossal amount of effort given by the police to bury this case enough evidence ?
I was almost raped in my house by an officer in Louisville. He told me I needed to reenact the crime that happened to me in my house. SO, I trusted his word on that, but little did I know that's bc AND he knew the rooms the crimes happened in. Shame you're attacked and then almost raped by a cop here. That's NOT even counting the ones who repeatedly drove by to intimidate me, one was REALLY keeping an eye on me. He got my # off that case. He showed up ALL the time in uniform also. Talking sexual, saying awful stuff to me, telling me to get in the backseat with him, or go inside with him, etc. I also told Detective Michael Lauder in 2019 the names again. NOTHING can of it. SMH One was so bad I had to run out of my house, by the ditch, and he kept trying to lure me back in. He would say, "I forgot my glasses inside come back in." I knew not too. All of them I absolutely knew not to. They waited until my kids was outside. Drove by, pulled in, talked to my kids, in gear, and didn't care at all my kids was in the yard talking nasty. It got so bad I hid inside. EVENTUALLY what seemed like FOREVER later and me gaining A LOT of weight not being the hot 100-pound chick anymore. It stopped. It also stopped because one was fired for forcing a kiss on a woman here. He's the one who tried to lure me back in the house. I've tried reporting them, that detective, even # LMPD site but NOTHING came about it all. So, life goes on, but the memories stay.
That's awful. I'm so sorry. Terrifying. Was it ever an option to not let them in?
Gangster with a badge
@@arxsyn The others NEVER came into my house. EVER! They did ALL of that outside of my house when my kids got off the bus. They knew my schedule of when the kids came home and everything from ALWAYS being on the road. (My house also cuts down two of the main roads in Louisville. So I assume since they drove down here ALL the time. That’s how they knew my schedule more. THEN they started pulling in. It was so bad with them. I started taking pictures.) Or if we was outside playing, etc. So eventually I ended up hiding inside my house all the time. Which made me feel HORRIBLE as a mother for the kids but I couldn’t even go outside with them to play or those cops would see me and pull in again. The one Officer Barron came to my house for an attack on me. He wanted me to reenact the crime that was already traumatizing enough. So I thought okay and trusted him. I thought maybe that’s police procedures he needed to see the rooms I was attacked in and go over the attack. So I was telling him what happened, room to room, etc. it was when I got by my bedroom window and the kitchen cabinet that I KNEW I needed to get out of the house. The kitchen I felt EXTREMELY uneasy so I was trying to speed up the reenactment. The bedroom I KNEW I needed to get out. I still don’t know how I got around him. I remember I fled the house and left the door open. He kept smiling, laughing, and saying, “Oh come back in, I have more things to go over, I left my glasses in there, and huge etc.” So I fled my own house. Thankfully the kids were at school. The neighbor knew what happened. She wanted me to report it. He kept trying to lure me back in the house, giggling, using that “voice,” etc but I told him, “no thanks I will stay here. You can go back in for your glasses if you truly left them. (Which I didn’t know how they would be by the couch. So another warning sign.) I will keep right here.” He repeatedly kept trying and that is REALLY when I knew I dodged a huge bullet. Yet after that he used my case which had my # to harass me. His friends kept driving by my house. If I was outside with the kids they pulled in also. ALL of them sexually harassing me. Officer Wagner would ALWAYS talk about his wife, sexual comments to me, and try to get me into the police car. I said NO. Again everything on those cops was outside the house. Etc. They also used my # to harass me. All of them in uniform with guns. ALL! This went on awhile. I eventually remained inside my house. Almost hiding but my phone repeatedly went off and it was them. I again told my neighbor which she’s like we need to report this. That’s when I said, “It’s Louisville, they protect their own, you know this, and I won’t be attacked again, I will hide out, and hopefully they leave us alone.” Took forever for that to happen. She said, “you’re right, makes me so mad, shame we can’t stop them but everyone knows it will all be covered up anyways, and we will be the ones attack by the district or worse.” It actually took me hiding inside and gaining A LOT of weight to stop them. Which is sad in itself. I went to my dads house. I was sitting on his couch and went ghost white. My dad asked if I’m okay and he followed my eyes to the TV. That’s when I said, (news is always on that his house.) That’s him. The officer who almost raped me in my house where I had to flee. He tried to keep luring me back in, I had to flee out my house.” That officer was again forcing himself onto another woman. Apparently a kiss. I called detective Mike Lauder from LMPD in 2019 on a recorded call. He absolutely knows this. He even heard a couple of their names again before he hung up on me saying, “You seem mad.” He then hung up on me. Then we had a traffic stop happen where the woman was touched. She was suing. I seen the attorneys name. I called her attorney. I gave the woman working at the desk the date, time, all the information, and told them to follow the call and they will win 100% the case. That my situation isn’t an OOPS like hers. I hung up and that was all I ever heard on that case. So I assume they settled out. I spent from 2019- until now hashtaging, reporting, and ESPECIALLY trying to get Detective Michael Lauder fired. Instead they transferred him into another area, took him off a case I have been helping on since 2019, and he’s enjoying life sadly instead of fired himself.
@@everythingisfine9988 YUP sadly more than people know.
@@arxsyn when I mean “OOPS” like hers. When the officer was touching her body at the traffic stop with her husband there. They used the “he’s a rookie, didn’t know better, and another cop stopped it, and told him how to do the pat down.” They basically called her situation a mistake and an OOPS. I told her attorney about my stuff and said, “get the calls, information, etc. you will 100% win. Mine isn’t an OOPS they can get out of.”
Louisville resident, Louisville Born here and im APPALLED! After watching the Karen Read case up in Mass, im not surprised.
And a few years ago, the officer / youth mentor program for kids that want to be future recruits was investigated, and several Louisville officers were found to be abusing little boys mostly, but a few girls. Male officers, detectives, the whole way up the command. Disgraceful. Louisville should be ASHAMED! MY GOD. HOW EMBARRASSING!
Never report misconduct to a colleague, Reach out to womens shelters/ lawyers/ sexual health clinicians/ helplines…literally anyone but never someone who is able to abuse a position of authority.
Find out what evidence you will need.
Proving SA in our judicial system is like being abused all over again….it’s ugly and it’s near impossible.
Protect yourself and ask for help
🌈☀️ heal xxx
These women who came out and said something are so strong! All of these bad cops deserve to be on jail. Cops wonder why they have a bad rap and are being cowards by allowing all this to happen.
Yeah there is a problem with good cops not wanting to break rank and rat on other cops. Makes the situation a whole lot worse. We need to take a bulldozer to the blue wall (as if that will ever happen though)
@@miahdavis8331 then that would make them bad cops too. Stop making excuses for evil.
Power always corrupts
@@dewilew2137 you must not be able to read? He wasn’t making excuses he was stating what happens.
If I was your father young lady I would go after that cop myself jail or no jail he wouldn't be having any sex when I got done with him!
He asked for an attorney. The interview is not supposed to go on. Why did they keep giving him more information? Do they give black suspects more information after they ask for a lawyer? How easy was it to get him to ask for a lawyer? They never would have questioned him! So, how many other sexual predators are they hiding, just like the priests! Same thing, different deviancy!
If they continued to talk period about the case it is good for him. Violation of his rights.
Whats thr difference between a a pimple and a priest?
Bc he would get off on the fact that HIS rights were violated. When he asked for a lawyer and they kept going he would get off for that. So they still win. The victim however gets to relive the traumatic event, humiliated, and left feeling helpless yet again. It's your word against theirs. Always has been always will be. I'm glad they were able to speak their truth. I fear for them though bc retaliation is very real.
IKR!
Make me wanna kill
@@joogullae3456 the badge and the gun?
San Diego cops have decades of this sort of stuff in their records. One cop even r*ped and killed a young woman, just because he saw her pumping gas and wanted her. She was a college student on her way to care for her sick boyfriend that night. The cop followed her and pulled her over in a remote place. Her father was devastated. He created a garden park in the place where his daughter died, and visited everyday. Not long after her death, her father also died, while in her garden. He simply died of a broken heart. Saddest story ever.
Felt so bad for Heather and the other victims of this "policeman." I hope that today she's moved, changed her name and has been able to start her life over successfully and has got some help. What a courageous lady 👍
When its your own city on a vice doc, it seems surreal. Police officers and judges, no public official should have immunity or be protected for wrongdoing. This is scary
Have I seen you before lol!?
@@raymondleggs5508 considering you're a purple dot, I'd have to say no
@@shannonbritton5313 lmao.
@@shannonbritton5313 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
She was selling on backpage and whatever that officer did to her at that warehouse makes her cry. That’s disgusting and I’m heartbroken for her
Nailed it
Are you being sarcastic? Hard to tell. Your comment is either genuinely sympathetic to the victim or saying the victim deserved it.
Her body, her choice. A back page dude is way less powerful than an officer of the law. She didn’t deserve what he did. Hell nah!
@@tinawindham6958 dregs or society. No good society wants prostitution in the neighborhood
@@StraightFelon I'd say the men who prey on these women are the dregs on society. Most of the people in prostitution have been victimized since childhood and have no foundation to build a life on. I've never done drugs in my life, and have only ever had sex with my husband. I went to grad school, take care of my kids, etc, etc. But I'm not intrinsically better than a woman selling herself; I had external factors like a stable upbringing and a social safety net that propelled me towards a stable life. These women had the opposite.
I've been in a similar situation, where the authority who's supposed to investigate the complaints, focuses their efforts on finding an excuse to blame the victim.