I was turned down by LAPD for not passing the psych interview. 20 years later I am a retired deputy US Marshal which I can honestly say was the most racially driven department that exist today.
Socially engineer.this is the way they want it.did you forget they did not want Blacks on the police force.or really in no kind of law enforcement.or the military.i wondering why.
Ronald Johnson I was arrested for riding bike on the sidewalk... was that my fault? I didn’t feel safe riding on a busy street, so I took on the high way. Around 7:17 PM. Out the entire time I encountered 5 pedestrians. Was charged with Obstructing Traffic and Resisting arrest. I wasn’t clear on what CRIME I committed, riding on the sidewalk is a civil right violation. But today I’ve seen the same precinct on the street, while people ride bike on the sidewalk. They’re middle aged white males around 26-40. Nothing happened...
@@matthewkendall8592 I don't know if there would even be enough black officers. And what if they didn't want too? All officers have a higher chance of encountering a life threatening situation around black hoods.
@@gunmetalgrey7103 I think having a few black officers would increase relationships between police and minorities however first they need to kick out the racism in the police force
@@gunmetalgrey7103 Yeah I'm from England and I've never seen a black police officer ever. There is still shooting of innocent black people in America and until that stops there's always gonna be a mistrust between blacks and the police
Police Departments have historically oppressed the poor and socially/economically disadvantaged. This has resulted in a warranted distrust of the police. One strategy that needs to be employed is choosing the officers from the community they grew up in, and placing them back in those community to police. This way they have a vested interest and prior knowledge of the communities concerns and issues.
HECK NO! A selfish creep only interested in his promotions, ranks, WILL DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD FOR HIS PERSONAL GAIN. EVEN INNOCENT BLK PEOPLE WILL BE LOCKED UP BY HIM.
Whatever the number of Black officers are on that force. THEY NEED TO BE the first responders to Black neighborhoods! That helps to eliminate the racial component.
I wanted to be a LASD deputy in the 90's. I was on my way to college class. It was on a late Wednesday morning. Pulled over on my bike (yes I know) I was harrassed by two white deputies. Needless to say I came away humiliated and pissed off. Obviously my view of becoming a police officer changed.
as a young black man I can honestly say many law enforcement agencies around the country don't want black law enforcement officers. you can be college educated and have a good background and the department decides to disqualify you on the psychological exam. so bottom line is this establishment don't want black cops.
black intel says who? These people have CHANGED the standard to help their status. Holding open houses to focus on minority recruitment. The effort is right in front of you and you are spitting in its face? I’m a clean cut, honest and criminal record free young man and can’t get hired! It’s who you are, and where you are at in life that decides if you join the blue line or not. You have to earn it.
Jonathan Graham true if you belong to a certain racial group or female. As a young black man society judge me much harder than a man of any other group.
Jonathan Graham you write it's who you know and how people perceive you. I have a 4 year college degree, serve 4 years as a u.s marine, worked 3 years as a account manager, clean cut, in shape, no criminal background and still can't get hired.
black intel exactly. It’s HARD! I don’t believe any rational modern day man would disrespect you for your color. You’re part of the few and proud, and have management and leadership experience. It’s what YOU bring to the table, my friend. I refuse to think that any panel would seriously treat you less, considering each one of them are as fine combed for prejudice as we are during OUR interviews!
@@bootneyleefarnsworth1788 Its the fault of the black parents not the police I will not be raising my kids the same way I was and I be damned if I let my kids spend a night in jail to teach them a lesson. My kids will not be apart of that bullshit and I will not tolerate any of that shit over my house
That's 40,000 to start they get up in pay pretty fast. In my town cops make $65,000 just couple years in with no overtime and I believe they top off at 85,000 they make good money.
Allies bigncities dont all pay well NYPD make less than alot.of small departments in my.area as matter a fact long island cops make alot more than them. NYPD start of at $35,000 but also when they top off they are close to 100,000 mark that's good money
It also comes with many financial benefits. All my friends who are or been cops, said their side jobs are $30+ per hour. And they be killing it plus the financial breaks many get on housing helps. Lady cop I worked with recently told me she pays half for rent where my folks live. She stated with out her status as a cop and fact that she is on call per incidents which been minor. She wouldn't been able to afford such luxurious high rise residents.
There was a time where Black and Hispanic people came out in droves to take the exams, but the powers that be changed the rules. I'm from Chicago. At that time you could be fresh out of high school and take the exam . You still can take the County Sheriff's and State Troopers exam, but 2 years of college to become a Chicago police officer?! It's not worth it. Also the profession has changed. They only " protect and serve " their own. And are nothing more than revenue collectors in uniform.
Foolish Chicago spends their time prosecuting a man for having sex, while black women are being beheaded and their organs stolen probably to be sold in India. BUT THE FOOLS NEVER MARCH ABOUT THAT. SHAME ON CHICAGO. SEX AIN'T NEVER KILLED NO BODY. THEY NEED TO GET THEIR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT AND DEMAND THAT GOOD ARREST BE MADE.
I don't think black officers are treated any different than the black community is treated. Why would you join your oppressors? They would have to change the head of the snake in order to get the body to reform.
I don’t care what color or gender the police officer is. As long as they have a clean criminal record, drug free and physically fit. I do not want a less qualified or trustworthy police officer or any profession, for that matter, just to be diverse.
$40K was about the starting salary per year for most police dept.or other law enforcement agencies during the decade of the 1990s in my former State of CA.
That’s an easy question. It’s called The Code, summarized by the sing song Snitches Get Stitches. This is why the community is afraid to give up or testify against another in the community. Now imagine trying to be a black cop in that culture.
@Felisha Well with a population of around 8 million and the police department have around 30,000 cops, there's obviously gonna be more police brutality videos if there's more interactions here. Go to some town in Utah and see if they have the amount of people we have here
I asked my black police officer friend in the UK why very few blacks were in the police here he told me that's because black people think being a police officer is a white man's job.My friend also gets a lot of grief from his black friends for being a policeman.
“The guy said you basically get paid to work out” to me it’s a lot deeper than that. -If I lock up this man selling drugs and I know he has small children now his kids won’t eat. -If we bust a major drug haul now a city or community will be in a drought, thus people will result to robbing and killing for money. It’s a lose lose situation. Every action has a reaction.
I hope the police departments around the USA do welcome more minorities and build a meaningful relationship with the community they work in. But the culture inside these police departments has to change.
@danger stranger Did i say ALL black people have felonies? But there is a good chunk of them who do i saw it 1st hand working as a corrections officer in a state prison not jail but state prison. I've also worked with several positive black men who would be excellent role models for the black community and who would make excellent cops.
Most lawyers all about that dollar they don't give a fuk about us most judges work for the corporation so he doesn't give a fuk about us most doctors will give us any f****** drug to kill us he doesn't give a fuk about us I am an engineer I'm a Frigidaire air conditioner specialist I am a carpenter I am electrician I am specialized in ceramics I do drywall lock repairs Plumbing we passed those microwave so what are you saying to me brother
@@annodomini7887 Nobody is forcing anything to be interracial. What people are trying to do is make it so that minorities are aware that these positions are for them as well and that's a good thing because diversity is a strength especially when it can reflect the population these professionals serve.
I kinda feel like the community leaders ( i.e pastor, barbers, etc) should just stfu and encourage young Africans to join up. Their points are valid but I don't see how more representation will hurt the community. They can affect change within the department as well as help the community relate more to the officers
That's not true I'm from a poor area and I wasnt raised to fear the police. People fear the police in poor areas because the police put that fear there themselves. I use get stop and harrassed for no reason because of were I lived, I thought at the time it was legal what they were doing. I never been in jail or commited any crimes except for drinking in public and smoking weed. Cops have a mentality that its them against the people in the neighborhoods they patrol the poor areas. They see everyone in poor neighborhoods as criminals plain and simple, there is more crime in poor neighborhoods but that's because they are poor neighborhoods. My neighborhood for say is not like Compton in LA, or even jersey city or paterson or newark low income areas like that. But there was a double standard I lived on 26 st you get passed the 40s and the neighborhood was different especially up town in the 80s the kids had new parks basketball court, recreation centers by us nothing courts that were falling apart and the park never maintain, we use to fix the courts ourselves. Never seen any political people show any interest in our neighborhood unless it was election time. So that mentality they have is what causes poor people to fear the cops not trust the cops and to hate police. Because your treated less than because your poor. So the police are the ones that created this persona people have of them. Poor people account for shit to them their rights dont mean shit to them and abuse there power. a ot all but some and the ones that dont do something are worse they cover up for the bad ones. But that is changing it is, you see more cops getting fired or arrested than ever before that's due to social media and phones with cameras cant hide from a video and lie your way out of a video, you cant deny a video. So slowly but surely the brass is going to have to do the right thing and covering things up is alot more risky these days for them. But my point I hate how they make themselves out to be misunderstood or perceived in a bad light they did that to themselves for letting the bad ones get away with shit.
They used to have a hard test to just to try to become a candidate to become a Police. Now they are lowing the bar. Even the company where I work a lot of the people didn't pass. Used to get one chance, and if you failed they didn't call you back. Now lowing the bar, and sending to classes to try Three more times. It show when I try to train new workers. Then they really don't want to work. Just want to play around, and complain about being asked to do their jobs.
Hugh Jass You can't be received into the academy with a felony conviction, much less applying with a department. Tell me you're not a WHITE person thats actually this stupid?
Why would someone who gets harrassed by police want to work with them.. to kinda title is that... Better yet to answer your title how could a black man become a police officer if his criminal record is created by police that doesn't make sense
Being a police officer for Blacks is not problem. Just pretending that cops are out just blatantly harassing you when you actually got pulled over for good reasons.
Did I hear it right? so it’s okay when the guy backed up toward the police officer but it’s not okay when the officer started shooting to defend himself? If so, I would rather be an outlaw than a police too 😂
37,000 to 40,000 is not a nice paycheck, it's poverty! Three grand before taxes and you think a smart person is going to as they say put your life on the line🤔🤔🤔 NO THANKS
I'm a young black guy and I wanted to be a cop, I passed that 6hr exam, clean record, great physical shape, no moving violations whatsoever, fresh out of college and they denied me for student loans on my credit report. I would like to believe that this is true about wanting to have more inclusion, unfortunately its a gimmick, so is a black man fresh out of college making 80k for a fortune 500 company. I have a white friend who served time in prison and they hired him on the police force. Lets keep it real, they reserve those jobs on the police force for young white males and females because jobs are scarce. We really have racial problems in this country and there are good people that are trying to make a difference, unfortunately no one really wants to fix this problem.
As a former Marine and about to retire from a city force you are 100 % correct.The city that i have worked in were i was born and raised now the calls and the population are Mexican/Hispanic and some Blacks.The mayor for 20 years is white , and runs the Police dept. The director white the force about 70% white. The white officers the vast majority should not be there.They cheat by using a city address just before they get hired many of them are not fit to be a janitor let alone a police officer dealing mostly with minorities.. There political influence and nepotism is second to none.There arrogance is beyond words. With that said there are some but few white officers that are from the city and those do a great job with out problems.The police department pays a lot dont let those false salary given to the public fool you. I make as a patrol man a little over $120,000 a year straight no OT. the salary goes up very quickly not including extra jobs which i do not work..The department in general the officers in politics are the worst they control everything they do not care about the needs of the people they are there for themselves using the system to benefit them and there buddies the majority white with 1 or 2 token Blacks or hispanics that go along with there corrupt agenda .One more thing dont get fooled by the bullshit false tool they use they cant pass the test,they are not interested ,they have hired some of the most goofy pathetic people i have seen that do not belong there and are there for they pay and benefits that they are taking away from the local natives.This is what Blacks should address not so much the Police shooting the majority of Police are not racist many greedy and arrogant yes it starts from the top.
I got to call B.S. Because i tried getting in with norfolk police 3 times and got turned down everytime ive passed all test and i dont have a record but for some reason i couldnt get in they might want minorities to work for them but they dont want no one thats really from norfolk and dare them to comment on it!!!
Yes u r right and murdering someone is also a choise and if the cops r not there the murderer will get away and people r gonna say that is bad and if they kill the murderer people will say cops r bad so maybe just the country is bad
Police need to be demilitarized and need to learn de-escalating techniques from other countries so they can protect and serve so people can feel they are being protected and served.
I wanted and tried to be a officer at multiple departments in los angeles county. Basically, they'll find a way to disqualify a blk man! People forget theres also a huge human element, thats either yay or nay. Ive known ppl with clean records to get dusqualified bcuz of the sins of a RELATIVE who is a gang member, smoking weed years ago, etc. Lawd help you if you TELL THE TRUTH about a past indescretion, which they ENCOURAGE you to do and when u TELL THE TRUTH ur looked at like scum and ur " chances" fade away.
I know black officers don't represent many communities they serve, but black officers are equally represented compared to their population in the US. They make up 12% of local police, while making 13% of the country. There's a bigger gap with latino officers, not black ones
Unfortunately this is just a PR video and doesn't really answer any questions. And the most important issue I think that they never touched on was that a lot of people straight out hate the police and demonize them. Being part of the community as they said in the video is important but how do you become part of the community if they constantly see you as a threat and hate you? That's a much bigger question that needs to be addressed
Liberty Tree everyone knows this, but when civil rights passed this is racist Democrats became republicrooks. The kkkop departments all over Murica rife with the klan.
person 1 it’s not hard to become a cop at all it’s the fact they need black cops for diversity. White cops simply just ain’t working, they fill the ranks but they’re so out of touch with their communities.
It is much more than just hiring a black police officer. Diversity is personality it’s your mind it’s your heart it’s hiring please officers with high moral standards
Because by the time you are old enough to get that type of job you have a record. And not for what you did but for what they say you did and that is a fact
This is all BS ! I took the NYPD test back in the late 80s early 90s. The Dept. was giving blacks points on the test for living in the 5 boros , grading on the curve and several other ways. This recruitment song has been going on for more then 30yrs. They over looked tickets and know misdemeanors . Not for me I had a spotless back round. Bottom line they just cant cut it. It is sad some of the Officers that were hired I have seen in the past. RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS !!!!!!!!! THINK AHEAD !
wow, what a racist video. As long as the opportunity is equal it doesn't matter if the outcome fits your perception. When you promote one group of people for an arbitrary factor you discriminate against others for not having that arbitrary factor. This is the problem with affirmative action policies. It is ok to ask why more of the population don't try to become a police officer but trying to tilt the scales is unethical. If you want a historical reason. In the past democrat owned areas limited policing in "black areas" and now they claim policing in "minority areas" are racist. It should be simple someone reports a problem an officer is sent.(not to all problems obviously)
I hate affirmative action programs like this. The only way to overcome racial problems is to adopt a color blind approach. To deliberately give favoritism to people of one race is no different than deliberately prohibit one race. To say that it is okay because the race being favored is African Americans is racist! The problem of few black police is the black community. Black parents should focus on keeping their kids straight and set them on the right path. Black adolescence should focus on improving their lives for themselves and their children. Nothing else will fix the problem.
I became a Texas Ranger. My Authority isn't limited to a county or state. I can go anywhere within any US State or territory and enforce the law and peruse individuals. Even the FBI can't do that without going through hoops.
Its also hard to pay bills when in the military to police force. People that rent a place cant pay bills they dont have access to the internet. When they graduate what will they come back to? Sometimes families wont be there
I was going to be a cop it was my dream but one day getting off work at 10pm I had a 30 minute walk home from working at the supermarket 2 white cops pulled up on me told to go back to the ghetto I don’t belong out here just saying racist hurtful things to me I feared for my life so I ran home and the police ran in after me they arrested me after telling my black family that gathered outside to watch the arrest that they would be treated that way my mom whom I loved called the chief of police and told them what was said and what was observed the Chief got on the radio and called the officer and said release that kid to his mom asap and you better apologize and get your ass in my office now the two officers threatened me if they get in trouble or if me or my mom call the news or post anything they would get get revenge on me so I never did nothing and that’s when I said no to being a policeman for us blacks it’s dangerous they hunt us even when we’re abiding by the law smh
Fact is if they hire just to fill in the diversity gap then if there’s any lack in knowledge in some areas, the police department is at risk of lawsuits, shut downs. Driving record is highly important as well due to pursuit crashes..
law enforcement needs to modify their training.. its not about having black officers .. its about the black command staffs needing to provide better oversight and stop being concerned what the what counterparts say about their command decisions...The Tidewater area in general.. law enforcement leadership is trash
I was turned down by LAPD for not passing the psych interview. 20 years later I am a retired deputy US Marshal which I can honestly say was the most racially driven department that exist today.
Shawn McMahon I keep telling people the psych exam is what getting blacks disqualified.
@@jaredmainwaring5955 the black diaspora doesn't have exclusively African names
I bet that career traumatized you in ways you don’t even speak of.
IT DONT MATTER.U STILL HELP THIS RACIST COUNTRY.TO GO FORWARD WITH THERE. SYSTEM TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL GOD CHOSEN PEOPLE.PERIOD
black intel how do they fail it?
With so many arrests of black teens and young adults has made so many blacks unable to qualify because of the arrests alone.
Socially engineer.this is the way they want it.did you forget they did not want Blacks on the police force.or really in no kind of law enforcement.or the military.i wondering why.
Ronald Johnson I was arrested for riding bike on the sidewalk... was that my fault? I didn’t feel safe riding on a busy street, so I took on the high way. Around 7:17 PM. Out the entire time I encountered 5 pedestrians. Was charged with Obstructing Traffic and Resisting arrest. I wasn’t clear on what CRIME I committed, riding on the sidewalk is a civil right violation. But today I’ve seen the same precinct on the street, while people ride bike on the sidewalk. They’re middle aged white males around 26-40. Nothing happened...
Joe York That’s all you got? That’s a pitiful excuse. All Blacks don’t get arrested, stupid!
systematic racism towards black men period..
@@kennysmith9929 a lot do
black cops for black communities. white cops for white communities. etc etc. sounds good to me.
So segregate 2 different types of cops based on their race? Idk how about black people just stop killing
@@gunmetalgrey7103 Black communities would hate police less if the police in their area are black
@@matthewkendall8592 I don't know if there would even be enough black officers. And what if they didn't want too? All officers have a higher chance of encountering a life threatening situation around black hoods.
@@gunmetalgrey7103 I think having a few black officers would increase relationships between police and minorities however first they need to kick out the racism in the police force
@@gunmetalgrey7103 Yeah I'm from England and I've never seen a black police officer ever. There is still shooting of innocent black people in America and until that stops there's always gonna be a mistrust between blacks and the police
Need black officers from the hood to police hood
Itchy girl bye 😒
We need more minority policemen period.
No we need more qualified policeman, regardless of color.
Could this be why false charges are leveled against ADOS, so they can't qualify to work in the law enforcement industry?
What kind of "charges" are being made against blacks so they can't be cops??
No, they don't want them to be able to work at all. This also limits their ability to rent apartments, collect SSI if they are injured etc.
@Ronald Johnson
And are these people committing felonies???
@Ronald Johnson
So then the justice system and black victims of crime are just making things up??
They have to lower the qualifications in order to hire black people
Becuase we cant hire based on qualifications instead of race
At one time i wanted to be a cop so bad i would have done anything. Now that i look back screw that ill stay where im at.
Steve Sud same
Steve Sud only the strong And a few evil’s make it
@Ronald Johnson , why do you ask? I do have self esteem in myself so why does that matter.
Police Departments have historically oppressed the poor and socially/economically disadvantaged. This has resulted in a warranted distrust of the police. One strategy that needs to be employed is choosing the officers from the community they grew up in, and placing them back in those community to police. This way they have a vested interest and prior knowledge of the communities concerns and issues.
HECK NO! A selfish creep only interested in his promotions, ranks, WILL DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD FOR HIS PERSONAL GAIN. EVEN INNOCENT BLK PEOPLE WILL BE LOCKED UP BY HIM.
MrBones
From the communities they grew up in. Thats a really bad idea.
Ronald Johnson
100% bs
Thats a shameful lie.
Ronald Johnson
That is not true.
Media propaganda.
Ronald Johnson
And yet you posted like you did. Hmmmmm
Picture that... it hurts their feelings to be stereotyped... 🤷🏽♀️
Whatever the number of Black officers are on that force. THEY NEED TO BE the first responders to Black neighborhoods! That helps to eliminate the racial component.
I wanted to be a LASD deputy in the 90's. I was on my way to college class. It was on a late Wednesday morning. Pulled over on my bike (yes I know) I was harrassed by two white deputies. Needless to say I came away humiliated and pissed off. Obviously my view of becoming a police officer changed.
Kkk
And you didn't want to become the change in the department to change that view of police officers? Pathetic.
he use the word minority black people is not minority that is not correct
Mary Marsh what do you mean
@v. w. But black people are literally a minority in the US making up about 12% of the population
In America, it is...around the world it's not.
as a young black man I can honestly say many law enforcement agencies around the country don't want black law enforcement officers. you can be college educated and have a good background and the department decides to disqualify you on the psychological exam. so bottom line is this establishment don't want black cops.
black intel says who? These people have CHANGED the standard to help their status. Holding open houses to focus on minority recruitment. The effort is right in front of you and you are spitting in its face? I’m a clean cut, honest and criminal record free young man and can’t get hired! It’s who you are, and where you are at in life that decides if you join the blue line or not. You have to earn it.
Jonathan Graham true if you belong to a certain racial group or female. As a young black man society judge me much harder than a man of any other group.
Jonathan Graham you write it's who you know and how people perceive you. I have a 4 year college degree, serve 4 years as a u.s marine, worked 3 years as a account manager, clean cut, in shape, no criminal background and still can't get hired.
black intel exactly. It’s HARD! I don’t believe any rational modern day man would disrespect you for your color. You’re part of the few and proud, and have management and leadership experience. It’s what YOU bring to the table, my friend. I refuse to think that any panel would seriously treat you less, considering each one of them are as fine combed for prejudice as we are during OUR interviews!
Jonathan Graham thank you for your motivational comment, but unfortunately for some of us this form of discrimination is reality.
You can not be a policeman if you have a criminal record
You can't be a police officer if you have no references and can't pass a polygraph test either
Every black man isn’t a felon.
@@bootneyleefarnsworth1788 Its the fault of the black parents not the police
I will not be raising my kids the same way I was and I be damned if I let my kids spend a night in jail to teach them a lesson. My kids will not be apart of that bullshit and I will not tolerate any of that shit over my house
Bootney Lee Farnsworth but they are wrongfully convicted of one.
40,000 dollars a year? WOW.
Go to big cities where you can make $100,000 and up a year.
Quik Straw yeah 40K is crumbs
That's 40,000 to start they get up in pay pretty fast. In my town cops make $65,000 just couple years in with no overtime and I believe they top off at 85,000 they make good money.
Allies bigncities dont all pay well NYPD make less than alot.of small departments in my.area as matter a fact long island cops make alot more than them. NYPD start of at $35,000 but also when they top off they are close to 100,000 mark that's good money
It also comes with many financial benefits. All my friends who are or been cops, said their side jobs are $30+ per hour. And they be killing it plus the financial breaks many get on housing helps. Lady cop I worked with recently told me she pays half for rent where my folks live. She stated with out her status as a cop and fact that she is on call per incidents which been minor. She wouldn't been able to afford such luxurious high rise residents.
There was a time where Black and Hispanic people came out in droves to take the exams, but the powers that be changed the rules.
I'm from Chicago. At that time you could be fresh out of high school and take the exam . You still can take the County Sheriff's and State Troopers exam, but 2 years of college to become a Chicago police officer?! It's not worth it.
Also the profession has changed. They only " protect and serve " their own. And are nothing more than revenue collectors in uniform.
Tax collectors is the main tool
Why do you include hispanics? We're not black..latino jentes es orguillo..no esclavos De hombre blancos..we don't even like you people..
Foolish Chicago spends their time prosecuting a man for having sex, while black women are being beheaded and their organs stolen probably to be sold in India. BUT THE FOOLS NEVER MARCH ABOUT THAT. SHAME ON CHICAGO. SEX AIN'T NEVER KILLED NO BODY. THEY NEED TO GET THEIR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT AND DEMAND THAT GOOD ARREST BE MADE.
Olegrumpybastid 69 don't forget the upper age limit.
Because they don't want you to come between their corruption
I don't think black officers are treated any different than the black community is treated. Why would you join your oppressors? They would have to change the head of the snake in order to get the body to reform.
CommonSense Well that statement had no common sense.
Oppressors!? Shut up you fool. You don't have the first idea about oppression.
@@carlyard5084 The irony lol
Blacks aren't oppressed in this country so what are you talking about.
@Ronald Johnson
You obviously live in your paranoid schizophrenic imagination.
I don’t care what color or gender the police officer is. As long as they have a clean criminal record, drug free and physically fit. I do not want a less qualified or trustworthy police officer or any profession, for that matter, just to be diverse.
$40K was about the starting salary per year for most police dept.or other law enforcement agencies during the decade of the 1990s in my former State of CA.
TheXtro101 the cost of living in CA is a lot higher than the southern US
That’s an easy question. It’s called The Code, summarized by the sing song Snitches Get Stitches. This is why the community is afraid to give up or testify against another in the community. Now imagine trying to be a black cop in that culture.
Ayyye it's my city! Lol. Officers aren't paid enough for what they deal with. What the heck is 40k a year? Do they get a pension?
@Felisha worth it for some I guess. Not worth it for ME though 😂
That's starting salary..Police officers in New York City make well over $100,000 with a great pension
@Felisha Well with a population of around 8 million and the police department have around 30,000 cops, there's obviously gonna be more police brutality videos if there's more interactions here. Go to some town in Utah and see if they have the amount of people we have here
I asked my black police officer friend in the UK why very few blacks were in the police here he told me that's because black people think being a police officer is a white man's job.My friend also gets a lot of grief from his black friends for being a policeman.
Just do the right thing!
The gap between blacks and police officers widen with every incident, and that is unfortunate, but this is America...
Churches are more the problem than the cure .
I would rather be a porter at a dealership then a police officer
“The guy said you basically get paid to work out” to me it’s a lot deeper than that.
-If I lock up this man selling drugs and I know he has small children now his kids won’t eat.
-If we bust a major drug haul now a city or community will be in a drought, thus people will result to robbing and killing for money. It’s a lose lose situation. Every action has a reaction.
Skill matters
Not race
I hope the police departments around the USA do welcome more minorities and build a meaningful relationship with the community they work in. But the culture inside these police departments has to change.
Felonies disqualify you from being a cop.
@danger stranger Did i say ALL black people have felonies? But there is a good chunk of them who do i saw it 1st hand working as a corrections officer in a state prison not jail but state prison. I've also worked with several positive black men who would be excellent role models for the black community and who would make excellent cops.
Now what about lawyers
Judges
Doctors
Engineers
Scientists etc
EXACTLY!!!!!!
Ronald Johnson you mean reality
Most lawyers all about that dollar they don't give a fuk about us most judges work for the corporation so he doesn't give a fuk about us most doctors will give us any f****** drug to kill us he doesn't give a fuk about us I am an engineer I'm a Frigidaire air conditioner specialist I am a carpenter I am electrician I am specialized in ceramics I do drywall lock repairs Plumbing we passed those microwave so what are you saying to me brother
@@annodomini7887 Nobody is forcing anything to be interracial. What people are trying to do is make it so that minorities are aware that these positions are for them as well and that's a good thing because diversity is a strength especially when it can reflect the population these professionals serve.
Polygraph examinations and police background checks are different for black officers than for white officers.
I think it is the stigma, and the fellow black people calling them bad words and putting them off for becoming a police officer.
A gospel show? What are you trying to recruit old women!
I kinda feel like the community leaders ( i.e pastor, barbers, etc) should just stfu and encourage young Africans to join up. Their points are valid but I don't see how more representation will hurt the community. They can affect change within the department as well as help the community relate more to the officers
That's not true I'm from a poor area and I wasnt raised to fear the police. People fear the police in poor areas because the police put that fear there themselves. I use get stop and harrassed for no reason because of were I lived, I thought at the time it was legal what they were doing. I never been in jail or commited any crimes except for drinking in public and smoking weed. Cops have a mentality that its them against the people in the neighborhoods they patrol the poor areas. They see everyone in poor neighborhoods as criminals plain and simple, there is more crime in poor neighborhoods but that's because they are poor neighborhoods. My neighborhood for say is not like Compton in LA, or even jersey city or paterson or newark low income areas like that. But there was a double standard I lived on 26 st you get passed the 40s and the neighborhood was different especially up town in the 80s the kids had new parks basketball court, recreation centers by us nothing courts that were falling apart and the park never maintain, we use to fix the courts ourselves. Never seen any political people show any interest in our neighborhood unless it was election time. So that mentality they have is what causes poor people to fear the cops not trust the cops and to hate police. Because your treated less than because your poor. So the police are the ones that created this persona people have of them. Poor people account for shit to them their rights dont mean shit to them and abuse there power. a ot all but some and the ones that dont do something are worse they cover up for the bad ones. But that is changing it is, you see more cops getting fired or arrested than ever before that's due to social media and phones with cameras cant hide from a video and lie your way out of a video, you cant deny a video. So slowly but surely the brass is going to have to do the right thing and covering things up is alot more risky these days for them. But my point I hate how they make themselves out to be misunderstood or perceived in a bad light they did that to themselves for letting the bad ones get away with shit.
They used to have a hard test to just to try to become a candidate to become a Police. Now they are lowing the bar. Even the company where I work a lot of the people didn't pass. Used to get one chance, and if you failed they didn't call you back. Now lowing the bar, and sending to classes to try Three more times. It show when I try to train new workers. Then they really don't want to work. Just want to play around, and complain about being asked to do their jobs.
Because it’s like inviting them to work for the kkk.
@@Hedgeflexlfz or really smart!
That was a shockingly stupid statement.
@@gotnatas white supremacist devils always in denial.
Two Words: Felony Convictions
Hugh Jass You can't be received into the academy with a felony conviction, much less applying with a department. Tell me you're not a WHITE person thats actually this stupid?
Hugh Jass yes white people
$40,000 A year to risk your life, fuk that brah...
Why would someone who gets harrassed by police want to work with them.. to kinda title is that... Better yet to answer your title how could a black man become a police officer if his criminal record is created by police that doesn't make sense
lol SAY IT LOUD COOTER. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL ONLY BLACK UNCLE TOMS WANT TO WORK WITH RACIST WHITES TO LOCK UP ONLY BLACKS.
Being a police officer for Blacks is not problem. Just pretending that cops are out just blatantly harassing you when you actually got pulled over for good reasons.
Why would you take on the burden of college tuition just to become a cop? Why even bother trying to recruit at colleges?
7:48 its hard to make relations with the police when I make 200$hr delivering drugs. LOL,,😂
Lol, at 8:08 he was gonna say selling...but stopped at se..
Did I hear it right? so it’s okay when the guy backed up toward the police officer but it’s not okay when the officer started shooting to defend himself? If so, I would rather be an outlaw than a police too 😂
Does BBC stand for Big Black Cop?
nuna ubusiness lmao
nuna ubusiness 🙃
They could recruit, they just don’t want to.
You knows it's tough when affirmative action can't even get them in.
The police policing the community dont live there
You are not allowed to police your own community because of bias towards residents you get sent to a different community
@@yourmajesty631 You are absolutely right, they will send you four districts away for sure .
37,000 to 40,000 is not a nice paycheck, it's poverty! Three grand before taxes and you think a smart person is going to as they say put your life on the line🤔🤔🤔
NO THANKS
I'm a young black guy and I wanted to be a cop, I passed that 6hr exam, clean record, great physical shape, no moving violations whatsoever, fresh out of college and they denied me for student loans on my credit report. I would like to believe that this is true about wanting to have more inclusion, unfortunately its a gimmick, so is a black man fresh out of college making 80k for a fortune 500 company. I have a white friend who served time in prison and they hired him on the police force. Lets keep it real, they reserve those jobs on the police force for young white males and females because jobs are scarce. We really have racial problems in this country and there are good people that are trying to make a difference, unfortunately no one really wants to fix this problem.
like years in prison or like spending a night in the police station
+breighton2885 bisbane 3 years for robbery.
+William Crusoe I'm sure there will be no reply
As a former Marine and about to retire from a city force you are 100 % correct.The city that i have worked in were i was born and raised now the calls and the population are Mexican/Hispanic and some Blacks.The mayor for 20 years is white , and runs the Police dept. The director white the force about 70% white. The white officers the vast majority should not be there.They cheat by using a city address just before they get hired many of them are not fit to be a janitor let alone a police officer dealing mostly with minorities.. There political influence and nepotism is second to none.There arrogance is beyond words. With that said there are some but few white officers that are from the city and those do a great job with out problems.The police department pays a lot dont let those false salary given to the public fool you. I make as a patrol man a little over $120,000 a year straight no OT. the salary goes up very quickly not including extra jobs which i do not work..The department in general the officers in politics are the worst they control everything they do not care about the needs of the people they are there for themselves using the system to benefit them and there buddies the majority white with 1 or 2 token Blacks or hispanics that go along with there corrupt agenda .One more thing dont get fooled by the bullshit false tool they use they cant pass the test,they are not interested ,they have hired some of the most goofy pathetic people i have seen that do not belong there and are there for they pay and benefits that they are taking away from the local natives.This is what Blacks should address not so much the Police shooting the majority of Police are not racist many greedy and arrogant yes it starts from the top.
brother, thank you
I got to call B.S. Because i tried getting in with norfolk police 3 times and got turned down everytime ive passed all test and i dont have a record but for some reason i couldnt get in they might want minorities to work for them but they dont want no one thats really from norfolk and dare them to comment on it!!!
Terrence Warren sounds like you failed the psychological exams.
Maybe it's because your application was a 63 word run-on sentence. jkjk XD
Na, you just weren’t good enough
Dylan Meek 😂😂😂
Terrence.... when you quit school in the 4th grade, you made a big mistake.
Behavior is a choice .
Yes u r right and murdering someone is also a choise and if the cops r not there the murderer will get away and people r gonna say that is bad and if they kill the murderer people will say cops r bad so maybe just the country is bad
Police need to be demilitarized and need to learn de-escalating techniques from other countries so they can protect and serve so people can feel they are being protected and served.
Why? Give me one good case. Anything, a news report, bodycam video.
De-escalating techniques... tell that too the 350 police who die each year saving your sorry ass
40,000 a year!!..are you kidding!!
Hire the most qualified people regardless of race, and change the entrance exam due to it being too difficult is not the answer
educated college graduate blacks are not recruited by fortune 500 companies..
Many still ended up at Homedepot or McD.
Wake up dude.
I wanted and tried to be a officer at multiple departments in los angeles county. Basically, they'll find a way to disqualify a blk man! People forget theres also a huge human element, thats either yay or nay. Ive known ppl with clean records to get dusqualified bcuz of the sins of a RELATIVE who is a gang member, smoking weed years ago, etc. Lawd help you if you TELL THE TRUTH about a past indescretion, which they ENCOURAGE you to do and when u TELL THE TRUTH ur looked at like scum and ur " chances" fade away.
TraRob-EastSide this is around the country if you a black man.
I know black officers don't represent many communities they serve, but black officers are equally represented compared to their population in the US. They make up 12% of local police, while making 13% of the country. There's a bigger gap with latino officers, not black ones
You can never win with some people. Police just need to accept that part.
No thanks!
Drop more cops in 2019.
Ignorante savaghe.
Unfortunately this is just a PR video and doesn't really answer any questions. And the most important issue I think that they never touched on was that a lot of people straight out hate the police and demonize them. Being part of the community as they said in the video is important but how do you become part of the community if they constantly see you as a threat and hate you? That's a much bigger question that needs to be addressed
I new this was tidewater park soon I seen the apartments. I know my city Norview Or Die 757RTC
Why would they join the enemy
what is the difference between kkk and the police force
Liberty Tree everyone knows this, but when civil rights passed this is racist Democrats became republicrooks. The kkkop departments all over Murica rife with the klan.
Age discrimination is alive in every cop and fire department in America .
Quota hires lol.
Plenty of folks can qualify. Blacks do not trust police in general because of history.
person 1 it’s not hard to become a cop at all it’s the fact they need black cops for diversity. White cops simply just ain’t working, they fill the ranks but they’re so out of touch with their communities.
It's very simple,They don't apply.
"I believe that police are some of the most stereotyped people" (8:32) LMAO
Farrel Olum police? Are you serious? You must not be a black man!
All you gotta do is pull the officers from the jails and put them on the road. Bet there are plenty of black people working in the jails.
because police work is a job
Nathan Davis being a dick is one too, Nathan. You suck enough, you should know.
It is much more than just hiring a black police officer. Diversity is personality it’s your mind it’s your heart it’s hiring please officers with high moral standards
I was turned down via letter from the OPP early 90's when I applied. Stating, there not hiring white boys at this time
fah Q
I would bet my house you’re full of shit
Ronald Johnson
What are you rambling about
Stop being racist
You Uncle Dummy
Because by the time you are old enough to get that type of job you have a record. And not for what you did but for what they say you did and that is a fact
This is all BS ! I took the NYPD test back in the late 80s early 90s. The Dept. was giving blacks points on the test for living in the 5 boros , grading on the curve and several other ways. This recruitment song has been going on for more then 30yrs. They over looked tickets and know misdemeanors . Not for me I had a spotless back round. Bottom line they just cant cut it. It is sad some of the Officers that were hired I have seen in the past. RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS !!!!!!!!! THINK AHEAD !
Reel Fun No it's not. Then where are the black officers.
Reel Fun you ass the only extra points where given to city residents, military. And those who were bilingual.
The best way for Policing is the police officers have to live in that district that the police works in take it back to the old way it’s the best way
wow, what a racist video. As long as the opportunity is equal it doesn't matter if the outcome fits your perception. When you promote one group of people for an arbitrary factor you discriminate against others for not having that arbitrary factor. This is the problem with affirmative action policies. It is ok to ask why more of the population don't try to become a police officer but trying to tilt the scales is unethical.
If you want a historical reason. In the past democrat owned areas limited policing in "black areas" and now they claim policing in "minority areas" are racist. It should be simple someone reports a problem an officer is sent.(not to all problems obviously)
This is a rhetorical question....right?
I hate affirmative action programs like this. The only way to overcome racial problems is to adopt a color blind approach. To deliberately give favoritism to people of one race is no different than deliberately prohibit one race. To say that it is okay because the race being favored is African Americans is racist! The problem of few black police is the black community. Black parents should focus on keeping their kids straight and set them on the right path. Black adolescence should focus on improving their lives for themselves and their children. Nothing else will fix the problem.
Oh please. Cut the bullshit!
Gregory Warmoth u sound brain dead. This is America born of racism.
To you any type of fairness to anyone of color is affirmative action. Don't worry your time is coming.😂🤣
If you want to change the policing in your community, you must become the police in your communities. It's a perfect time to do so.
And in UK 🇬🇧🇳🇬.....
I became a Texas Ranger. My Authority isn't limited to a county or state. I can go anywhere within any US State or territory and enforce the law and peruse individuals. Even the FBI can't do that without going through hoops.
Pretty easy to answer this question. Usually people who don't want to be cops, don't become cops.
I hope this is not promoting positive discrimination.
That officer said, "The Uniform DOESN'T CHANGE who they are??!!!PLEASSSSSE"
Everything Changes cause they know People Rarely Fights Back.
It’s not about being a black police officer in a black neighborhood. It’s about understanding and humbling yourself.
Who the fuck would want to be a cop in Virginia?
Well I wonder why....🤔
I don't think they should be recruited because they can't handle the responsibility of having Authority
@Ronald Johnson they have black policemen in Africa
You are under arrest !
Its also hard to pay bills when in the military to police force. People that rent a place cant pay bills they dont have access to the internet. When they graduate what will they come back to? Sometimes families wont be there
It’s a great paying job and power does not concede power.
Jesus Christ the BBC didn't miss to get that money shot of the gun for 3 long seconds.
Why you need to add some crappy music in the background for an otherwise okay video?
These measures are too late, but as always, LATE IS BETTER THAN NEVER.
I was going to be a cop it was my dream but one day getting off work at 10pm I had a 30 minute walk home from working at the supermarket 2 white cops pulled up on me told to go back to the ghetto I don’t belong out here just saying racist hurtful things to me I feared for my life so I ran home and the police ran in after me they arrested me after telling my black family that gathered outside to watch the arrest that they would be treated that way my mom whom I loved called the chief of police and told them what was said and what was observed the Chief got on the radio and called the officer and said release that kid to his mom asap and you better apologize and get your ass in my office now the two officers threatened me if they get in trouble or if me or my mom call the news or post anything they would get get revenge on me so I never did nothing and that’s when I said no to being a policeman for us blacks it’s dangerous they hunt us even when we’re abiding by the law smh
Fact is if they hire just to fill in the diversity gap then if there’s any lack in knowledge in some areas, the police department is at risk of lawsuits, shut downs. Driving record is highly important as well due to pursuit crashes..
...are you serious? In Los Angeles, I found out that at least 60% to 65% of LAPD Officers don't even Live in Los Angeles either.
law enforcement needs to modify their training.. its not about having black officers .. its about the black command staffs needing to provide better oversight and stop being concerned what the what counterparts say about their command decisions...The Tidewater area in general.. law enforcement leadership is trash
music so loud i cant understand what they are saying.