Ex-Baltimore Cop Michael Wood Exposes Police Culture Of Corruption & Abuse (Interview w/ Cenk Uygur)
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- Former U.S. Marine and Baltimore police officer Michael A. Wood, Jr. made headlines when he Tweeted about the abuses he witnessed fellow Baltimore police officers perpetrating. In this interview with The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur Wood reveals the truth behind the “us vs. them” siege mentality pervading urban police forces that leads to a culture of corruption, racism and abuse, and what can be done to bring change for the better to policing in the United States.
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I used to be a police officer and everything this guy is saying is true. That’s why I hated being a cop and why I got out.
So easy to say (Why?) so, but of course you want to help change the culture but when it’s dangerous to your LIFE, you’re gonna walk away, keep silent, try to forget.
Unless you have something inside, like this guy, that says this crap is wrong, and you become a part of change! What courage. NOT a hero, just a thinking human being.
👏 Bravo!
Congratulations. That took a lot of courage.
@My Hodgepodge Life! He did do something about it. He left! That is a lot in and of itself.
He was too intelligent and too empathetic for a thug job like police. Shame because police needs more people like this.
el scientifico The problem is the fact that those traits make him 'not' a cop... Once you put fur on a fish it's a mammal. The system needs to destroyed and rebuild from the ground up. Like he said it wasn't that they were racist. It was literally their job TO be racist. So it's not that we need more people like him as police. We need to change police as whole, so people like him aren't needed but instead the norm.
el scientifico I'd say the entire society needs more people like him, the dezhumanisation thing is unfortunately not restricted to cops.
el scientifico Surprises me that he was a Jarhead as well. Those qualities don't compute well in the Corps.
Aaron
Umm Platypus.
el scientifico Probably why he quit. Too many dirty cops around him. Probably still has a problem washing the stench off.
I am a ex-officer myself and what he is saying is so true. I tell people in my circle the same concepts he is speaking about. WE NEED CHANGE!!!!!
@Terrance Baptiste he didn't want to lose his job or b blackballed duh
Thank you for speaking up! 💖
eeeeh you just wana stik em for being sacked like a rat
you go chanmge ....yer underwear
@DreadHead LionKing- Were you a police officer in a Liberal controlled city also? Try being a police officer in an Conservative area.
God bless you Michael Wood for telling the truth.
Ron Francis ok one dummy speaks for all
Nina Notzon 3.7k people are standing behind him on this video reply alone. May god damn you for supporting corruption.
Nina Notzon : Tighten those nuts and you will not hear the loose bolts!
If he's your great Great uncle you gotta be him like a 169 yrs old respect old man
He is why they dont want smart people in the police force.
There is a lot said in that sentence.
Lol nooooo look into this guy he's a scam artist lol
stevo0195 Mike Wood is a coward.
+Duhet Yinnerbut for a fella who says no one will debate him he sure backed out quickly from crowder lol
stevo0195 Mike Wood is a coward. Trolled.
He's not a cop anymore because ha has too much empathy and intellegence
Sounds like a bitter liar who didn't get his promotion.
They can't keep financing the criminal justice system with reasonably minded officers in the dept..
Cop's want you to empathize when they get in trouble, but forgets that humanity on the streets.
@Yank ee; you are a special sort of stupid. You must be one of the thug cops this guy is exposing.
@@yankee2666 No, what he's saying is true. I bet you're one of those corrupt cops.
I want this guy to know i thank him for his truthness we more like him
I don't even drink but I'd definitely buy you and any other ex officer that speaks out a beer 🍻
This former cop, has been speaking out on this since before anyone gave a damn
This ex cop, should become a politician to work on police reform, he got some very good idea.
What he is speaking here, isn't surprising at all. Because similar thing happened to China during the 18th century, which lead to why Europe surpass Asia in 19th century (In fact then British ambassador to China predicted it.)
Prior to mid 17th century, China used a highly decentralized government structure, including Imperial government (headed by Emperor) State (headed by a magistrate) City and County (headed by a magistrate) the city is divided into region and the county is divided into town. Each city and county was again divided into Suburb or village, with an elected magistrate (democratically elected) State, City, County, Region and Town magistrate might be appointed by the Emperor, but that is the limitation of his authority, over regional affairs, the Emperor would have a representative there, to supervise the magistrate and to advice the Emperor on local affairs. Apart from that each level of government was very independent, much like modern US each level of government enjoy great independence. Within the Imperial government it got 4 branches, legislative, administrative, military and oversight. The Emperor is assisted by the Secretary of State and the State department to operate the administrative branch (in fact it is almost identical to modern US state department, leading many experts to suspect whether the US founding father copy the Chinese) military got a body similar to US Joint Chief of staff and oversight a 3rd branch operate with the assistant of the Deputy Secretary of State and Under Secretary of State.
By 18th century the succeed Qing dynasty adopt an us vs them mentality with the people, and all in a sudden, the government become very centralized, in its operation structure. local government power was radical diminish while in the Imperial government it was the office of the Emperor running everything, it become big corporate environment and as time went by corruption issue get worse at worse. It is similar to what we see happening in many big city police force of the US. The corruption eventually lead to the collapse of China by 19th century.
The 18th century British ambassador to China predicted this, during the early 18th century, China conducted economic sanction upon British, to support the Americans and in the same time provided economic aid to the US. American originally backed by the French during the revolution war, due to France is now in civil war, need a new backer, against British navel blockade against them, in post revolution war era. And the Chinese decided to help, it led to the first major navel conflict between the British and the Chinese, which the Chinese won with ease. But the then British ambassador, told the British to relax saying the Qing dynasty is like a big ship with only one sailor, for now it is sailing, well, but if the sailor got dizzy for just one second, the ship would start sinking, and nothing the sailor can later do, can resolve this problem, which was exactly what happened later, the American did back the Chinese a lot during the 19th century, due to the Chinese back them during the 18th century, but it simply wasn't enough, especially by late 19th century where Cixi actually declare war on the US, changing the America's foreign policy with China.
Right now, I think what happened in then China, is similar to what is happening in big city US police forces.
Former officer here. Its all true. This whole video, its true, true, true.
Former officer? Did they fire you for incompetence and now you are bitter, revengeful and trying to badmouth them out of spite.
louisdl duv Nope. Why would you assume that?
@@luvitluvitbaby , my admiration goes to the brave officers who valiantly fought the criminals to their death. I have no appreciation for the quitter who couldn't get the job done. When I look at the number of criminals who are currently behind bars, I have every reason to be proud of our brave officers.
www.odmp.org/search/year/2018
@@louis5555gmail we put more people in jail than the rest of the world combined and guess what it's not because they're dangerous,its because they make money off dumb idiots like you believing it's in the name of law and order.
Go say that on public TV. ...your small comment on TH-cam changes nothing
The 255 individuals that "disliked" this video are part of the problem in America.
Bob Wilson, did you ever think of migrating to another country where you can have it better?
By the way, how do you define racism?
No, this guy was as bad as any other cop! I hope he really has changed his attitude
*That's why we need body cams on every cop in America.*
All the dislikes are cops
@Bob Wilson Did you not actually watch this video? He wasn't trying to fool anybody. Yes, he freely admits he was part of the problem, and that is why he can be so effective as part of the solution.
Deficating in someone's house no wonder there called pigs.
*they're
It would help if congress had term limits. Term limits would help boot folks out before they become too seated in lobbyists pockets.
I've been saying that for a long time I said they need term limits like the president. those are the people that are keeping the corruption going in progressing.the people that are embedded in the government.
WOW I just said this to my buddy the other day . Too many old white dudes trying to govern s population there are out of touch with.
They should get #1. Term limits 2. No health insurance or salary once they leave, like all of us who switch jobs or get let go. Reality.
This guy should testify to both congress and USA senate
Luwi Buchike with Trump in the White House it would be a waste of time..!!
Luwi Buchike, and then what? We make the cops the criminals and we make the criminals the cops.
Do you know most of these folks who criticize cops don't have the balls to be cops. Imagine dealing with the lowest earth's scumbags on a daily basis.
after the primaries , remember the prez just grabs em on the pussy , and he new judge has the temerament of a pitbull
@@louis5555gmail lowest earths scumbags? Dude get over yourself.Chances are that after few more shots of tequila and a bud light.....you would have been born under entirely different circumstances then you were.
@@louis5555gmail Are you a cop or a wanna be?
This man is a HERO. I pray that he survives his bold stance.
CSquared
Hopefully he doesn't get suicided
He is not a hero. I have seen this so many times. I got fired, so I try to get even with the organization by badmouthing it. So typical of losers.
@@louis5555gmail look at the nypd 12 documentary crime + punishment then. They're all active duty officers. One just got promoted.
yeah me too , when sheriffs are voted in , it twists the system , Police =Public Servant Over & above Voting ,
Hollis2Hollywood, that's the way it is, pal. Hillary Clinton almost became president despite the obvious fact that she is corrupted.
AS A COP...THIS GUY ECHOES MY SENTIMENT TO THE LETTER...THE CULTURE...THE FEAR...THE LACK OF EMPATHY
I’m a cop and what he’s saying is true, mostly, granted not every cop is like this as common sense would tell you, but this is the shit I deal with from coworkers all because I call them out and try to always do the right thing and do right by people. I became a cop because I genuinely wanted to help people, especially my beautiful black kings and queens. Being one of the genuinely “good cops” gets me shunned, alienated, bullied, and blackballed. Hence, why I move departments often. I wish it wasn’t this way. Smh-Officer Superman
Carry on, Brother! One day, good cops like us will be allowed to make a difference. I got your six. -Officer Superman
The funny thing is I have never been afraid. I know who the fascists are and I know who those are who hate me. The fascists are white. As they say. I wonder what color the Zionist Organization of America is . You won't hear about them.
It’s really heartbreaking listening to this interview. As a black woman in America, losing our black men to police violence/brutality and nothing is happening to them is disturbing.. it’s murder‼️‼️ Oh but judgement day‼️
Judgment day will come, and when it comes. Oh boy!
Babe I tell you it has been a long road and heavy burden for these useless killings.
As a white woman, this is horrifying. If you have any humanity, this is horrifying.
I wish more officers were like this. Don't believe what you are shown. Some of us care a great deal. Sending love your way.💖 I will not be quiet about Injustice. 🕯🕯😭🕯
Shadow Veil ❤️
100% of all cops should pass an empathy class before they can become cops in the first place. No cop should think of themself as "us" and everyone else is "them". They all should think of everyone as "we all bleed red".
Okay. But I think a large part of the issue is that they enter an environment that fosters an "us and them" attitude. I imagine that most Officers don't enter the force with that kind of mentality. The proposed empathy test may help to ensure a recruit is suitable but that doesn't mean much if they enter the force and then that attitude develops.
That mentaility is beaten into everyone. Us and them caused every war ever fought, the holocaust, KKK, racism, religiousism, terrorism, and the current sad state of our police departments everywhere and it's passed down from our leaders and parents because that's what they were taught. Officers don't get credit for helping their community and protecting people, they get credit for arresting "them".
The only way forward is to move from fear based decisions to decisions based on fact and strength. Fear is weakness and 99% of the time it's unwarranted. It almost always leads to hatred. If you are afraid, other people around you are. It's up to every one of us to unlearn us and them. Break the cycle. Make friends outside your comfort zone so you can expand it. Be honest, forthright and genuine with everyone. You can't change other people, but you can change yourself. By doing so, and moving more and more people from the them column to the us column for yourself, you can make a difference. You will make people question their own internal barriers and fears. It won't always work, but it won't make things worse either.
I used to have all kinds of thems. The more fear I got rid of, the richer my life became. Now, I give every single person I meet an honest and genuine chance, from homeless people and addicts to wealthy people I used to envy. Most of the time I get some value out of every person I meet. I don't trust anyone I don't know, but I also don't block myself from getting to know people to build trust.
Letting other people know that you think they matter can have a transformative effect on them. Making a new friend gives both of you an increased sense of worth. It's also a fresh start for both of you. Here's a new person you haven't been negative to. Don't screw it up. Be positive. Call me crazy but that's how I roll. I had to unlearn a lot of stuff to get here, but it was worth it. I don't live in fear anymore.
The world isnt us vs them... its ME vs EVERYONE !!!! ultimately every person cares about one person, themselves !! We group together with others to benefit our own self interest !!! thats a fact of life that will never change !!
Nil Narf that is sociopathic thinking at its finest.
its reality !! ultimately we are all concerned with out own well being.
Same thing in nursing, you have great nurses that truly care about you and have your best interest at heart (like myself) than you have the nurses that are there for the check. That are down right evil.
my wife got out of nursing because the women she worked with weren't good, stealing meds and trying to get with doctors, and they were constantly trying to get her in trouble and refusing to help her because she held herself to a standard and tried to care for the patients she had. it was terrible, and she also got no back up from the supervisors, it was her word against the others. well, she said there were a few women she worked with that were good, but they were not the majority
Same thing in education. Lots of dedicated teachers and administrators and lots who don't give a damn and will lie to parents and protect bullies and collect their checks.
Jenna Town Thank you. Honestly thank you for all your hard word and having our best interest at heart ! In case you haven't been thanked lately. On behalf of me and thousands of other grateful people young and old. Thank you so much for caring. We do appreciate and are very grateful for honest caring nurses like you. God bless you all !!!
You're honestly comparing apples to oranges here. Nurses and teachers dont have abundant unchecked powers to ruin your life. To arrest you. To put you in jail. To frame you. To murder you and then get a paid vacation. They aren't armed paramilitary with instructions and training specifically targeting people of colour and the neighborhoods they live in. Yeah those people can screw up a life. But its normally through negligence or internal bias. I get what you're saying. But stay on topic. The more you divert the conversation the easier it is to sweep under the rug.
Elaborate please .
There's less than 10% to give this a thumbs down that is the law enforcement community, these guys are shitbags! God bless this young man.
@ definitely not the Baltimore Police you're more likely to get robbed or raped or killed. Point Blank but leza Jane you strike me as someone was probably from the suburbs and never been to the inner city in your entire life so what the fuck would you know.? How about call family and friends like they do in a lot of countries around the world. A standing police force was never something that was meant to be in this country when our forefathers wrote the Constitution. Before our country was stolen from us in 1871 two men could go to the middle of the street let the sheriff know that they're going to have a shootout because they have a disagreement or whatever the case may be. There was freedom not enforced servitude. I would rather live in dangerous freedom than peaceful slavery Thomas Jefferson 1787. You've been so indoctrinated your entire life that you don't even know you're a Slave. You probably think the Federal Reserve is a branch of the federal government when in all actuality the fact is the Federal Reserve is a private Corporation owned by Bankers that don't even live in this country.
This is a Great ex cops I will definitely pray for him. This man better not come up missing
Right!
Leza Jane not cops
YOU ARE A GOOD COP. A MEN WHO FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION
Not anymore. Good cops don’t stay in the force. They either quit or are driven out. Even the cops who seem good have been corrupted enough by their bad peers. Enough to play along.
I grew up in Baltimore, Thank you for finally exposing the truth!
Juelz Santana me too brother I still live right outside of the city in Brooklyn Park. Everyone already knew this was true but thank god someone finally came out.
Can't depend on the one off moral cop. *We need body cams on all cops.*
As he said, the more highly trained someone is the less likely they are to shoot because they're not afraid... This is a fascinating interview. There needs to be higher standards for entry to the police.
Alarai Lun Yes but they cut the funding many years back and technically they are here to protect the wealthy only so how much training to they really need
I agree
Only fools are not afraid. When you have no fear, in your mind you are already dead
No more recruitment of PTSD SUFFERING EX- MILITARY PERSONNEL.
When America started military training in "Urban settings" my age group knew for sure that the Constuition prohibition against American being called up against blacks was in the works. Then we saw the provisioning of civlian police with war materiale was preparation for Civil American War, part 2 was imminent. The final task was to gain a force that would fight violently, on command against Americans( their families, friends , parents, childrens).
Final pieces of strategy: dismiss as many upper level command officers from all service branches who are members of targeted groups{ completed BLACK, BROWN, ASIAN OFFICER CORPS}; MAKE KILLING OF TARGET GROUPS NORMAL{ DONE: SEE LONG TRAIL OF BLOOD " HANDS UP, DON'T SHOOT KILLINGS---MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, etc}. Take away right of SELF DEFENSE AND RESOURCES TO PROTEC FAMILIES OF TARHETED GROUPS( MAKE STAND YOUR GROUN THE EXCLUSIVE PROVENCE OF WHITES( DONE: EVERY CASE SINCE THE MURDERS IN FLORIDA USING STAND YOUR GROUND/ I AM IN FEAR FOR MY LIFE A VIABLE " PSEUDO SELF DRFENSE CLAIM FOR ALL WHITES WHO KILLED POC, BUT NEVER PERMIT THE PRECEDENT OF SAME FACTOR TO DEFEND IN CASE OF BLACKS KILLING TO PROTECT THEMSELVES/ THEIR FAMILIES EVEN ONE TIME, AND "IT HAS BEEN MADE SO", WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
Perhaps we can start by requiring cops to study "biology" i.e. The study of life. How can one protect and serve life when they never learned to understand and appreciate life in its most basic form ?
I'm a black police officer , and my hat's off to you and your courage .
I wish black police officers would stand the hell up
@SARAI Dawta of ISRAEL At whom is your comment directed?
@Terrance Baptiste Bitch must have not took his meds that morning ..... Wish you was in a position to come find out what I'm doing about it
Wow.
We need Michael Wood to help with policing reform.
Finnaly an ex cop speaking up!
Should have done it earlier.
3PiD3MiCGX He did it, which is more than most have done...
3PiD3MiCGX Did you watch the interview? This ex-cop has been saying this stuff for years.
3PiD3MiCGX So basically, if they do not speak up, they are assholes because they keep quiet, and if they do, they are assholes because they didn't speak up earlier?
UniversalPotentate the problem is if they speak up, they get fired
Michael A Wood, you are a hero. To have the guts and come out is so courageous. I would assume it was the Marines who instilled that courage but wherever it comes from, you stand on the right side and for that, I thank you. I am so glad I watched this video. If only there were more Michael Woods wearing blue we'd be a better society. 👍
What a stud.
Amen, my son served the flag as a Marine. "Our CnC" failed this test too.
why should policing even be about arrest numbers! this is Ludacris!
says ludacris
The rapper? What he got to do with this!! 🤪
Ludicrous. Not to be a rude negative Nancy here, but sweetie it’s spelled ludicrous.
@Edward Copeland but when you did they were mostly black knowing us law abiding folks had no harm intended? right?
@Edward Copeland I guess Michael Jackson was right all along "All I want to say is that they don't really care about us"
What about the cop who arrested the 12 yr old at a mall for selling cd's - told the boy he would be charged with a felony - "walking thru the mall while Black".
I went to the Police Academy and was a police officer for a short time. Brainwashing is dominant in the Police culture. Its an "us against them" culture. Everything is either black or white. Independent thinkers and those who question authority (no matter how corrupted) is not allowed in the Police Culture. I was also amazed that in the police culture how every little thing is deemed a potentially dangerous threat that can easily justify a shooting. The job desensitizes the police officer who dont really see others (outside of his fellow officers) as human.
do they really train with pictures of African American people mainly as the perps?
yes
***** wow
Yes. they do. A police officer once came to my class to talk about "lock down happening and what people should do". Guess who he used as the bad guy. The picture of a black person. Someone once went to the police range, he saw the picture of a black person been used as a target. He was shocked. He asked them that he would like to use a picture of a white person as the target. They got upset.
Oliver Okoye Wow Oliver...at that last part. Just wow...
38:11 I got locked up the same way when I was 18. My first encounter with the police.I smoked a little weed before I was suppose to leave for college and ended up getting illegally pulled over with no probable cause, the officer said I went two lanes over? Even though I had on my signal, and made a proper turn. He ordered me out of the car and questioned me about gangs, and drugs. My car was searched and less than a gram of marijuana was found. I was charged with possession, and taken to jail, put on probation and ended up losing my job, and my financial aid. Because I lost my job I wasn't able to pay fines on probation. And there was a warrant for my arrest. My probation ended up getting revoked and I did 9 months in the county jail at the age of 18. Which severely damaged my interpretation of life throughout my early 20s.
While spending time in jail it was amazing the amount of young black men(18-22) in jail with similar offenses. Roughly 6 out of 10 prisoners were young black men that were in jail for marijuana. This situation ruined my relationship with my parents, and stalled my college plans.
Funny thing is I came across one of my white friends from high school in jail and he received 2 days in jail for a DUI. The system of targeting young black men is real, and widespread!
I am so sorry you & so many others had to experience that! Including myself & daughter. There must be something we citizens can do. My daughter is now dead because of police brutality in St. Louis City police department. They tazed her 17 times for not taking out her upper dentures. Long story short, she spoke to lawyer & filed against St.L PD & was found barely breathing in her parking lot in 23 degree weather & died after 7 hours of ER trying to save her days after filing! That was Jan 21st, 2012. I think I may be strong enough to somehow make a difference!
Oh! And another thing, my baby sister was a probation officer & actually helped those on parole/probation. She was killed by a drunk driver @ age of 26. This entire freak'n system MUST be changed! Drunk driver died too. Stiffer laws for drunk driving. NO laws on marijuana, it's a healing herb for God sake! And decriminalize possession of other drugs. These are victimless "crimes". Getting in a car when drunk is like driving a loaded gun with one in barrel!
I was 16 the first time I was arrested, was tried as an adult and did two years of prison time with no evidence against me. I was too young and naive and trusted the cops to do the right thing. All they did was lie to me to get a conviction.
I am so sorry for your losses. This trauma is heartbreaking
😢 😥 depressing.
The part that’s most shocking about this for me is that the police see the community as “something else”. Like it’s the enemy, like humans don’t matter, only the Police matter. But it makes complete sense of their behavior. I’ve been watching the footage of the protests of George Floyd’s death. I see the police being brutal to peaceful protesters, and I didn’t understand, but now I do. Thank you for this.
Thanks for you keeping it real. To often people turn a blind eye to the injustice police do. Society needs more moral standing, positive people like you. 👏👏
I'm sure the city and the government Black Balled him that's what they do when you speak up or stand up for what is right...
There's an adage... There wouldn't be "bad" cops if "good" cops existed.
Damned right!
Sometimes I think the only thing that can change things are for good cops like him to keep spreading the truth!!! That guy though has enormous courage!!.....Most would be afraid to speak publicly about the truth!!
I used to be a law enforcement officer in Virginia. I was also a US Army infantryman (combat arms).Everything this guy says is true. I quit because of this. I wanted to be a COP because I thought it was about honor. It isn't about honor. It is about loyalty to the police above everything else. They want people who are willing to violate their morals and lie for the job.
Back in the early 90's, while receiving law enforcement training in the Navy, my trainer believed that the show "cops" was going to set the worst example for policing and used the footage to show what not to do while on the beat.
Plebeian Apparently your trainer was oblivious to the g.i. thugs.
I've thought that a lot watching it before
Dionne J My hat's off to you for understanding what Meg said.
Plebeian dang. I cant watch that show because it makes me sick the way the cops treat people.
Plebeian I wonder if FOX NEWS will pick up this story, & interview this guy lol... yea right.
Another aspect of Tamir Rice that made me really really angry: Tamir's older sister came running when she realized what was going on. The shooter's partner threw her to the ground, handcuffed her, and locked her in the patrol car. Neither the shooter nor his partner told her to stay away, she hadn't committed any kind of crime, she was just trying to do something, anything to help her brother.
And some people wonder why police are almost universally hated in the 'hood. Born and raised on Pennsylvania Ave...in ' Sandtown '. Things were better when cops walked a 'beat' and got to know the people they were serving. I remember the officers walking down Pennsylvania Ave. swinging their nightstick and stopping at the call box near 'Your Record Shop' down the street from my house in the early '50s
@@robertroselle9082 , they are too fat and lazy now to walk the beat. They will just about be able to waddle to dunkin donuts, cops now think walking the beat is below them self-entitled arseholes.
@@robertroselle9082 absolutely correct sir 👏
they can lose weight & develop a friend ship w/ the communities.. its not that hard 2 do
I thought this interview was conducted this week not 5 years ago. It's painful.
Honestly not much has changed since 2015.
I thought the samething.
I wish more cops be like him a good police officer
I think it is also true that many people become police officers because of that desire for POWER. Then they get the power and all hell can break loose.
Depends, the rapist may be a cop, then what?
wow so you want her to get raped? Shows the type of people that defend cops are psychopaths. If you're a right winger you should be especially enraged at cops stomping on civil liberties. Guess who are going to be the ones taking your guns away? Cops and you'll hand them over willingly and spit shine their boots.
I would agree.. It happened to both my cousins. I don't talk to them anymore, all they hang around is other shitbag cops... Not good ones just shitbag ones
+Rumble Fish She said some police. If I criticize the way some doctors push addictive pain medications would you say "next time you get hurt don't go to a hospital." No one is above being criticized. Please think before you type.
Bob Wilson
Speaking of meds. you need to go back on yours.
He was on JRE (Joe Rogan Experience) a couple days ago speaking out. If you have time, I recommend watching or listening to it.
l CLOUD l yeah, was great
l CLOUD l It was an EXCELLENT interview; honestly, I thought it was better than this interview, but this interview is still excellent! Mike is my new favorite person lolol
nmryda I thought the same. They did have two extra hours though.
l CLOUD l
Rogan redeemed himself with this guy after that ex-CIA joker.
nicholas jenness lol Rogan will host anybody. he's become a bit of a george noory in that regard. shit's always interesting even if the guests are bat shit looney
Damn, this dude is speaking all facts!
I think more ex cops should speak about their time in the department.
No such thing as a former Marine!
Once a Marine, always a Marine!
90% crime reduction if drugs are what they should be: LEGAL!!
I LOVE dude! This interviewer (and the ex officer).. we need more Caucasians like them..
How about we just need more people like them. Because there are black cops that are bad there are bad cops. Every race and color race is not an issue until spoken about
Yeah right. Turk working to get socialists voted into office. Guess you never heard of his role in people sending in acting videos, like AOC they got into office.
I believe most good cops know what’s going on all over the country, they are too afraid of losing their jobs for speaking out.
BINGO
Or lose backup on a dangerous call.
This story never blew up like I thought it would. I wonder why?
the media (run by the government) doesn't want it to blow up, just like when one of the agents that participated in the assassination of JFK admitted it.
He needs more media exposure
2Muchpjp ditto NYPD!
2Muchpjp, assuming that you would pass the background test, I want to give you a badge and a gun and send you to one of those nasty neighborhoods to fight crime and see how well you do. Everybody can be brave and strong while comfortably seated behind a keyboard. In the hood, it's a different ball game. Cops have to be aggressive if they want to survive. You want to see an example?
cbs12.com/news/local/report-florida-officer-was-killed-with-his-own-gun
@louisdl duv Irrelevant. That's like excusing doctors for killing patients out of anger or frustration *_because_* practicing medicine is stressful. "Cops have to be aggressive if..." = excuse, not a proven fact.
This guy should be a police Chief.
+Robert Slackware your comments are so low IQ
EdgeyB, they are both agitators. Their goal is to gain notoriety by playing with people's emotions. Bottom line: we need tough guys to go out there and take criminals off the streets. Both of these two losers won't do it. They can only talk.
Christopher Gonzalez, why would we want to make him police chief when he can't even be a cop? If you can't be a good soldier, you can't be a good general.
@@louis5555gmail what do you propose as policy? Who do you want to be in power? seems like you know what you don't want, but what DO you want to see?
@@soulgypsy5151 , I am 100% in touch with reality. I don't live in fantasy land. The job of a police officer is extremely difficult and extremely dangerous. I understand that cops have to stick together in order to survive. I also understand that they are allowed to use force against uncooperating suspects and they cannot measure with mathematical accuracy the amount of force necessary. Sometimes it appears as if they have used excessive force, however I don't have the expertise to assess whether they did or did not. It leave that determination to trained experienced former officers who are supervising those officers and know exactly how the cop felt in that particular situation because he/she has been there and done that.
I also understand that they are human beings and they make mistakes. We don't punish people for making mistakes. However the law allows a citizen who is injured as a result of a worker's mistake to seek compensation from their employer. Hundreds of people sue police departments all over the country every year and receive compensation.
Now, it gets better. Do you know the all time champions of making deadly mistakes are hospital workers? About 300,000 people die in our hospitals as a result of an employee's mistake, negligence, incompetence or even malice. Everyone of us will end up in a hospital at some point in our life.
That means you are far more likely to be killed by a hospital worker than by a police officer especially if you are a law-abiding citizen and civilized.
Take a look:
www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/09/20/224507654/how-many-die-from-medical-mistakes-in-u-s-hospitals
Can we get this guy to run for office?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE 👋
The Universe Has Your Back Michael Wood. Thank you Young Turks...love this program.
Thank you for sharing , this a brave man. Proud of this great conscious human honesty.
Well put. I agree.
tasha80mgr There's always more to the story. What do you suppose he's doing now?
tasha80mgr bitch you welcome 🙈😂😂
Troy Bakeman He and Wes Clark Jr organized, Veterans For Standing Rock which brought 2000 veterans to assist Sioux Nation people in protecting their land from a oil pipeline. That was one year ago. But, if you are suggesting that Michael is all talk, you don't know this Marine. He has nothing to prove to anyone. He has served and will continue to serve his country until his last breath. If only you had 1/100 of Michael's courage and love of country, you wouldn't be wasting time posting sour attitude comments on the internet. Go watch the videos of Standing Rock and you'll have your answer.
Stephanie Rodriquez she's beautiful...
Meanwhile as cops in America are pooping in people's homes like dogs, we have the nerve to criticize and even try to "correct" how countries that are thousands of miles away operate... THE IRONY!!!
We need more ex cops like this to speak out im sure there are way more.
Theyre afraid someone will kill them!!! I cant believe how much courage that guy has!!
Look up the "NYPD 12" if your interested in more whistleblowers. Theres also a real good documentary on hulu about them called "crime + punishment"
People like Michael add to my sense of hope for the American soul.
Bro it's one good among 1000 bad, he could never win alone.
It ts the system
why do we spend so much time talking about the Institutional Racism of Cops?
Let's talk about the National Issue of Racism.
Black people for generations: "These cops are killing us needlessly!"
Other Americans: "Yeah, ok. Sure, guy. Whatever happened to you and your family, you probably brought it on yourselves."
After the invention of the camera phone, Black people: "Look! Look! You see? This offense didn't warrant an execution! And this here wasn't even an offense!"
Other Americans: "Hey, I don't know what led to this. Even if you did just mouth off/steal something/sold loose cigarettes, I don't think a cop will waste time on you if he didn't think it was worth it. You did something, so you got what's coming to you. Even if it's as light as mouth off/steal something/sold loose cigarettes."
One white cop: "Umm... guys? No, the black people were telling the truth for decades."
Other Americans: "I HAD NO IDEA SUCH HORRORS WERE GOING ON!!!"
Cops were allowed to do this because I believe the 'Other Americans' openly (in secret) supported their actions. They were and are still afraid of the black community.
The ancestors of Other Americans and still some of them to this day robbed Black Americans of simple chance. Relegating them to the poorest of neighborhoods, giving them substandard food, governmental services including schooling, and a police force to remind them that they aren't supposed to go beyond their limits.
Who WOULDN'T be afraid of their own creation that was supposed to die or become humbled due to their circumstances, but ended up just becoming enraged and ready to throw down without anything to lose?
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I also noticed how it took a fellow white guy to say it to get this reaction.
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RevolutionCPT I agree that there is a lot of fear of the Black community and I think a lot of it is out of ignorance. The White community has been so disconnected from the reality of the Black community for so long that it's just easier to say that Black people are simply not trying hard enough to get out of their situation.
Black people don't live in a vacuum separate from society so their problems are part of societies problems. The issue for White people is that if they start to truly look at the oppressive nature of the system against Black people then that means they have to start looking at who is actually doing the oppression.
Many Whites hate to discuss slavery in America because it is a stark reminder of when/how the exploitation and oppression started. It is also a reminder of how the country built the majority of it's great wealth. I think discussing slavery is important because this is where it all began and everything from Jim Crow laws to segregation and institutionalized racism starts from slavery.
I believe that if White people and Black people were able to push past their discomfort and have open, honest dialogue about what happened with race relations then we could progress. I think that those who say slavery is in the past and just 'get over it' are not truly aware of the reality of the situation. We live in a current world that is constructed from the past so everything that happened in the past still bleeds into the present. The entire society of races is based on what others have done in the past so before we can hope to change the present towards the future we need to study and understand the past and how it affects us today.
He needs to run for office.
Yes !!!! Be safe
I don't think government wants smart people
Wow, this should be reposted in 2020.
Reposted it to Twitter yesterday
Seeing this video made me realize even more what he said was true cause I'm from west bmore and I know personally that what he speaks is the holy truth every single day still
Whatever happened to Verbal Judo? Cops used to get that training, to diffuse the situation.
Not every police dept. teaches it or uses it (tho' City of Raleigh NC P.D. does).
Thats the biggest problem. Cops nowadays don't know how to talk to people. That and being scared leads to what it is now. You can see the fear in their eyes
aint nobody got time for that
oh wow someone actually knows that.
I thought everyone lost their way of persuasion and debates.
Lack of intelligence is a scary thing.
Thank you
oh wow someone actually knows that.
I thought everyone lost their way of persuasion and debates.
Lack of intelligence is a scary thing.
Thank you
TYT Interviews Cenk, you made the right choice to let him speak and to sit back as often as you did. That's one of my favourite choices that so few interviewers take. Instead I often find myself watching an interview, 5 minutes in, and realise the guest has not been given the opportunity to share anything of substance, and there's less time left than time spent.
Keep doing what you did here as an interviewer, and on the size and quality of this get. The best Young Turks journalism related piece of media I've seen in recent memory.
Grae Hall Excellent (+1'd)
***** Agreed. I think that should apply in all situations. I'm still working on this myself for my professional and personal life.
Grae Hall The good thing about letting a person talk without inturuption is that if the person is an idiot they end up proving it with their rants. Michael Wood showed himself to be very intelligent and reasonable. He didn't come across as someone with an axe to grind against the Baltimore police. He defended them when he said that the problem wasn't them it was the system in place that was the problem.
Right on. Joe rogan should take note. Tho his interview with this guy wasn't as bad as usual.
+Grae “seven” Hall This guy, aside from being gay activist( yeh, morality matters), is A TOTAL LIAR. IF HE really saw a white cop hit a black girl NAME THE COP! He is such a tough lil humanist liberal then NAME THE RACIST COP THAT HIT THE BLACK GIRL.
Of course he cant because either he is a coward or a liar. I suspect with his darling crowd of liberals buying his books and inviting him to bash cops he never will.
LETS HEAR THE NAME OF THE RACIST COP, buddy. Exactly. CHeers
More than three years later, things are pretty much the same.
ilearn lot from michael wood about police please protect him jesus
He got big balls hope God protect him
He hope God will protected him and the devil will burn you in hell.
that could be intepreted ,as a threat , the guy is honest , he now needs your space fairy to protect him for telling the truth ,
The white man is GOD.🙏🙏🙏🤔🤔🤔
Dr Zoe, I don't admire guys like him. Instead I admire the brave cop who stays on the job, puts hundreds of criminals behind bars while risking his life day after day, gets injured, recovered and back to work. If all cops were like this loser, criminals would have it really really good. Trust me.
There is a huge difference between the rational analyst and the emotional overly passionate fanatic.
Let me give you a preview of what police officers are facing on the job:
www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2018/07/30/desmaret-lunged-officer-jobbers-miller-took-his-gun-and-shot-him/866544002/
Of course he does,he's a Marine.
Did everyone totally ignore the "I've got to get my numbers" portion? We are all so concerned with racism and profiling people that you missed the terrible reality of how the police work. They HAVE to make arrests. They are forced to find things to make numbers to get promotions and seem like they are doing something. That is the worst part in my opinion. They shouldn't just make arrests or look to make arrests just for the sake of making them or advancing their career. I don't see how that helps the general public or reduction in actual crime when they are just making things up to make numbers. It shouldn't be like that. Arrests and investigations should only be made if an actual serious crime is involved and not for any other reason, personal or otherwise.
I agree.It's like the department considers them lazy if they aren't arresting or giving tickets. At the end of the day, the police system in America is run like a business. If those people aren't generating revenue for the city, they aren't seen as valuable employees to the department and will quickly be replaced by the next power hungry dude in the academy.
Essentially what you pointed out was, in the police departments mind, if there is no crime, that's a bad thing..............if that isn't the most ass backwards thing ever
Onlyrealmusic4life except businesses respect the customers. And strive for good service
I caught it
well this very well may be the only time I agree with Cenk. The cops do feel like an occupying force.
I appreciate this interview & this brave intelligent person, He's what we need as America's next top cop! He sooo, gets it. God bless & good luck with your future endeavors!
America has never had such a " top cop!---- racist croks from top down and from bottom up.
That is common knowledge in the hood!!
This country needs a serious police reform. Police in high crime neighborhoods need to stop filling the jails and prisons and start filling the schools and rec centers. You might say "but its not their job to change people's lives", well its their job to PROTECT and SERVE. What better way to protect than to fix the issue? Going around busting dealers on small time charges is like sweeping the dirt under the rug instead of actually cleaning the floor, sure it appears better but you didn't really fix the problem. You put a drug dealer in prison, he's still a drug dealer, putting him in prison didn't make him not a drug dealer, but if you take that dealer and you change his life by actively being involved in the community (given that he's willing to change his life), then that dealer is no longer a dealer and you've fixed the problem instead of just patching it up. The story he told with the dealer and his baby, instead of just locking that guy up the cop could have made contact with him, talked to him and seen if they could get him to turn his life around so his baby would have a better life, but instead he was ordered to throw him in jail and leave a baby fatherless and without financial support.
bankheadnigga they need to respect the rights of the people and study the Constitution they swore to uphold.
Yea lets just let all the drug dealers and criminals run free that will fix it! What a perfectly logical thought, thank you for your input!
Great courage in putting things as they are..
A big hand for Michael..
This guy should be one of the NEW "Politicians" WE🇺🇸 ALL NEED !!! .... it's his Patriotic Duty....🇺🇸
Four years later not a damn thing has changed, not even in the slightest. This is absolutely sickening.
Oh I bet some white ppl are learning though! You never know how close change is!!
great interview! this channel needs to be promoted more
So depressing to watch this interview and yet so hopeful that more will come forward and change the police culture. Such a great, honest interview.
We need someone like Michael for President because of his faithfulness. Who ever have Michael is bless.
There are others...they just haven't gotten coverage...YET
Bring back Michael wood on the show!
This man is a hero. I don't care what you say, Internet. The logic of being a cop does not end at just doing your job. So many people have lost themselves by "just following orders." It's an excuse to not think just because following some false sense of justice is seemingly always right. It's not. Following orders just makes you a follower, and Michael A. Wood Jr. is a leader. He was a leader for recognizing the connections these "thugs" have with the rest of the world and how the system operates against them while the culture of policing treats them less than animals. He is right that we need money out of politics because this is pure exploitation. And regardless if the reality of living black has no immediate effect on you, it is indisputable that reformatting this corrupt system allows the majority to move forward in more ways than simply reducing crime on the streets, but the crime in wall street as well.
LostChildOfTime I agree with you. You are the internet to everyone but yourself by the way so it comes across as a bit narcissistic.
(lots of people do that)
LostChildOfTime *He is NOT a hero. He is catching up to where my nephew already is at age 5. You shouldn't have to be trained to feel empathy for other people. You shouldn't have to 'discover' empathy in middle age. He is disgusting, only less disgusting than the cops he described.*
Joseph Kerr Youth's final luxury has come crashing in.
As far as I'm concerned, your 5-year old nephew is perfect in your eyes. Yet you're going to have the audacity to compare the life experience of a short-lived human being within the prime of it's innocence to the human being well into his adulthood, who like most adults lose that innocence simply by being taught how to be an adult. Really?
Your rationality is disgusting. Life isn't a static affair of being good or bad. This officer could've been just as innocent at 5. Your nephew might not always be as pure as he is at 5 compared to what he'll be at 35. People grow. People learn. People change. People make mistakes. You're litterally saying it's not okay to be an imperfect human and that the most human thing is to be born with good sense that is subject to be lost later in life. Perhaps you ought to look at yourself in the mirror instead of your nephew because no one is perfect and I'm sure you yourself aren't without mistakes.
Keep in mind that this officer was NOT trained to feel empathy for others. He already knew that it didn't make sense and instead of being like the crooked cops who go against nature and do inhumane things, he went with nature and maintained his humanity.
In the end, everyone's experiences is going to prepare them for being empathetic towards others. You can be a 5-year old child who's taught to hate people for being different. Or you can be some middle aged individual who thinks a middle aged individual who's gone down the wrong path can't turn back and return to innocence.
And you sir, seem to lack that empathy you expect of others.
LostChildOfTime Tell that to the families of Sandra Bland, Samuel DuBose, Luis Rodriguez, Jason Harrison, Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Darrien Hunt, John Crawford, Tamir Rice, Kelly Thomas, James Boyd, Hope Steffey, Michael Brown, Kajieme Powell, Akai Gurley, etc, etc, etc. Should I go on? No, you don't get to ruin people's lives and then say, "But it's okay. I've discovered my empathy now." You don't get praise for that.
Joseph Kerr You didn't even watch this video. That or you're just an unapologetic cop hater. Bye.
This is dispicable. I'd expect behaviour like this from police in places like Saudi Arabia, but America needs serious police reforms.
+AtheistGamer Are you seriously being racist on an interview about stopping racism? "Expect behaviour like this from police in places like Saudi Arabia" ... which, by the by, is fucking stupid! Since white people are very much the minority. America isn't the pinnacle of the modern civilised world, you patriotic fuck. No country is perfect, every country is fucked up, some more than others but they all suck in their own special way.
theomega616
I never said anything about race. What I meant when I said I'd expect behaviour like this from police in places like Saudi Arabia was that I'd only expect levels of police brutality from dictatorship countries.
And FYI I'm not American
+AtheistGamer
going to play devils advocate here.
why didn't you say Russia instead of Saudi Arabia? Both countries have horrible police policies. Russia is mainly white. Saudi is mainly not white.
There are so many people that think and make racists comments without even realizing it. Even if they don't identify them selves as a racist.
Chris Halligan
Saudi Arabia was the first country that popped into my head when thinking of brutal police forces in totalitarian regimes. Russia's police force is equally horrible.
+AtheistGamer Egypt is what i think especially in big cities like cairo
I commend him for having integrity.
I remember a time when the police officers actually lived in the neighborhoods they policed so they knew the people who lived there; ate at "pooky and them's" table as a kid, so it wasn't difficult to show empathy.
Yea but they were still harassing minorities ppl didn’t believe us till cams came out an cell phones
He was too good to be on the force with those LOSERS!
an empathetic police officer with integrity a set of morals? that's so weird because I didn't think they existed. oh wait! they don't exist because they're forced to leave the department. OR ELSE!
Just wondering how you can be a good cop, when you are participating in a corrupt system!!! And I'm happy he shares the truth about what happens but this don't make him a hero until he puts that knowledge into action against the same system he was employed by and protected... Just the thoughts of a man who has to dodge death on a daily for doing nothing wrong...
Dude you need to be proud of yourself because you just restored my faith in white people"s ability to be descent and caring Human Beings.
That’s such a racist statement. One man can restore your faith about an entire race. Like my goodness us blacks are literally 100x racist than any other race. We make every single thing about race all the damn time. The world has been rendered useless because of how many people throw it around like candy. Do you even know what a racist is I seriosuly want to know. A racist is someone who judges others solely on the color of the skin. Literally if you ask any black person. Who they voted for In 2008 they will say Obama and if asked why they will say because he’s black. But if a single white person ever uttered those words all hell would break loose. Stop potentiating racisim and stop
Keeping it alive. Do yourself a favor and FREEE YOUR MIND from the years of liberal indoctrination.
@@benjaminfranklin4760 your a fool it’s not being racist to choose someone that you feel connected to your probably the racist here look at all the shit that happen and you gonna say black are racist we are all fucking racist in one way another that I’m not In denial but the fact you act the way police treat black is okay you are probably one of those fools that want to act decent and lived in suburbs and act like people of color and different race are to ghetto for you
Wow what an amazing interview. Seriously people need to see this.
Semper Fi brother. I'm glad he spoke out.
Maybe since he is....more good cops will start speaking out also!
Not caring for trainee means this guy is genuine. Totally normal.
Boy, did this age well. Getting off the fence and joining TYT💯
Michael Wood... please do interviews anywhere and everywhere you can. The information you're confirming about what so many people know, but so many others are ignorant to, or actually like... doesn't seem to be coming from any other source anywhere. Knowing you have seen this from the inside gives credibility to the indefensible, and this country needs that more than anything else. Hell, you should run for office!
definitely!
This interview has had a major impact on me . I'm a white male that has been totally ignorant to this epidemic. I fell into the bull shit propaganda . How can I help ?
Help by telling others that it's true and that we are not just race baiting
***** read the new jim crow, it'll help you realize the war on the drugs was really about the black community. It sounds preposterous, but the book makes a fair argument. Its only a 250 page book.
floeticdeath Thank you
***** even after all the news reports of unarmed black people being executed?
lmao
I agree 100% on that statement. Well my head is out of the sand . Just saw on the news about this black lady who was found hung in her jail cell in Texas . She was an activist against police brutality . What a coincidence. Enough is enough
Wow! I can't believe he is this truthful. Thank you for keeping it 100%
Great corps values, great sense of integrity, honorable. Semper fidelis brother
23:34 I think cops should only be prior military. I did riot control raining in the national guard at a sheriff's training facade town. They had us use the gun draw reaction film simulator to see how you would handle a situation. one of the last scenarios was answering a call to a market being robbed. as you approached the door you hear a gunshot from inside the store. an unarmed man runs out and pass you in a flash. The next guy comes out with a hand gun in has hand. about 1-2 seconds he raises both of his hands in the air with gun and says "dont shoot, Im the store clerk and I was just robbed" So i didnt shoot the guy. the exercise operator asked me if another soldier warned me about this scenario. I said no and he asked why didnt i shoot the guy with the gun. I told him he didnt aim it at me. He told our commander that most of the Guardsmen didnt shoot him, but nearly all of the police/sheriffs shot him. Like this guy here said we did not have fear. This cops have way too much fear.
"Got to get my numbers" dammit boy. At least this dude tells them reality of the situation.
I'm from Mississippi born and raised i live in southern California now. But growing up in Mississippi there's hardly no jobs but i i went door to door asking people can i mow their lawn landscaping i worked restaurants jobs i couldn't sell drugs to hurt my people my morals to deep but this what i did. But cops still pulled me over I'm a black man ask any black man have they been pulled over. All of us ok later..
Congrats TYT ,we are watching this in 2020
the very best interview,so proud of him telling the truth. my cousin works in NYC narcotics,and man he says the same thing every day
damn he brave, hope he's safe
Here we are in 2020...still dealing with the corruption. 😔
god bless this mans parents... they did a very well job raising this young man... thanks for speaking out..
Yeah, I don't know about the parents. It sounds more like when they were done raising him he was an asshole, then he raised himself out of that.