A once-weekly roundup,
usually on Wednesdays

Alabama
Ex-Huntsville cop accused of having a sexual relationship with murder suspect he was investigating
Nearly 60 cases dismissed due to corruption in Alabama police department
California
3 prosecutors resign over DOJ’s post-verdict plea-bargain for brutal cop
Ex-police captain slaps attendant and exposes himself on plane to California, feds say
Cops chase suspected drunk driver into fiery crash; 5 people hospitalized
SFPD violated the rules on overtime, repeatedly—but they still got their money
Family files wrongful death lawsuit against Downey PD after cop’s hit-and-run kills father of three
Colorado
Investigation allegedly underway for death of Adams County jail inmate
Over traffic violation, cops chase driver into wreck killing driver, passenger, bystander
Florida
Lawsuit announced over Okaloosa County deputy’s fatal shooting of Airman
One dead, one hospitalized after fiery crash ends police pursuit that started in Gadsden County
Georgia
Second inmate in three weeks dies at Athens-Clarke County Jail
Inmate found dead at Bibb County Jail
Coweta County inmate reportedly kills himself in jail cell
Louisiana
Over traffic infraction, cops chase driver into fatal head-on wreck
Minnesota
Cops haven’t said why they were chasing vehicle that rear-ended semi, killing driver
Mississippi
Officials in a Mississippi county settle lawsuit filed by 2 Black men tortured by deputies
Inmate dies at hospital after medical emergency in DeSoto Co. jail
Missouri
Another inmate dies at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Judge strips NYC of full authority over Rikers Island, citing ‘unprecedented’ violence
Oneida County Sheriff says he’s “shocked” at deputy’s arson indictment
Two people killed after being chased by police over traffic violation
North Carolina
‘I’m gonna choke you out.’ Video shows deputies’ actions leading to deadly arrest
Ohio
Family seeks murder charges against jailers after coroner rules Ohio inmate’s death was homicide
Oklahoma
Investigation allegedly underway following Oklahoma County Jail inmate death
Oregon
49-year-old woman dies at Inverness Jail
Pennsylvania
‘Sugar Daddy’ constable/pastor is charged with witness intimidation in sex trafficking case
Video of Reading Police officer striking man prompts internal investigation
South Carolina
‘Act like a victim’: Horry County police sergeant fired amid internal investigation of 2023 shooting
Tennessee
3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop
Knox County DA fires prosecutor over posts praising Nazis, advocating killing migrants
Texas
46-year-old Bexar County jail inmate’s death being investigated as a homicide, cops say
Texas Commission on Jail Standards requests missing jail death video from Tarrant sheriff
Virginia
Staunton man on the way to jail dies in ACSO custody
Washington DC
Former D.C. officer again charged with sex trafficking of teen girls
West Virginia
Cops haven’t said why they chased motorcyclist into fatal wreck
Wisconsin
Another inmate dies at Dane County Jail
Driver of “suspicious vehicle” won’t pull over, so cops chase him into double-fatality wreck
99.9999% of police brutality, corruption, and misconduct is never investigated, never punished, never makes the news, so it’s not on this page.
When cops are caught breaking the law, they’re investigated by other cops. Details are kept quiet, the officers’ names are withheld from public knowledge, and what info is eventually released is only what police choose to release — often nothing at all.
When police are fired — which is all too rare — they leave with ‘law enforcement experience’ and can easily find work in another police department nearby. It’s called “Wandering Cops.”
When police testify under oath, they lie so frequently that cops themselves have a joking term for it: “testilying.” Yet it’s almost unheard of for police to be punished or prosecuted for perjury.
Cops can and do get away with lawlessness, because cops protect other cops. If they don’t, they aren’t cops for long.
The legal doctrine of “qualified immunity” renders police officers invulnerable to lawsuits for almost anything they do. In practice, getting past ‘qualified immunity’ is so unlikely, it makes headlines when it happens.
All this is a path to a police state.
In a free society, police must always be under serious and skeptical public oversight, with non-cops and non-cronies in charge, issuing genuine punishment when warranted.
Police who break the law must be prosecuted like anyone else, promptly fired if guilty, and barred from ever working in law-enforcement again.
That’s the solution.
Last week’s police brutality,
misconduct, and perversions
5/14/2025

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