American police are out of control, 3/4

American cops are armed and dangerous, barely trained, barely supervised. They can get away with anything, and do.

You are there ∙ California ∙ Colorado ∙ Minnesota ∙ New York ∙ Washington

Arizona cop who filmed sex with girlfriend without consent loses certification as a law enforcement officer

But apparently — surprise! — he won’t be prosecuted.

Arizona ICE abductee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says

Arkansas State trooper used PIT maneuver on car taking child to hospital

California: Innocent man killed when police chase alleged stolen car into fatal wreck

California: Innocent man killed when police chase alleged stolen car into fatal wreck

(Not the same incident as the previous link.)

California: Marine’s lawsuit alleges San Diego police brutality, traumatic brain injury outside Gaslamp bar

Former Florida policeman who raped, murdered 11-year-old set to be executed

I am absolutely and irrevocably opposed to the death penalty, without exception.

Anyway…

Georgia: Sheriff charged with DUI in county-issued vehicle had been drinking high-alcohol Four Lokos since 6AM, authorities say

Illinois: After years of delay, Chicago Police have apparently fired cop who shot 13-year-old without justification, leaving him paralyzed

Massachusetts: Cop suspended after battery & assault of driver in traffic stop

Beating by guards, not a heart attack, killed man in Mississippi prison, report shows

New York City taxpayers on the hook for more than $117M in police misconduct payouts last year

Ohio: Hamilton police officer is indicted on 4 misdemeanor assault charges for attack on man being booked

Oklahoma: Caddo County deputy fired, arrested after allegedly throwing girlfriend into TV

Pennsylvania: Over traffic violation, police chase teen driver into fatal wreck

Pennsylvania: New lawsuit says Mount Carmel man died years later because of borough police beating

Texas: El Paso ICE prison under quarantine after measles outbreak

Virginia: Woman sues Kenbridge, police after chief allegedly tipped off shooting suspect

Wisconsin: Judge rules against cop who tasered DoorDash driver standing with his hands up

ICE is still lying, about everything

Excerpt: The Star Tribune reviewed the criminal histories of nearly every immigrant detained in Minnesota who has been showcased on the DHS website and those identified in news releases. In several instances, the federal government listed inaccurate criminal histories, duplicated entries and people who have already been freed.

Last Week Tonight: Police Body Cameras

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.

Previous police brutality,
misconduct, and perversions

3/4/2026

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