American police are out of control — 8/6

a once-weekly roundup of ‘bad cops’,
usually on Wednesdays

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

California DUI suspect dies in custody, investigation alleged

Inmate found dead at San Diego Central Jail

Thousands of formerly secret files on police misconduct in California made public through searchable database

Vacationing Georgia deputy threatens to stab beachgoers, fights cops, Florida cops say

‘He’ll do it again’: Atlanta cop who killed Rayshard Brooks after he fell asleep in Wendy’s drive-thru smiles in mug shot after arrest for choking and assaulting black employee in bar

Accused of racism and retaliation, this Idaho sheriff is now working with ICE

Alleged sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention center cries out for criminal investigation

Indiana: Former deputy charged with being mole in sheriff’s office for drug dealer

Kansas: Inmate death allegedly under investigation at Sedgwick County Jail

Kentucky cop who weaved and sped through traffic without lights or siren and got into fatal wreck will not be prosecuted

Minnesota cop lied, fabricated a sex-trafficking case, and jailed a teen on false charges—and still can’t be sued

Las Vegas police sergeant made bogus arrests targeting black men, placed hidden cameras in bathroom to record family members

Maine Capitol Police chief is on leave and facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting an officer from another agency

New Jersey trooper kills ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend

New Jersey police detective charged in drug bust

Former New York prison guard sentenced to 15 years for beating death of inmate

North Dakota: Deputy accused of arresting people on tribal lands, sexually harassing coworkers and other crimes

New York cops spot speeding motorcyclist, chase him into fatal wreck

Oregon: Lane County Jail inmate dies from “medical emergency”, investigation allegedly underway

Bodycam shows South Carolina deputy break into home over speeding stop, shoot an unarmed man on the couch and set his K‑9 on a 72‑year‑old — now families are suing

Coroner identifies South Carolina man tasered to death by police at jail

Tennessee: Sheriff reports death of jail inmate

Dude wouldn’t pull over for the blue lights, so cops chased him into a wreck, killing two bystanders

Texas: Over traffic violation, cops chase motorcyclist into fatal wreck

Texas: Ex-boyfriend assaults woman; cops escort her home while perp remains free; he promptly shows up and kills her at home

Over traffic violation, Utah cops chase driver into fatal wreck

Virginia man dies in jail hours after arrest

CEO and watchdog at Washington’s largest prison are removed after critical internal report

Wisconsin: Over alleged reckless driving, cops chase vehicle into wreck, killing driver of another vehicle

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

8/6/2025

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