The Police Problem

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

75 cops, 6½ hours of gunfire, for an eviction in Pittsburgh

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75 cops, 6½ hours of gunfire, for an eviction in Pittsburgh

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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girlfreddy@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Ex-cop kills three, wounds six at California biker bar

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Ex-cop kills three, wounds six at California biker bar

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girlfreddy@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Connecticut police union complains they weren't consulted in audit of tens of thousands of falsified traffic tickets

www.nbcconnecticut.com

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Connecticut police union complains they weren't consulted in audit of tens of thousands of falsified traffic tickets

www.nbcconnecticut.com

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Florida officer who repeatedly fled traffic stop in his police cruiser gets sweet deal — all of the serious charges will be dropped if he completes a pretrial diversion program

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Florida officer who repeatedly fled traffic stop in his police cruiser gets sweet deal — all of the serious charges will be dropped if he completes a pretrial diversion program

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Police brutality settlements in Massachusetts cities aren’t public information — despite use of tax dollars

www.berkshireeagle.com

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Police brutality settlements in Massachusetts cities aren’t public information — despite use of tax dollars

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Man beaten by Florida police officer during arrest files two civil lawsuits

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Man beaten by Florida police officer during arrest files two civil lawsuits

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

California deputy suspended with pay after repeated and flagrant misconduct claims

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California deputy suspended with pay after repeated and flagrant misconduct claims

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Police mistakes, like those leading to mistrial in attack on black UPS driver, are ordinary for "shoddy" Mississippi police department

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Police mistakes, like those leading to mistrial in attack on black UPS driver, are ordinary for "shoddy" Mississippi police department

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Altered evidence list indicates Marion police kept illegal copy of evidence from Kansas newspaper

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Altered evidence list indicates Marion police kept illegal copy of evidence from Kansas newspaper

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Gunman in California mass shooting ID'd as retired police sergeant

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Gunman in California mass shooting ID'd as retired police sergeant

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Troopers force people carrying signs to exit Tennessee House chambers

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Troopers force people carrying signs to exit Tennessee House chambers

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Michigan deputy gave driver a spanking instead of a ticket

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Michigan deputy gave driver a spanking instead of a ticket

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

California jailer arrested for alleged "sexual acts" with inmate

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California jailer arrested for alleged "sexual acts" with inmate

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Three Indiana officers resign, two others suspended, for breaking department's alleged ethical standards

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Three Indiana officers resign, two others suspended, for breaking department's alleged ethical standards

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Philadelphia officer 'suspended with intent to dismiss', for refusal to cooperate in investigation after execution of man illegally parked

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Philadelphia officer 'suspended with intent to dismiss', for refusal to cooperate in investigation after execution of man illegally parked

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Florida police officer charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over road rage incident

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Florida police officer charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon over road rage incident

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Citizens Police Oversight Commission calls for firing of Philadelphia policeman who killed Eddie Irizarry for parking on the wrong side of the street

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

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Citizens Police Oversight Commission calls for firing of Philadelphia policeman who killed Eddie Irizarry for parking on the wrong side of the street

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Maryland cop placed on paid leave after arrest for domestic assault

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Maryland cop placed on paid leave after arrest for domestic assault

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

Colorado cop fired for having sex with sex trafficking victim gets 58 days in jail

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Colorado cop fired for having sex with sex trafficking victim gets 58 days in jail

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM · 2 years ago

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tintory@lemm.ee · 2 years ago

NYPD “Friendly Fire” Killed an Officer. Investigators Seemed to Ignore Video of Police Being Commanded to “Stop Shooting.”

www.propublica.org

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NYPD “Friendly Fire” Killed an Officer. Investigators Seemed to Ignore Video of Police Being Commanded to “Stop Shooting.”

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tintory@lemm.ee · 2 years ago

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The Police Problem@lemmy.world

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“The public should know with certainty that today’s arrest does not reflect on the rest of the department. One bad apple doesn’t spoil the whole bunch.”

*—every police chief everywhere, every time every cop is arrested*

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  **The Police Problem** is that police are policed *by* the police. Cops are accountable only to other cops, which is no accountability at all. 

  When there's an investigation, the details are kept quiet, the officers' names are often withheld, and what info is eventually released is only what police choose to release. 

  When police are punished for misconduct, it's often a suspension *with pay* (obfuscated by the term "[administrative leave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_leave)").

  When police are fired, they're usually hired by another police department nearby. (It's called the "[Wandering Cop](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/wandering-cops-moving-from-department-to-department-is-a-roadblock-to-police-accountability)" phenomenon.)

  The legal doctrine of "[qualified immunity](https://eji.org/issues/qualified-immunity/)" renders police officers and departments invulnerable to lawsuits for almost anything they do, and in practice, getting past 'qualified immunity' is so rare that it makes headlines.

  If you're carrying 'suspicious' amounts of cash, police can simply confiscate it, without charging you with any crime. Getting your money back will require a long court case, *if* you can get it back at all. This is called "[asset forfeiture](https://archive.ph/fhkvp)."

  Of course, the vast majority of police misconduct is never investigated, never punished, and never makes the news at all, because almost without exception, cops protect other cops. If they don't, [they aren't cops for long](https://www.google.com/search?q=police+whistleblower+fired).

  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 disciplined, and for anything more serious than a DWI or jaywalking, *lawbreaking cops must be prosecuted, fired, and barred from ever working in law-enforcement again.*

  That's the solution.

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ALLIES

• r/BadCopNoDonut/

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INFO

• Cast-out police officers are often hired in other cities

• How police unions and arbitrators keep abusive cops on the street

• Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States

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ORGANIZATIONS

• Black Lives Matter

• Brennan Center for Justice

• Campaign Zero

• The Marshall Project

• Movement Law Lab

• National Police Accountability Project

• Say Their Names

• Vera: Ending Mass Incarceration

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To circumvent paywalls or regional blocks, if a link is inaccessible:

• Archive Today

• Ghost Archive

• Internet Archive

• 12-Foot Ladder

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Saying “All cops must die” or “This cop should be killed” adds nothing to the discussion, and such comments will be removed.

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