I’ve seen a ton of videos out there that show officers giving someone the beat down during the commission of a crime, but that’s not what we’re talking about here. The following compilation of videos are, in my opinion examples of police going way beyond the limitations imposed by the laws of the United States.
Some people have argued that videos such as these may be terrible, but they are only an extremely small and not representative sample of police conduct in general. Well, forgive me for being skeptical, but I believe that for every one of these that actually gets caught on video there are probably hundreds that do not. In fact it has been my experience with police officers that they tend to selectively enforce laws as they deem suitable to their individual benefit at the time – even when they are inappropriate or flat our incorrect.
I’m not claiming to have an answer to this problem, but I do believe that something needs to be done to restrict officers from having the ability to get away with this kind of behavior before it happens to each one of us.
Incidentally, I don’t think any of the following videos are really appropriate for children.
Miami Police Shoot Protester, then joke about it:
Police Officer wrongly pepper spray fast food employee:
LAX Police Repeatedly TASER Unarmed Senior Citizen:
LA Police attack news media:
Police officers beat a man in an elevator:
Police beat 64 year old drunk, then harass the press:
Drunk Chicago off duty Cop beats up a woman:
Trooper abuses woman for speeding:
LAPD Excessive force against crowd of peaceful demonstrators:
News reporter wears a wire and captures police misconduct:
Cop prevents woman from helping father whose having heart attack:
If you find other video examples of outright police misconduct in the USA only – and I’m not talking about kicking some ass while taking down a criminal, I’m talking about completely, irrefutably inappropriate behavior – please drop a note in the comments below.
Wow! Thats terrible. Specially the movie inside the elevator. it is very sad. They just want to fight!
ouf, it seems these happen quite often with some departments… Just check the reaction of the cops standing nearby, nothing… They are used to things like this.
That is a good point. I hadn’t really noticed that before, but it lends credence to my theory that this sort of behavior is more of the norm than police would have us believe.
This is usually the result of anarchy. Resisting arrest and a very bad mouth. Like the people in cars running from police–even for minor traffic violations. If they would just coorperate most of this stuff would not happen. And police officers are only human, there are some bad ones. But mostly it’s resisting and profanity against the arresting officers.
I disagree with Jerry Nunes for several reasons:
1
. This statement has no grounds, you dont explain why anarchy is (i rekon is because you dont really know) and classify all of the victims of the videos as anarchists.
2
. Is this kinder-garden? A very bad mouth is a right and a privilege all people have and sometimes politicians give it a catchy phrase like “freedom of speech”
3
Mostly, profanity and resisting arresting officers happens when arresting officers arrest you for no reason. And this happens mostly because as you say (and this is the only thing i agree with Jerry) they are humans, arrogant, adrenaline pumped humans who, after 8 hours of boredom and having watched Samuel L Jackson in SWAT the night before, believe they are in a film and act like such.
Respect for a police officer should be the same as any other person who comes up in the street and talks to you, and it is only given when they show some to you. They are doing a job, and a job faced to the public, maybe they should have some basic morale and manners training…
Jake – I agree with you. :-)
John
Unfortunately, the police are not taught manners in the academy. Maybe they should be!
as soon you give somebody a uniform and power quite some of them start to abusing it, not only the police and in the states…
very sad to see
Rhoody
Profanity or naughty gestures are not against the law, for police to enforce it as such is a crime. I myself have been charged with “prowling the night time” for doing just such a thing, a cruiser arriving and then calling for backup just to make utterly false statements against me. I took videotape of the scene that clearly disproved their claims, but the prosecutor, public defender, and judge were in cahoots as well. It’s no conspiracy, just a gang of crude lawbreakers that have no business working for the justice department.
I don’t agree with the beatings, or abuse of power. But you are wrong when you say there are hundreds that don’t get caught. Rather than sitting on the side and complaining about how abusive cops are, get off your lazy ass and become one. Put up with the criminals the harassment, the difficulties of the job. Watch the sledge of the earth get away with their crimes against society. I know it is easier for the weak to Monday morning quarterback it from the safety of your computer chair. Let’s all face reality, unfortunately bad cops are out there, but unless you get directly involved, you are just part of the problem.