Caught on Film – Police Misconduct and Brutality
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.
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We need more people like you! Once these individuals get their badges they use it as a pass to do whatever they want to whoever they want. My family has been harrassed by the local police dept for years. I have been falsely charged with crimes I DID NOT COMMIT and was set up by officers to leave my home . I have been incarcerated for 16 long months, and the end of this nightmare doesnt come. I have Video evidence of the det in question jumpiing my LOCKED fence, searching vehicles in my yard etc. He was not dispatched to my home, there was no search warrant, or arrest warrant , his Lt. couldn’t even explain what was going on . But, since the IA is internal at this dept, I am told i can’t file an internal affair report nor can i recieve copies of the det desiplinary report.. I am losing my mind someone please help.
These are really horrific, but have you heard about the police brutality incurred by the use of psychotronic weapons. I’ve been in the hospital twice with heart attack symptons. They use lasers that work like thermal cameras going through walls called masers, jasers and microwave auditory effect pulses of energy. It’s torture. It’s been happening to me for over two years. I wish I could find some help?
Yeah, I didn’t notice before but I now see that 7 of the 11 videos have been removed. Unbelievable.
John
Kind of ironic how many of the would be “disturbing” videos suddenly “disappear” for whatever reason. My guess is legality. In my mind, that means there is much truth behind them (the videos), and whatever higher power you may or may not live your life under forbid that the truth about corruption get out for the sake of that deity, or simply just good ol’ fashioned morality. Nonsense!!! Great site. Should follow up by looking at public records on these so called peace officers when possible. Hard to contain the veins poppin’ outta my neck and forehead. TY for opening my eyes further.
this is horrible, its come to a point where society overlooks it and turn their head as if the people in the videos (whether they be suspects or innocent protestors) deserve a beatdown like these. the police are pathetic. when i was 15, i was arrested subdued and choked till i blacked out, i got charged for assualt and battery against on leo, and resistin arrest with violence as an adult. i look at it like this, one day ima do the same to him and hes not gonna b in handcuffs.
im currently writin a paper and speaking on police brutality and id be grateful to get any advice or pointers to help me prove my point and get an A+!!
John P; thanks for exposing the police corruption; I wish you have your own TV show because I get sick and tire of watching “COP” TV show which shows police mistreating citizens. Do you accept donation to keep this site open? If so, I will be the first to donate!
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What about the cops we hired to serve and protest us? Are those the cops abusing the people in the videos or are they the cops watching the abusers? So let me see if I understand this correctly, those assaulting are the bad cops and those watching it happen are the good ones. Which ones are those that we hired to protect and serve us. Why do we not just pass a law allowing members of our community to beat the hell out of and possibly kill suspected criminals and therefore we have no need for cops. Reasonable force is one thing but when you continue the brutalize a human who is already in restraints you have taken it beyond serving and protecting. We as a civil society and under our constitution supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.
Zach,
You sound like a naive little sheeple. And unlike you, I know for a fact that I’m not wrong – I happen to know several ex-cops and I’ve heard a boatload of stories.
Oh, and before you sit around insinuating that I’m some weak ass desk jockey you should know I’m a former Marine. Those cops only have a city with laws to enforce because of the blood Marines shed to keep this nation free.
So, I did my part, and I’ve earned the right to criticize the people who violate the very freedoms I served to protect. What the hell did you do?
John P.
Should any police officer become that fed up with the job, it’s time to quit. It’s preferable to those that remain cops despite growing more bitter and violent by the day- and those good cops that witness it should do something to stop it for the sake of the community and the reputation of their precinct.
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.
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.
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
Unfortunately, the police are not taught manners in the academy. Maybe they should be!
Jake – I agree with you. :-)
John
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…
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.
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.
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.
Wow! Thats terrible. Specially the movie inside the elevator. it is very sad. They just want to fight!