O/T Police brutality

[JonTheBassist]

After reading Emsleys thread on his false arrest and so many stories im hearing from all over the world regarding cops abusing there power, i felt id start this thread where we can post videos and discuss this rubbish.
I cant believe they get away with this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27gg_LMJ ... re=related

[Emsley]

That's hard of them walking in with fully automatic weapons - what country is this?

[HarryofOz]

That's hard of them walking in with fully automatic weapons - what country is this?

South Africa

[Emsley]

Please tell me those cops are getting punished for that??

[JonTheBassist]

I doubt it dude. The government is so corrupt here and the police are fkn hardcore. they dont give a s**t.
It was in the papers here a few months ago too, how a woman sped away from two traffic officers and swore at them, and they opened fire on her car. Luckily she wasnt harmed, but it just goes to show how bad things are getting. I think they did get in trouble though, im not sure...

[ldj90]

It is less of a problem in the UK. Although there have been instances of police abusing their positions they are few and far between and are almost always punished severely.
I think the gun culture of some international policing institutions is crazy. They may claim it is because more people on the street and carrying firearms but it just exaccerbates the situation!! The UK manages with very few firearms for police officers so i don't understand why they are so common abroad. Lancashire Constabulary's Firearms department for example has never fired a single shot since its conception!! (other than in training obvs) But yet in the USA etc nearly every officer is carrying a weapon! madness!

[JonTheBassist]

Yeah, Russia and Chinas police are still the worst ive seen though. Its crazy!

[Armleywhite]

Trouble with the police in the UK these days is that they no longer are police men and women, employed to uphold the law and protect it's citizens. They are employed as "officers" ans so many of them are totally ignorant of the law of the land.

Check out this incident of police "officers" not knowing what the law is.



The chap does sound a tad OTT, but he isn't breaking the law and police seem to be ignorant of the law they are supposed to uphold.

[Emsley]

Now the guys who arrest you in the UK are just the "response" team - all the questions are asked by different coppers.

[the raven]

Link to independent police complaints commission in UK for all of you who have been a problem with da dirty cops

http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/pages/default.aspx

Expect their system will crash now with hundreds of leeds service crew overloading them with complaints ...

[ldj90]

Now the guys who arrest you in the UK are just the "response" team - all the questions are asked by different coppers.

that makes more sense though, surely?