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RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT
Originally aired 09.10.2010
Stories about people who have the right to remain silent... but choose not to exercise that right—including police officer Adrian Schoolcraft, who secretly recorded his supervisors telling officers to manipulate crime statistics and make illegal arrests. The Village Voice series that broke Schoolcraft's story, written by Graham Rayman, is here. Schoolcraft's website looking for other cops to come forward is here.
There are many great police officers who are true to the badge and the service to others. Unfortunately, this is a position of power. And some individuals in many walks of life and careers with authority let it go to their head, and abuse it. Either for personal gain, or to take out frustrations on others. Or worse, for amusement. And it casts a shadow over the entire department, And destroys a lot of trust.
There are many great police officers who are true to the badge and the service to others. Unfortunately, this is a position of power. And some individuals in many walks of life and careers with authority let it go to their head, and abuse it. Either for personal gain, or to take out frustrations on others. Or worse, for amusement. And it casts a shadow over the entire department, And destroys a lot of trust.
With power comes responsibility.
I definitely agree with that... This is the case with any job. One of the things that always bothered me about the NYPD was how things shifted so dramatically in the early 2000s and on. It seemed like the focus of what being a police officer was all about in terms of protecting its citizens and making the hard decisions even if it brought backlash began to change. And my family were good friends with a number of P.O's that left the force around that time because they didn't like where it seemed to be heading.
Nowadays, it seems like the focus is not on protecting but rather keeping an image intact through falsifying reports, appeasing the masses by not providing nowhere near factual data and on top of that the same old stories that we have heard for years now which is what we are discussing in this thread with cops not upholding the standard they expect the citizens to have... We all know this isn't a majority thing but rather the minority but it still affects the reputation a great deal knowing that there more than a good few police officers that are still doing things that we had originally thought were a thing of the past...
The truth is I'm afraid the police might set me up of Heroin and the judge puts me away for life. You never know whats gunna happen on them mean streets of South Bronx.
I definitely agree with that... This is the case with any job. One of the things that always bothered me about the NYPD was how things shifted so dramatically in the early 2000s and on. It seemed like the focus of what being a police officer was all about in terms of protecting its citizens and making the hard decisions even if it brought backlash began to change. And my family were good friends with a number of P.O's that left the force around that time because they didn't like where it seemed to be heading.
Nowadays, it seems like the focus is not on protecting but rather keeping an image intact through falsifying reports, appeasing the masses by not providing nowhere near factual data and on top of that the same old stories that we have heard for years now which is what we are discussing in this thread with cops not upholding the standard they expect the citizens to have... We all know this isn't a majority thing but rather the minority but it still affects the reputation a great deal knowing that there more than a good few police officers that are still doing things that we had originally thought were a thing of the past...
Agreed. I was stopped twice this year, 2 Saturdays in a row. Interestingly, They only asked to see my arms to view any tattoos I have. I have none! They were polite, I was not even frisked and they mentioned I fit a description. I was waiting for the bus both nights a week apart. I was nervous though but just cooperated. I was wearing a sports coat and dressed up as well. Wonder why a suspect would get dressed up to commit a crime though.
that always bothered me about the NYPD was how things shifted so dramatically in the early 2000s and on.
I think that dramatic shift might have been the result of the omnipresent videorecorder. Now things aren't a matter of his word against mine. Since Rodney King we KNOW what the police are up to.
Do a couple big sting operations and half the force would be gone.
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Abuse of power.
