Our investigation into why 300 TX police officers who gave up their licenses shows a system of prosecutors and judges cutting officers breaks if they hand over their badges. From sex assault of children, to rape, to beating citizens, hundreds of TX officers dodged prison by using their police licenses as leverage. Here’s one of those cases. This is also a case where a deeper investigation into one officer revealed a pattern of abuse the department didn’t catch until someone got seriously hurt.
All dash and body cam footage should be open to the public, unedited and without any special request. Just dump it all online. I bet you the attitude of most cops will change INSTANTLY. Also, remove the off switches. 24/7 stream.
Jody,, and what about the “good officers” that watched him do these things and said nothing! In any other sector of public life they are as guilty as the person that committed the “crime”. Is this not correct. Why is it a double standard? I think we know the answers, it’s this thing they called the Blue Line, the thing that divides people. 🙁
I can tell you that in the 13 years I’ve been doing this job, the main way I’ve found out about a bad cop was because of a good cop. I agree, as with anything else in life, those who see wrong and fail to act are just as wrong. Hand of one, hand of all.