Police Misconduct Part IV

These videos tell the story of the LAPD “Rampart Scandal” which should be seen as a cautionary tale about the police. It was difficult to acquire these videos since they aren’t available and a university professor happened to have them as part of his research.

I believe the lessons about dealing with the police are the following – feel free to add a few in the comments section:

1. Police will lie in court rooms and in fact it has been dubbed by Harvard Law’s Alan Dershowitz “testilying” since it has become so pervasive. In these videos, Rafael Perez is described by prosecutors as “the best witness I(a prosecutor) ever had; he was an awesome witness.”

2. Police officers are just other witnesses in trials and shouldn’t be treated as voices of authority or truth just because they are police officers.

3. Police will act as their own “gang” to defend one another and make compromises of integrity for the team. Sometimes it is outright lying other times it is silence. The “code of silence” is in effect in police departments across America.

4. To expect the police to discipline themselves is an empty hope – only strong civilian control as well as the Attorney General, U.S. Justice Department, and civil rights attorneys will keep them honest.

5. Prosecutors believe that “the ends justifies the means” as well as a number of police officers – in fact, they believe it is legitimate police work. Many affluent Americans little imagine how their lives can be trashed by overzealous prosecutors as it happens to the poor and downtrodden.

As a victim of police misconduct, where the police suppressed an exculpatory witness, intimidated witnesses, falsified witness statements as well as conveniently lost the recording on my interrogation and lost witness statements, I’m posting these videos again as a caveat for the public.

Happily, a great positive of Barack Obama’s ascendency will be a Democratic President’s tendency to choose judges who’ll be more favorable to the rights of the accused and civil rights suits to hold the police accountable.

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[trinidadian8]

what about them?just because there were police involved in the kkk,dosent give us blacks the right to follow in their footsteps and do worse.we have that kind of power ,we do better with it,not abuse it.iam just saying.not trying to jump down your throat malarie alanis.

[MalarieAlanis]

what about all the white people on the police and gov that belong to the kkk?

[marisole771]

Wow, Suge is like the BEAST. i feel sorry for perez. i know he did wrong, and there is no excuse for his actions, but this is a testimony of how good ppl go wrong when getting caught up with the wrong crowd. if perez had just left the EVIL SUGE and his croonies alone, then perez would probably have been out of jail with a job. smh smh smh. everyone wants the fast life. but that life comes crashing down. smh

[champwagner]

@hiredgun30 dude he was paralyzed and framed and lived the gang life thats enough punishment pretty sure he changed his life glad he got the money

[mikec81]

@erikmann gunpoint 132 n bush cover's code 3

[REXFERAL59]

do think a white cop who did the things perez did would get a plea deal like that?

[USMARSHALS2]

@hiredgun30 He needs to get electric weelchair first!...haha!

[GREENnPURP]

whats that song that starts at 9:01????

[1979jondam]

he got 15 mill and ends up selling drugs what a dick

[1979jondam]

@DOKt00n loool dam right

[erikmann]

"132 and bush, i got em at gunpoint"

[hiredgun30]

dont forget that black men are the ones that killed biggie and 2pac