A Culture Of Beater Cops

Bottom line they say it ain't so but it is. These people with guns and badges will beat you given the chance to "teach a lesson".  This is nothing new but seems to be increasing and again it's the badges themselves that determine among themselves that it's okay to meter out a bit of their own justice. Fuck that and this below is not an exception. All over the country people are being hurt by these powerful people who enjoy beating people. And of course they keep it between themselves and that's what makes this case different.

The beating by Denver police that left a 16-year-old with a damaged liver and kidney was unusual not for the violence dished out by officers but because the injuries were severe and two of the officers reported the actions of the third, former safety manager Al LaCabe testified Thursday.Police culture in Denver and elsewhere is accepting of officers roughing up suspects within certain boundaries, LaCabe told a hearing panel of the Civil Service Commission.Few officers actually engage in the violence, but as long as the injuries aren't too severe, officers rarely report those who do, LaCabe said."This was the run of the mill — teaching the guy a lesson," LaCabe said.

One beating by a cop and the sonofabitch never should be allowed to carry a gun or a club again in his lifetime.