And those cops who are honest have no idea — indeed, most of the white, privileged world has no idea — how often some cops lie. They lie to the people they are harassing — kids, homeless, people of color, hippies and punks. They lie on the tickets they write. They lie in their reports. They lie to their supervisors. They lie to the grand jury. They lie on the witness stand. And they are believed. I do not know a single person of color, or activist, or hippie, or homeless person who will say cops don’t lie. Every single one of us has seen it. Every single one of us who has been involved in any prosecution of any charge, large or small, has seen it. So don’t tell me it’s “not all cops.” It doesn’t matter. They have forfeited the people’s trust. As long as police culture tolerates lying, there will be no trust. Until it is rooted out, and made cause for instant dismissal, there will be no trust.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:36:25 +0000
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