ù Quoting Ron Taylor from a message to Ryan Bagueros  ù 
RT> You may say that one case of police brutality constitutes a problem. 
RT> Certainly, you are correct in an isolated sense, but to indicate that 
RT> police brutality is rampant and a general problem throughout the 
RT> country is an absolute fabrication.
Yes, it isn't a 'general' problem, it is a 'class' problem. I'm referring to 
the class of people who are minorities, poor, living in a city. Of course 
this 
is a generalization, but these are the people most impacted by the problem. 
The
further away you get from this, the less likely you are to experience it. But 
to flat out refute anyone's claims that this goes on (as you do above) is 
nothing short of arrogance.
"In 1993, the New York City mayor appointed the Mollen Commission to 
investigate allegations of rampant police corruption in New York City after 
several police offices were arrested in an undercover raid conducted by a 
neighboring police force. One officer, nicknamed 'Mechanic,' testifed to the 
Commission that he used to "tune up," or beat, people just for sport. Another 
officer, Michael Dowd, testified that he raided drug houses just to steal 
drugs
for personal use and pecuniary gain. On several occasions, Dowd sniffed 
cocaine
off the dash board of his squad car in front of other officers. Dowd surmised 
that his criminal activities were known throughout the department. When asked 
whether he was surprised that he was not "turned in," Dowd referenced a "blue 
code of silence," which committed police officers to silence when faced with 
the question of misconduct and illegality by a fellow cop. A good cop, as 
defined by the department, does not "rat" on fellow officers. During the 
60's, 
70's and 80's, the F.B.I. maintained a campaign against black activists for 
no 
law enforcement purposes. The stated purpose of the efforts are to "divide, 
conquer, weaken, in diverse ways" black liberation struggle [citing, a 
statement made by William C. Sullivan, former head of the FBI 
Counter-Intelligence Division]. As part of these activities, the F.B.I. 
infiltrated legal organizations, destroyed people's careers, and endangered 
their lives. Many blacks still feel that blacks are being targeted for 
unfounded investigations."
Magee, Robin K. The Myth of the Good Cop and the Inadequacy of Fourth 
Amendment
Remedies for Black Men: Contrasting Presumptions of Innocence and Guilt.
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