Money & Drugs Keep Going Missing After Louisville Police Raids

A VICE News investigation has identified an alarming pattern of largely unchecked abuses within LMPD's narcotics unit, which for years has used residential search warrants to target Louisville’s West End, where the vast majority of the city’s black community lives.
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[@VICENews]

Watch the first part of our investigation at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fna1hJuGna-qhsk

[@minorityreporter9104]

who's signature is on those warrants that judge is corrupt

[@justinwalker8364]

Go look at the detectives spending habits, house, boats, cars. compare that to some of the other cops. might show you the dirty ones.

[@TheRobert7878]

When I had police steal 800 dollars worth of hunting equipment from me my lawyer told me do you want to beat the charges or get your stuff back. 🤔

[@minorityreporter9104]

@@justinwalker8364 yeah i bet he put a private detective on him😉

[@courtneesdad]

YOU’RE FAKE NEWS!!

[@idkwhattohaveasausername5828]

Damn, it’s almost like police corruption is a huge problem in America

[@LucaRedTarot]

Lmao right 🤦🏻‍♀️😡🙄It’s bad

[@BIGGUNNDON]

Always has been

[@nonservitium]

Not to mention drug dealers...

[@datbang5072]

Lol ... "Almost"

[@thomascarlton82]

Naw, this is not a reg thing. You dont even know how many police departments there are and how few of these corrupt cops there are. All you hear about is the big cities and the worst cases. Your assumptions dont lead to any good so inform yourself before spreading bullcrap to other gullible morons

[@lancetennenbaum2509]

It should be illegal for any police department to handle corruption internally, rather than having a third party investigation.

[@AlcideIzMine]

And yet both republican & dem politicians kiss law enforcements' asses. Biden wants to increase police funding... Yeah, because giving more money to corrupt thieves is such a good idea 🙄 You're right. There needs to better oversight and accountability rather than flushing more taxpayer money down the toilet on departments rotten to the core with bad apples. If they refuse to clean up their act defund them.

[@lancetennenbaum2509]

@@AlcideIzMine Law enforcement and policing do serve an important and necessary role in our communities when done properly and within the confines of the law. The reality is police officers are just people, and they are only as good as the system that they work under and the training they receive. If by "defunding" the police, you mean limiting their budgets so they don't have weapons and equipment that were designed for the combat zones in the middle east, then I agree. The solution to the problem with police isn't just taking away their money, it's making sure the money is being spent properly. It's making sure officers will be held accountable as individuals for actions they commit. It is changing the culture of policing so that officers will step up and tell the truth instead of hiding behind the so called "blue wall of silence."

[@lancetennenbaum2509]

@old man strength Yeah when they are doing their job properly. Not when they refuse to prosecute cases that absolutely deserve to go to trial. Many DAs protect the police because they regularly work with them.

[@lancetennenbaum2509]

@old man strength I like how you act like someone being older means they are somehow more intelligent. Age garners experience, not intelligence. Regardless of my age, I know that district attorneys are supposed to be completely impartial and try whomever regardless of their position solely based on the preponderance of the evidence. What I said in my previous comment was how many district attorneys have a conflict of interest because the very same police officers that they are trying to prosecute potentially are the guys who they have known for years and who have worked with them potentially on other cases. I'm sure many DA's do a fantastic job and are completely impartial, but many others don't follow the word of the law and don't try cases that should have been brought to trial.

[@lancetennenbaum2509]

@old man strength Congratulations on being retired. I don't particularly care what you think, but I have a job and make good money. I have a lot more than $8k saved up, but go ahead with your stupid assumptions. I'm somehow "liberal" for wanting a transparent system? Typical piece of trash assuming they know someone and acting superior because they are insecure about some bullshit I don't even care about. I hope you have a nice retirement, but maybe watch a little less Newsmax and FOX.

[@Stonktradomus]

My brother's brand new vehicle was stolen in Louisville. My brother called them multiple times to ask them if they found it. They kept saying, no. He eventually found out (after it was auctioned off) that they found it the very next day after it was stolen. Please do a story on this issue next. He has phone records proving that he called them multiple times to ask if they found it yet. They lied about having it, just to buy time to auction it off as "unclaimed property." The Louisville police are criminals. Attorneys even told him they couldn't do anything, because the Louisville police are so good at legally committing crime.

[@ishih-tzunotinn.c6420]

That is crazy! By chance do you about how long it was from the car being recovered to when it was auctioned?

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

A Hispanic man traveling in the south to a party with food and dog in his car was stopped the police decided the soup was drugs and he was carted off to jail no one knows what happened to his car impounded his dog sent to animal control he was kept for some time before the drug lab said inconclusive. This stuff happens all the time. The courts have supported illegal search and seizure because of war on drugs makes it easy for them to steal and then keep money for that police dept to use. The courts say prove it's your cash and how you acquired it. A man traveling to a dentist in another state was stopped on highway the police took over $10k he was using for dental work and he never saw it again had committed no crime. Happens all the time on the I-40 interstate across country esp Arkansas and North Carolina.

[@Stonktradomus]

@@ishih-tzunotinn.c6420, I'm waiting for him to respond to let me know.

[@Stonktradomus]

@@WindTurbineSyndrome, definitely doesn't surprise me.

[@azazellopez1046]

All cops are criminals

[@MojoMountainMan]

"We've done an internal investigation and found no wrongdoing by the police officers involved" is a police station's favorite statement.

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

Why is it not called "Police Criminal Conduct" which it is. The People need protection from Criminal - Cops...

[@TheSkunkyMonk]

Politicians in the UK love it too specially when it comes to diddling kids.

[@davenalford6956]

All police departments need a civilian review board. Internal affairs doesn't make sense , You can't have cops babysit their own, All they're going to do is cover for them

[@Triplenet_Agent]

Because the internal affairs are ex officers mostly . So they are governed by their own.🤦🏾‍♀️

[@shroompicn-shrooman]

EARNING THE HATE THAT THEY GET

[@izzy1430]

As a Louisville citizen, thank you for doing these investigations! So many people are taken advantage of and are kept waiting and waiting for justice that never comes.

[@LouisvilleKyrich]

12thst parkkill area⭐⭐⭐⭐ non-snitch self retired. Im the only nicca i ever met to pay a Kentucky state marijuana tax for every gram of weed.i got snitched on, and because i didn't rat and because they didn't get me with any money 😉i payed that tax on a misdemeanor amount 7oz. My homies got busted in a totally separate raid that same day, they, two brothers had over 50lbs and didn't have to pay no tax.(we all had paid lawyers) Who else do yall know to ever pay a ky state marijuana tax?.🤷‍♂️ They want drugs to stay illegal because its a income for departments all around the country they are all lining their pockets.🤢 its sickening how greedy they are, and act like they care for the community. Why dont they take seizures money and give it to the community they catch folks in🤷‍♂️ Every street nicca would agree to that.🤨💪😎

[@LouisvilleKyrich]

@@The_Internet_Is_Overrated no cartels do however. Drug dealers go to jail or get killed or smarten up and get jobs or become business owners. Most drug dealers can sell anything, drugs are just the most accessible thing to ppl that are poor. Most drug dealers never become rich by national standards..( millionaires) and today that would mean( multi millionaire)regular millionaires are going broke daily around the world. Cartels & the justice systems are the ones getting rich off the drug dealers MR.🤔 And you was saying ?😉

[@LouisvilleKyrich]

@@The_Internet_Is_Overrated btw the white politicians that opened our country up to drugz for profit decades ago, never thought it would end up back in the white community.. Now they just don't care as long as their pockets are lined. They are basically giving our country away to foreign ppl anyway if yall take a good look. But foreign countries aint letn us come in and but everything up.🤔 just look for yourself at who owns everything around you.🤷‍♂️

[@MrDrew-qh2es]

@@LouisvilleKyrich we need to start a war to get all these corrupt ones out

[@Nene-vk2nw]

Let’s wats goin to happen?

[@MrSmith11]

"We'll get rid of all the criminals so the only ones doing any real crimes will be us."- The Police.

[@Student0Toucher]

Stay mad😂😂

[@dingusmyers]

@@Student0Toucher Glad you could take time away from blowing your local chief of police to grace us with this comment. Better get back to it!

[@Student0Toucher]

@@dingusmyers Stay mad again🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@mikemickenhall]

@@Student0Toucher Get that smelly flag out of here and go cut my grass

[@mikemickenhall]

@@dingusmyers You’ll be doing the same when a black man or illegal mugs you.

[@mystictraveler8642]

Authorities should be punished twice as hard when committing these crimes. They are suppose to protect and serve. But this system is just criminal. It's unreal.

[@pentafast5097]

It is mega rediculas but fact of the matter is neverany proof

[@1234.a.m.]

EXACTLY!!! They're enforcing the law, so they should know it MUCH better than the rest of us and therefore be sentenced more harshly.

[@operationlull3742]

they get a pass because they are extorting,kidnapping and killing people who disovery the edicts of the ruling class which is what we call a criminal. If a pig does it it is totally fine, because in america cops are to be worshipped and are entitled to have their asses kissed. if you simply think of holding a cop accountable or question a cops action you're a cop hater.

[@jwvanhaarlem6400]

welcome to america !!! welcome to the world !!!

[@mystictraveler8642]

@@jwvanhaarlem6400 "Welcome to America"? Yes. ... But "Welcome to the world"? ..No. This is not the world. America is not the world. When I'm in Asia it is the complete opposite of this. The public have much more say to the cops. In Asia they are perform like real public servants. In America its the complete opposite.

[@kumaseptah1300]

This has happened to me. My Ex-Wife filed a bogus protection from abuse order during our divorce after I filed for custody of our children. The Police Detectives performed a search warrant/ home invasion robbery. They broke into my safe, stole money that wasn’t declared, then erased the video camera recordings to “tamper with the evidence” and dispose of it. In court, all four smiled @ me & waved. Who are you supposed to turn to when you’re armed robbed by the police ? The FEDS ? or is there just nobody & they got away with it… which they did

[@SEVEN-sg5rb]

Yup. That’s why this is being journalized. It’s happening and it’s wrong but we have accepted the corruption.

[@Princess_Cali]

No one gets away with anything. Believe it or not.

[@legitfury4941]

@@Princess_Caliexactly they won’t be seeing heavens gate

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

All will reap what they sowed when judged by Jejovah God. Won't be able to lie their way out ,or buy their way out.

[@tynapier5346]

As a resident of Kentucky I am so glad you're covering this. This state is so corrupt it is unreal. It's in small towns, big towns, huge cities like Louisville. It's really bad.

[@joemamaluke]

I wish Vice would expose what happens here in California...

[@blackdonaldtrump3869]

Good ole boys…

[@GetRightGB]

Mitch McConnell

[@paulaOyeah]

I wish I could like this a thousand times.

[@SuperTruthful]

Report to federal agencies with credible info and take it to the news outlets that will report it.

[@oliviapowers8280]

EVERY COP SHOULD HAVE A BODY CAM. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE EVERY DAMN THING. NO MORE EXCEPTIONS.

[@kimphilpot4844]

With sound

[@oliviapowers8280]

@@kimphilpot4844 YES!! Excellent Point!

[@LucyLightHernandez]

Now they have them, and they turn them on and off and break them. There is no longer a cure for the complete Nazi era tactict of the police.

[@wooterrackz2699]

In New York its officers getting cought planting evidence destroying lives no consequence

[@doubleH66]

What the point of bodycam if officers can turn off the volume,videos getting lost n doing other ways to corrupt the video evidence.

[@deeransom]

I’m a bus driver and we get held to a higher standard than the cops, cops aren’t even hit with random drug tests. They can do coke all day and then pull someone over and steal their coke. Who wouldn’t want that job

[@amillionlittledingdongs6768]

You’re not a Freemason. You are held to account.

[@sayten5512]

They definitely get randoms even for alcohol

[@goldsteinist]

@@amillionlittledingdongs6768you got the point 👍

[@Ccubed92]

That's very false lol how many police agencies have you worked for to know all this?

[@fernandojr8436]

@@amillionlittledingdongs6768 explain

[@James-ly3wf]

You know things are bad when the best thing a black man can say about his experience of the police is - “I lived through it”

[@Rickswars]

Black ppl aren’t the only ones profiled or discriminated.

[@Dobiant]

It should be completely illegal to enter a house through a warrant without body cameras running the whole time, on every single officer. That footage should then be saved in storage for future access.

[@xtremefab6752]

It's crazy that it's not the policy they follow. Complete bull poop

[@MRWEDAWEST]

@@HI-PSI They shouldn't have ANY ability to stop recording. We should be watching them at all times. There should be a TV channel for each officer. Matter of fact, EVERY politician or person of authority should be recorded at all times. We should know what Trump is sayin to Putin or what's goin on in those Bilderberg meetings.

[@MRWEDAWEST]

@@HI-PSI Him too. Trump was just one example.

[@pjhuffer5523]

People gotta be smarter and put their money in the ground or a 401k

[@Dobiant]

@@pjhuffer5523 It's hard to save when the cost of living is so damn high. Everything inflates, except pay.

[@azone123465]

"Training Day" was basically a documentary. This is what unchecked overhanded power equals 99% of the time.

[@cyberspice4401]

Bad lieutenant Two guns...

[@Elliott_R]

Brooklyn's finest

[@frankn.3650]

Fact

[@noneya8257]

100%, not 99!

[@Raulski78]

Exactly what I said..

[@rapscallion8350]

I am from Louisville. Vice, thank you for exposing the rampant corruption and culture of brutality within LMPD. We are one of the most segregated cities in the United States, and even after the passing of Breonna’s Law, there has been little done to combat systemic police oppression against select communities - even the judge that signed the no-knock warrant that got Breonna murdered is still on the bench. Thank you for raising international awareness about our city’s plights.

[@williamjordan849]

Taylor was no angel

[@maga_skater4207]

Blah blah blah..

[@mikemickenhall]

Rest in Hell Breonna

[@tyrelladkins5200]

@@maga_skater4207 Just say you can't read

[@tyrelladkins5200]

@@williamjordan849 And that means it was okay for her to be shot in her home while asleep without warning?

[@MrManAmong]

Wanting to do this job makes you a sociopath. Being able to sleep at night after committing crimes against citizens makes you a psychopath.

[@Jalapenogoesintight]

Listening to these stories takes empathy to a sociopathic level

[@holymacarenafin2319]

Totally wrong. Psychopaths are born , sosiopaths are made by enviroment at Young age. Theys profesions draw them in like magnet.

[@AbuGrave365]

It really dose take a psychopath to take that job. They are all sadists. And the one who aren’t don’t make it. Some of the worst become COs.

[@levymoyer8391]

If “good cops” don’t speak up then they’re just as guilty.

[@glendamcgee1779]

Serpico - bullet to the head.

[@samuelblanco6468]

I think the problem is more that the “good” cops end up quitting because they realize their efforts to make things better are stepped on by how corrupted the system is

[@chuckdeuces911]

They do speak up but you and people who watch trash channels like this call them 'conspiracy theorists' and 'right wing extremists'.. in 2022 telling the truth is a bad thing especially if it's not what you've been taught to believe is the truth. Honestly, do you even know what's right and wrong anymore? 50% of America is driving with a blindfold on and a set of headphones on that are a direct loop from the media. You want to talk about corruption? The media is the most corrupt institution in the world.

[@boogathon]

I agree totally. This is happening in California, too. The reason is clear: Cops have one rule, above everything else: *_NEVER_*_ SNITCH ON ANOTHER COP!_ The so-called "good cops" are _just as guilty._ All cops take an oath to uphold the law. Did the "good cops" have their fingers crossed behind their backs when they swore an oath to uphold the law? When a cop has a good reason to suspect that another cop has stolen someone's money or property, the "good" cop needs to *_ARREST_*_ THE PERP!_ ...even if it's another cop; _ESPECIALLY_ if it's another cop!! Nothing will change unless/until that starts to happen. It's hard to arrest someone a cop knows, there's no doubt about that. But as long as this keeps happening, police departments are nothing more than _organized crime_ groups that prey on the public.

[@egyptian77]

Ain't no such thing as a "good cop" they are ALL GUILTY 😠!!

[@kfraz192]

These cops are incredibly corrupt. I live in Louisville and my nephew was in a motor vehicle accident in 2020. He was injured and before being loaded into the ambulance, an LMPD officer at the scene emptied my nephews pockets and ended up keeping $1,300 that was in my nephews wallet. We had a withdrawal slip from my nephew's bank and his accident wasn't even part of a criminal investigation but despite our complaints to LMPD and other organizations we never got the money back. I know it's not a huge amount but it was a significant amount for my nephew who was 22 at the time.

[@deezycain9012]

Wow

[@corey2800]

The majority of cops are corrupt. It isn’t just location based, it’s everywheres sadly.

[@miriamsipsey9034]

Police used their uniform to steal money from innocent people not using body camera & not reporting.

[@barbaraholman5355]

Just means they cannot be trusted. Police commit crimes on par with the general public. Case in point: A cop got caught fondling a dead woman's breast. Yeah, I said that right. Type it in to google. This is my hometown. Clops have been doing this hardcore. Hang out in the West End. Looking for something to do or they create a situation for fun. Search you and take your possessions. If you are stopped and you have a really nice car, expensive, you're a drug dealer. No, that's pastor. They saw all of us through one lens even if say like a 20 mile radius, everybody works, kids in school, no crime has been committed, if you own a nice home you bought it with drug money. I've been gone from the Ville for 20+years. Came back to visit and saw 26 police cruisers show up to a fight that was over before they swarmed. Caught in the drive thru for 45 minutes. No arrest, citation, nothing. Just strolling around talking and trying to appear as something they are not. Plus I read about the thefts a while back. Typical. Had a cop friend tell me what really goes on. I asked why do you not tell and his response was "I didn't do anything. That's about so and so". What? Everyone knows who these people are and do nothing. They just want to hang on long enough until they do 28 and retire with a pension. The rapist boasted about destroying those women's lives. There are no good clops. We are nothing to them and the majority doesn't mind one bit. Oh, snap! They care about the opioid voluntarily ingested, but seem to forget what crack did. This is running too long, but the rub is that I am not surprised at this. It's expected.

[@mike496]

bruh that's so wrong in so many ways.. I can't even imagine what your nephew must feel when he sees an LV cop car nowadays..

[@nnyv0040]

Imagine being framed, robbed, abused and lied to by the very people who are suppose to "serve and protect you?" I feel for those guys and the fact that they feel so alone because they "fit" the negative stereotype of black men makes me feel sick.

[@mamabear3217]

It makes u sick and mentally ill, it's just like the soldiers who find out everything they have been told was a lie and they come home and commit suicide, then the court appointed lawyer is the handler who tells you are distract you into worrying about the charges instead of the wrongs they do, we have to do better for our future

[@davetims5519]

They fit the negative stereotype of black men, or drug dealers? ..

[@reductivefall3]

If you don’t want trouble with the police don’t be black, it’s pretty simple.

[@JOSWAY787]

Amerikkka

[@loveofanimalsinc.visaliaca8508]

My fiance was "robbed" by DEA agents. He's white and we live in California. They took 20 grand out of his safe. Half of that was my money. When they send a letter with a list of what was confiscated, that money wasn't listed. They also took his prescription pain medication, that was also not on the list. They never gave anything back they took. About 4 years later, I finally got to tell this story to a federal judge. He had these agents investigated and found out that they staged "fake" raids to rob people. They had been doing this for years and were at last arrested and charged. It's not just a Louisville or Kentucky problem. Law enforcement corruption is going on all over 😠

[@everkief1331]

So basically this documentary is telling us that "Training Day" was not fiction. OMG! WTF!?

[@lillyclarity9699]

...is your surprise sarcastic, or did you actually not expect this outcome from American policing?

[@pabloescobar4524]

they show it in movies to you so you get numb toj it :D and some people would actually say " cmon man we are not in the movie training day" :D

[@Noother00]

I can’t believe people find this surprising…”mankind” is corrupt there will always be dodgy cops… the main reason why some people choose to be a police is to hide behind the uniform

[@inclinedce]

YOU are NOT black......i can tell...

[@KingQueen-du8mc]

duh you didnt know this fr

[@freekick129]

They think that just because they've "never worn body cams" that they just never have to? They really truly think and act like they are above the law. This needs to change immediately.

[@TheMrBMH]

Idk the point of your comment, but body cams have proven more cops innocent, than guilty..

[@jordanlaurenzo2063]

Laffa if you don’t know the point of the comment, then why have any input?! Lol , pretty dense, but you def did understand his point! And the point of a body cam is to keep things honest! So if they have body cams things like this can’t happen!

[@autumnhendley978]

@@TheMrBMH I’m

[@CRneu]

@@TheMrBMH source?

[@719Flowers]

@@TheMrBMH that’s a good thing you muppet

[@daveyprince9727]

I like that your team is exposing the real corruption in today's law enforcement agency thank you.

[@FBarbarian]

watch "The Wire", its from 2002 and it exposes those practices. This is something known by a lot of people for years, still nobody is changing anything.

[@le6807]

Yeah huh? Corrupt cops taking money from law abiding drug dealers.

[@jaydegelder2964]

But what good has it really done, nothing will change.

[@kylesmith8128]

Police departments are run by local governments. Corrupt societies produce corrupt cops. Where I live, the police serve the general interest rather than their own.

[@davemartino5997]

Didn’t expose jack nor did it prove he had 10k on him at the Time of arrest .

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

They aren’t “missing”. The cops just resold them on the streets

[@francescalucezza687]

Or possibly used the some of the drugs themselves. Threw a celebration for the “good job, boys!”. No doubt it also included unpaid sex workers they arrested earlier in the day and threatened to file charges against if they did all serve them sexually.

[@senorchurro6954]

*resold to their non cop friends

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

@@senorchurro6954 I’m sure they used some of the coke and pocketed the cash

[@lowverte3693]

So commen my bosses neibor is a cop and be throwing big partd always too pounds of weed he's taken and is a big coke addict he's a motorcycle cop

[@LilAbum742]

99% of people would do the same thing in the same position 😉 don't be naive...

[@atoulon3115]

This sh*t happened in Chicago for decades . $150k show up as $10k at the station

[@MyChannel-rv3zk]

They are lies, thieves and unalivers.

[@Bayplaces]

Knew the son of a sheriff. He used to sell the evidence locker weed. Always had the most random weed. I don't know how people are acting like this is a mystery.

[@SolorockinOne]

Because most people live in a bubble.

[@STOPSYPHER]

what else did y’all think they did with confiscated paraphernalia, “dispose of it”? 😂

[@johnnybamboozle]

biggest bullshit I've ever heard.

[@Bayplaces]

@@SolorockinOne I think it’s more like living in denial. I get that feedback loops exist on social media. But plenty of wealthy ‘blue lives matters’ types know crooked cops but support them anyway. I’m a wealthy upper middle class white suburbanite. I’ve been pulled over and ticketed for not having a front license plate when I had one. Well aware of the injustice. People that aren’t just live in denial.

[@Bayplaces]

@@johnnybamboozle get outside more

[@Dredugz]

The sad thing is that this happens all across America and the lawyers, judges, and prosecutors know and all of these people are under oath... if a law enforcement officer is caught doing anything like this they should be charged with conspiracy, racketeering, and have all assets seized and a mandatory sentence of 15 years

[@bosco4890]

They can't steal property and $ which is what is being exposed here. The courts, counties and municipalities are all corrupt.

[@virgo9226]

@Tom Smith That should be illegal.

[@TheSilverEagle]

everyone you mentioned are corrupt and liars.

[@xXspartanXx-om8nc]

@@virgo9226 if money is involved who cares if your innocent

[@gaba_goblin]

@Tom Smith yup, the real conspiracies are written into law

[@jeremymeyer5552]

So not only are Officers grabbing cash but they are either doing drugs, or paying their informants tips in drugs, or planting drugs on people who don't possess drugs. Keep up the good work guys!

[@jondoe406]

Cops still drugs and give them to other dealers to sell for them

[@Subrosa60]

On point

[@Princessjasmine642]

They are doing all of these things

[@michaelgrat6165]

Or selling the drugs.

[@Dylan-rm2cl]

So they put drugs in the country and made a law stating they could take the drug money this system is disgusting when are we the citizens going to stand together against this

[@WallyTony]

Louisville police pulled me over once literally minutes after I went to the bank to get $1,000 for my rent. They asked for pay recipients for the initial deposit like I would have that info on me then confiscated my grand as drug money. I of course was able to fight it but the fee for just filling out the form was $500 so I never got charged with a crime and they kept my money because I couldn't afford to argue. First time I was in in Louisville and the last time.

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Oinkers gonna oink!

[@billg7205]

@@jonmacdonald5345 Yep that's some total pigs. You still have the withdrawl slip from the bank, from 5 minutes ago.

[@IndiraAHall]

@@billg7205 you don't have to get a receipt. I never do.

[@Chardonnay19436]

@@billg7205 He's talking about the INITIAL deposit, as in where he deposited a check into the bank that he subsequently withdrew (likely at a later date) the cash from

[@billg7205]

@@Chardonnay19436 Who cares. Still criminal theft.

[@AgitpropPsyop]

The fact that the narcotics officer said he had done over 1000 search warrants and video was never involved in any of them.

[@julianr1330]

Horrifying.

[@toyiadecorcreations]

Right corrupt police department

[@MyChannel-rv3zk]

And they don't have to lie because they're not held to any standard. They don't even know good from evil anymore. It's all meshed together.

[@foxtailedcritter]

It's legalised robbery. All they have to say is it's drug money and you're screwed. Could be your lifes savings or you just trying to buy a car/electronics they don't care they'll steal it anyways

[@omogenews]

We knew it's finally here kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZm2g5SImainbtVk

[@sleepyhead8681]

It suck's same thing happened with money laundering during booze prohibition. The being able to seize assets and cash for money Biden and almost every Republican supported means there's little you can do if anything.

[@floune1448]

yeah right because everyone keep 6 gran in they center console sure thing

[@idougit]

Just curious, why don't people keep their money in banks?

[@chadmcclain3462]

@@idougit so the bank can know how much money u have. Some people are don't trust banks. Alot of people are old-school.

[@raynebowpanda]

As a Louisville resident, thank you so much for covering some of the corruption in our police department!

[@TheOnward72]

Cops acting as thieves should be charged doubley to a normal theif for destroying the public trust in law enforcement and abuse of power

[@PHlophe]

cops theives and cops rapists . there is a whole garden variety of criminal in their ranks. they truly feel like demi gods

[@trix1227]

ABSOLUTELY AGREE

[@noble7461]

Obvious but won’t ever happen.

[@platanokid]

Until they charge regular thieves with appropriate times. I’ll disagree

[@lisa196409]

I tell you what if they all honor the badge and they're here to protect and serve give all of them polygraphs if they don't pass the polygraph the man should get his money back lawsuit goes on. Give them polygraphs they can't beat the polygraph

[@Butterfly-cl6wb]

"Nobody cares about these people.". You can tell that's how they feel. Anybody who's been to court for a minor traffic violation and ends up leaving court feeling like they must have committed a felony, already knows. As rude as those judges can be.

[@Anime_Dude-123]

They can be especially if there racist against black people.

[@JesusisKING2020]

Yes! No kidding! They're heartless for poor people. Smh.

[@thepeopleschamp1776]

Yep, I can even remember a judge holding a homeless man in contempt because he came to court in shorts. He spent 10 days in jail for that bullsh*t.

[@carvercapitalequitypartner122]

So many crooked judges that back up the government crime.

[@johnscanlon2598]

@@Anime_Dude-123 man shut up I’m white and have had the book thrown at me

[@MrEazyE357]

I live in Louisville and I thank everyone involved with this documentary at Vice. Our police department has been allowed to run rampant for way too long. Many of them are worse than the people they are stealing from and arresting. Something needs to be done!

[@dot2274]

war is hwat shold happen if they protested in front of the police destroying the police building yes there would be change will the people do that ? no there to lazy

[@chrismerkel9604]

Fifty years after the initiation by President Nixon launched the US government's war on drugs It has only gotten worse by design. The drug laws by design have turned our police forces into profit oriented operations.

[@OBMBEEZY]

Fax bro me too been here for 21 years im almost 22 n this the most corrupt fucking police department/gang here

[@alwilson3204]

Still, $8500 'rent money', who keeps that kind of cash on their person? $1600 sounds more likely for that amount, doesn't it? People need to manage their biases watching all documentaries. Two sides to a story.

[@dennislambdon1787]

@@alwilson3204 absolutely

[@Thomas-m8w6i]

That kind of sh** makes you sick.

[@1972dsrai]

They know its hard to get busted for stealing from dealers. They must also have certain dealers that they protect and even sell the drugs to.

[@loveusyendi.7621]

All of this criminal activity makes me sick, on both ends smh

[@earvetta]

If law enforcement officers are required to wear body cameras and don't, they have violated police policies breaking the law. They need to be investigated and fired and held accountable

[@jokerzwild106]

Even then, all they have to say is that they had one on, but it "malfunctioned", and didn't record.

[@KrystleVoss2013]

Key word accountable

[@mattm8932]

Jailed

[@Calebe428]

@c m mans got the bootlicking on copy paste

[@stacyfiske7903]

@c m says who? you? psh, get outta here with that take.

[@CN-zi7cr]

Vice needs to go mainstream. This is real news and investigatory resilience we do not see anymore. Very well done !

[@stacyfiske7903]

this type of journalism is still around. It's in your local newspaper, not on CNN or Faux News, or those commentators you see online. If people would only understand that journalism isn't commentating, maybe we wouldn't have this ridiculous notion that reporters are 'the enemy of the people.' Real journalists are getting demonized, laid off and left with nowhere to work because private equity has bought up the failing local newspapers in order to suck them dry and make them close down. This is a major disaster for democracy itself.

[@missnellaful]

Yes, it’s great journalism. Now, would you please consider the lies and violations and corruption in the Canadian Music Industry? They are hiding so much violence and crime, which started in the late 50’s and became horrific in the early 60’s-we need some truth about those bands and their side trips to the “cities and Canadian Mountains.” Thank you!

[@trinalittlefield6294]

I agree, VICE does some great stories and I was happy to see they were nominated for quite a few awards for their work! Frontline PBS does some great investigative journalism too.

[@Anonymous_________]

If you are watching it kid, it's mainstream.

[@johnbear9205]

vice is mainstream you dingus

[@HTownCharlieBrown]

Just look at these shady azz cops. They look like the most untrustworthy people you can find. This is disgraceful and ridiculously insane for these flat-out criminals to be called, law enforcement.

[@jessj.j.french7482]

Jesus Christ was even killed by the police...........

[@KyraTonti]

The famous “STOP RESISTING” and “HE RESISTED”

[@johnthomas1940]

Why would they not wear cameras if they weren't up to something illegal? Insane

[@LikeThat57]

Because it would reveal their tactics and informants and such.

[@johnthomas1940]

@@LikeThat57found the cop

[@killemall923]

@@LikeThat57 Everybody know there tactics, it's not a bog secret. And all you have to do is blur out the informant face.

[@LikeThat57]

@@killemall923 Im telling the reason . Blurring a face doesnt ensure safety. People are not that dumb. And we reveal their tactics over time. Why would we show police raping, bribing and intimidating C.I's ?

[@Plottinon100K]

@@LikeThat57no way u tryna defend this 😂

[@JosephJonesboy88]

As a Kentucky native I can tell you that this is a huge problem in Louisville and Lexington as well and the departments need major reform!

[@1jahted]

Rehab you mean

[@camb400]

@@1jahtedFr haha

[@micahlawton]

Agreed

[@shanecrump7932]

This is absolutely infuriating! No wonder there has been such a backlash against police.

[@rabd3721]

I'll fake civility around cops, but underneath is a bubbling hatred and utter contempt for their repulsive behavior.

[@duMaurier15]

the only backlash against police are from the criminals and their family.. and most of them are scumbags, deceptive and liars..

[@rabd3721]

@Yodi Gak Perpetuating a corrupt, structured system that refuses to hold police misconduct accountable is a choice. Race is not. If a good cop says nothing when he sees a bad cop abuse his power, you actually have two bad cops.

[@karelglasner2673]

Yes, and not one time have I heard democrats talk about police reform. In fact when black republican Tim Scott tried to bring the police reform issue to the table during the Trump adm., democrats refused to work across the isle. Convenient, the woke excuse that Tim Scott is not a black man of value, and repeat violent offenders are the actual victims. The only ones democrats aren't concerned about are the victims of crimes, the small business owners, and their employees victimized, and the average citizen vulnerable to the increase in violent crimes by criminals with illegal guns in democrat run cities. Brazils crime rates have actually gone down when their current president made it easier for the law abiding citizens to gain access to legal gun ownership. Btw, I've never possessed a gun in my life.

[@sketch6995]

We have been hearing these stories all our lives. But now everyone has a portable movie studio in their pocketses. So it comes those stories are true.

[@tommymeade9178]

Whenever I'm on a jury trial if there is no video evidence always find the person not guilty why should you take the word of an officer over a civilian when they tell you they are allowed to lie to you

[@Amber-ghini]

Please keep covering stories like this. We need REAL news stories not lies being fed down from one hand to another. Vice always goes straight to the source and people in these situations. I love that.

[@MS-tc2fs]

🛑C I A still runs the “substance” trade. They created the cartels in the 1980s and still take a percentage of the profits.

[@doonthepan1290]

Amber you got it ,,, njoy ..

[@brianm9331]

By the way they're asking for donations. Link should be in the video.

[@letthatsinkin7879]

@amber LMAO at your ignorance

[@amillionlittledingdongs6768]

@@letthatsinkin7879 just educate her. Amber, this is horseshit. This program was brought to you by Rupert Murdoch. Take it with a big 🤏🏼🧂pinch of salt

[@smileygladhands]

If police ever want to be respected and taken seriously, they've gotta stop this crap! There needs to be a law that requires full transparency at all times by all LEO's, regardless of the department they're in. If you're a cop and you know this is going on and do nothing about it, you're complicit too.

[@32orbetter34]

I completely agree but they don't EVER want to be transparent with us! They ALWAYS want us in the dark!

[@toolguyslayer1]

It's a bigger issue than the police department but this goes all the way back to the queen I will put money on that that's why she's so quiet and she never really says anything have you noticed nothing about nothing it is like her people are afraid to say anything about her or else

[@patrickbrogan3323]

@@toolguyslayer1 are you talking about escheating? that is a much bigger issue because everything escheats back top the queen meaning this really doesn't matter since it all ends up there even the cops possessions!

[@dragorn3212]

The same goes for high crime communities dude. If a community wants to be respected and taken seriously tey have to stop being complicit with the criminals in their own community.

[@ho0t0w1]

or they just rename the unit something like CID and keep it PUSHING

[@thelonelypilot]

Keep your reporters safe guys. They seem to be making some very powerful enemies as of late. I disagree with Vice's opinions sometimes, but you guys do provide valuable reporting that other outlets are too afraid to do. Good luck.

[@maxchapman6961]

What do you disagree about Vice’s opinions?

[@crazy_loc124]

Right

[@floune1448]

yeah right like exposing lies of pretended victims.. 10gran for the rent of cooooouuurrrse

[@Atheism-And-Normative-Ethics]

@@maxchapman6961 sometimes they cover extremists without telling viewers they are extremists... So it's kinda like free propaganda for the extremist organization

[@davidgaskins2589]

@@floune1448 that's your transgender nic name

[@jmos96]

The public integrity unit doesn’t seem to have integrity. However, neither does the court system in Louisville.

[@alexanderargead5430]

The cops are criminals in the same manner of the drug dealers on here they raided. It's just a cat and mouse game. This isn't shocking and provocative, when it's been known for decades. It's not just American police. The states monopoly on violence does not have borders, it's worldwide. Anytime you grant a human being power with impunity over another human being, he or she will exercise that power to the fullest extent that it benefits their group or individual person. This is human nature and applies to everyone (especially when a part of a group), not just cops in particular. In my opinion, drug prohibition is unconstitutional. It is fundamentally a property rights issue. Your body is your property to do with as you wish, a drug deal is a voluntary interaction between two individuals. The state does not own your body.

[@goahnary]

Exactly... What are we going to ban bleach because people wanna drink it? You are responsible for your health and safety. The best defence against overdoses, and misuse of anything, Bleach to heroine, is education and regulation. There are warning labels on bleach to not drink it. That's enough. No one drinks bleach. Why not just do your best at harm reduction? -> Fund after school programs to help kids have a positive upbringing that keeps them out of trouble -> Fund healthcare for mental health services and recovery. Safe injection sites. -> Regulate and tax the supply chain and use those funds to better society.

[@jamesbutler8187]

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[@theherbpuffer]

largest gang in the world

[@Cbd_7ohm]

No, the cops are 100000x worse. All plant and fungi drugs should be legal as well.

[@harrykaant]

Stanford prison experiment

[@StarDarkAshes]

I heard some story of some immigrant who came to the USA and started some business and saved up like 60,000 and then retired and was moving or something and for some reason it wasn’t in the bank because he was traveling. But anyway he got pulled over and searched and the money was found They took it and said he had to prove it wasn’t drug money. No drugs or any incriminating evidence was found. He’s still trying to get it back after years. Guilty until proven innocent. Шнат тнэ Fцск?

[@houseplant1016]

That's the story of grandpa, damn , funny/sad to see it here. Yeah we're still busy on it but it looks hopeless.

[@JOSWAY787]

This is how the US treats my island of Puerto Rico.

[@RonKraftwerk]

Get the officers names and get it back. Lol

[@jasonm7973]

@@RonKraftwerk the government makes it as hard as they possibly can to get your money back, even if you have years of pay slips. Those dirty cops want that money to fund their department and county.

[@26michaeluk]

It was actually 100,000 dollars and the video is on KZbin.

[@InfamousAmanda]

Those officers have ruined peoples lives; to the man who relapsed because no one believed him when he said the police were harassing him and stole his money, I believe you. You got through it, & I hope no one else will have to live through this!

[@defeatignorance8681]

They're living through it every single day in damn near every city in America.

[@chuckdeuces911]

The media is selling you a lie. This first man is lying through his teeth. He had $8k to $10k in his pocket, in cash but he doesn't know exactly how much? No one has $8k in their pocket in 2022 if they're not selling drugs first of all but also you don't know how much you have? The only way you don't know is if you're constantly buying and selling drugs. Don't let them tell you these lies.

[@cleech74]

Hearing him speak on his relapse was heartbreaking, especially when he was trying to remain positive on the situation. I wish him well, and hope he continues to keep moving forward with his recovery.❤️

[@liluralongion2232]

Exactly

[@liluralongion2232]

These humans are not humans at all

[@swampghost72]

Vice goes places no journalist goes and brings the most raw stories there are..I dont know how any of them have never won the the Pulitzer award.

[@1972dsrai]

Vice used to go where other journo’s feared to tread.

[@susandunston9994]

These cops are the 'REAL CRIMINALS ' how can you just take a person's life away like that? No heart 😔😡

[@codykelley8781]

havnt you heard? the police are the largest organized gang in the world, they just play a role detrimental to society. only reason there around

[@juliusdream2683]

FTP

[@juliusdream2683]

Dam straight. FTP

[@susieblanco2722]

Exactly.. sad AF

[@elbertmoore7876]

I’m wondering if these cops get cash bonus when they get a big cash impound

[@SarahSmith-lr9pg]

I will never forget the time when I was 19 and working at a gas station. A woman came in crying, and began to tell her friend who also worked at the gas station, all about how police raided her home. The woman was totally traumatized, her children were traumatized. Her elderly mother was traumatized. Her home, and all her possessions were ruined and destroyed. The police had also verbally humiliated her as well. Listening to her tell it, there was no doubt at all she was telling the truth. And to top it all off, they found nothing illegal in her home.

[@trismagistis3392]

There is no home now

[@marksamuelsen3202]

Probably had the wrong address.

[@Nishapur]

@@AJStone-eb7hb Just because it didn't happen to you, doesn't mean it didn't happen to someone else. The police make mistakes all the time.

[@AJStone-eb7hb]

@@Nishapur Yes, it happens to CRIMINALS. Normal people dont get raided, you have to be high on the police radar for them to even consider it.

[@dermacaredoctor6912]

Isn't this the same police department that shot a woman in bed. Who run the town the Mayor and Chief need to be in federal prison for 20years

[@CLINT_theNotorious_TTG]

A drug king pin states 10 lbs was confiscated... But in court cops states that 3 lbs was taken... The judge drops the case...! And this is one that got caught... Imagine how many more departments in the U.S. is getting away with it?!

[@daneanderson737]

This is fucking hilarious

[@ISureDont]

All of them

[@LilAbum742]

​@@daneanderson737I agree 💯

[@LilAbum742]

Corrupt but still funny 🤣 you'd do the same....

[@Blakkrazor69]

I have a career cop in my family and the things he has done to cover his Thin-Blue-Line cult members would have him serving Life in prison.

[@SurprisedBabyOctopus-fd9qc]

From the Police, the businesses, the landlords , & the owners, Louisville ky is grossly corrupt.

[@jasoncreamer5747]

Corrupt police disgust me in the same way child predators do. They should get much harsher punishment than the average citizen.

[@brenttirwin6737]

Taking money as an officer is horrible, in no way is same as child predators

[@artgreen6915]

@@brenttirwin6737 I think it's just very different. But rot inside law enforcement is a very serious thing and can lead to all kinds of other consequences since you can no longer rely on an impartial upholding of the law. Just think about it. Lack of honesty by police isn't a stand-alone problem, there are so many consequences for the system.

[@bezzyranx9839]

Facts!!🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@pfhrmb]

@@brenttirwin6737 it's similar because they both abuse people that they are meant to protect

[@triple_gem_shining]

Yes!!! Harsher penalties for cops! You take an oath to represent and be the best you can be and that is not a protection shield that should be a standard and oath that if broken is worse than if never taken...harsher sentences for cops than average citizens 🎯

[@EdinMike]

It’s weird when you find yourself siding with criminals, but then who are the criminals….

[@POBox-id6co]

all low level criminals are committing crimes because of unfortunate circumstances theyve found themselves in. If police cared about drug addicts they would help them instead of raiding their homes and brutalizing them

[@coolthings3899]

I mean.. yeah, like what is a criminal anyways? 😂

[@chrissnyder3430]

That's the best and most perfect question! The lines are very blurred these days.

[@dannymayo3236]

Cops are the worst criminals out there.

[@hijayter4565]

Preach. Seems like the POLICE

[@stunter2875]

What should be shocking is the people that think this is a rare occurrence. This happens every day all across the nation and has personally happened to me

[@yolandas.6193]

It sure does. Cops lie all the time. All the time.

[@weenfain]

You’re right...

[@rheeryder2524]

True. Many people live in microscopic worlds. And never venture out.

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

Very good editing. Every conclusion I took from watching the previously published videos were well exposed here.

[@shirlenefarrar1404]

You know it's bad when the cops are worse than many of those that they arrest. There is a saying that is often quoted and that is " if you are innocent you have nothing to fear". Tell that to the thousands of innocent people sitting in American jails right now who are in there for something that they didn't do.

[@kennethkirby2533]

Schocker! In late 1970's in my city, they busted the narcotics dept for doing the exact same thing & Police officers went to jail for it. The SBI needs to be brought in to investigate.

[@terrygaskin4718]

They’re probably in on it

[@bennyd98]

Not sure that the State Bank of India has much jurisdiction in Louisville KY

[@Dexter037S4]

@@bennyd98 State Bureau of Investigation

[@skeetinyoureye6484]

@@bennyd98 the state bank of India ?😂😂

[@jsmall5952]

Wow , well officers & the Sheriff was cause here where I live years back nothing was done except lost their positions and he could not run for office again …..might have gotten little bit of house arrest but nothing compared if it was not an official

[@mikecappa1094]

I am 61 years old and its sad to say in all my experiences I have never heard of a police officer actually 'helping' someone. But I have heard of and experienced many times when a police officer 'hassled' someone. Very sad.

[@reyleondelaselva1789]

Police are definitely useless in this country.

[@chrissnyder3430]

I had an Ohio state trooper leave my fiance on side of the road with a flat at night. To serve and protect my ass.

[@jb-dn5fy]

Weird . When I was a cop I bought Nikes for kids, car seats for families and donated to Christmas funds. I have also witnessed many officers do the same..

[@taperjeangirl3221]

@@jb-dn5fy Ive had good and bad experiences with police officers and still respect and back the blue! Thank you for your service and all you do ❤️🙏

[@jb-dn5fy]

@@taperjeangirl3221 I've been gone for 10 months now but thanks for that!! Corporate security now and loving it! Came along way from the gang unit!!!

[@CaseysCourt]

Vice news always has been a stand up channel glad to see you guys refuse to sell out. Way too go vice!

[@haydeemaldonado1733]

This has been the story of the narcotics department everywhere for as long as I can remember. The thing is that in the old days they were more discret. They're worse than the drug dealers.

[@zigfreidbop]

That lawyer said it right, there's no bigger gang than your local police dept.

[@LilAbum742]

Now come on that's unfair 🤣

[@PlutoKam]

All insecure little men

[@d___c____5604]

I lived on 6th and St Catherine for 4 years, and you constantly see Louisville metro tearing up someone's car, literally ripping the seats out, destroying people's personal property in an attempt to find ANYTHING to charge them with a crime. The shocking part, is more often than not, they didn't find a damn thing and now that person is left with a completely totaled car they have to put back together while Louisville metro drives off to find someone else to do the same thing to. Me and a few friends saw a metro cop Run a red light and t bone a woman, then tried to say it was her fault, luckily she had about 40 people that saw it and told the truth.

[@fvmq9052]

damn bruh

[@NessieTheCatt]

and people wonder why people shoot at cops

[@sandrasue44]

Look up Covert Operation cia cointelpro, Organized Stalking and watch utube cia,fbi and NSA spying on Americans. From news in 1975. In denying they tell what it is. Stone wasn't the only one to uncover their spying.

[@danielhoward8354]

Defense lawyer should have been worried about the money too.

[@ferrumlynx1914]

Just like HBO’s new show “We Own This City” about the Baltimore police, also a true story. The split between the civilian population and the police is growing bigger and bigger- it will not end in a good way.

[@tommykelly6840]

I thought the same thing

[@shortblackandmiserable]

Yeah it's a damn good show too

[@Student0Toucher]

The anti police rehoritic doesn’t help

[@civlyzed]

@@Kigoz4Life I just added it to my HBO Max queue, I've heard several people say it's great. Cheers.

[@ZackHamlin1]

@@Student0Toucher police fucking over the public every opportunity they get doesn’t help

[@Rose1312afa]

theres no reason any good cop should be against wearing a bodycam and having all parts of their public intervention on record. Period.

[@blakew5672]

Exactly. Funny how a group that’ll tell ya “if you’re innocent you shouldn’t have anything to hide” to justify illegal search and seizure is so quick to defend their own secrecy.

[@bluenose7984]

This is normal, happens in all police forces! My friend got raided and they took a few kilo's of drugs and 10k in cash and the cash that showed up in court was just over 1k...My friend even brought it up at court and he got ignored by the judge...It's their word against yours and your word means nothing!

[@Bone89]

I don’t think it’s this prevalent in all police forces, but the precincts that it’s this bad , I would suggest the corruption isn’t just the police, but prosecutors and judge are getting their cut. That’s y they are ignored. Our court system is a business.“

[@sandrasue44]

They're all in it together. Look up Secrets of CIA, FBI and NSA spying on Citizens . Organized Stalking News in 1975 on KZbin

[@URFAVTROLL]

Sureeee buddy yall love capping on da internet for likes it’s beyond weird

[@peternilsson8133]

all these cops in louisville need to be in jail

[@stjohnbaby]

These cops are sick,targeting this guy,stealing money.Glad you are exposing these corrupt,horrible cops.

[@mr.b7156]

True, but this guy is a dirtbag, and all his money came from illegal activities. Now wanna cry like he was just a victim. Wonder how much violence he has dished out.

[@MakavelithePrince96]

Wendy u would make a great wife good looking out on the comment.

[@Ezekiel903]

in the US 3 month's of education and you are a cop! in Europe 2 years, and a background check as well a few mental test's, to see if you have some tendency, like loving to have power over other people eccetera, these tests are hidden so you don't notice it, and also over cops or superior have always an eye on you, to see if your behavior changes when you wear an uniform because some people can't handle this! that's a common problem, and the US hire a lot of former military and than only 3 months education and this are the result!

[@leonessity]

@@Ezekiel903 You say three months training... I'm wondering if that's a federally mandated, universal training program for ALL officers in all levels of the system. Because I am sure as heck not about to believe that every officer, in both state and federal levels are ALL equally trained... Even if only for 3 months! Does Europe utilize a singular police force (Like most of Canada, which contracts from the federally trained force aka: RCMP) or is it separated into different jurisdictions, levels or such (like the rest of Canada, who may choose to use a city police force or a separate provincial force instead of the RCMP)?

[@nickroborts7834]

@@Ezekiel903 ppl

[@amylovell9713]

My friend was in a bad one vehicle car accident. She flipped more times than I can count that night. The cops got there as well as an ambulance and helicopter and she had just gotten paid and was headed to another friend's house for a night of fun and she never made it to our other friends house. She was in and out of consciousness the whole time and when she became alert two days later she asked about her money. She had it in her pocket at the time of the accident so it didn't just fly out of the car along with her. Her jeans were cut off of her and not one person would confess to stealing her money. It was money for her bills and my niece and nephew. My friend is their mother. The fact someone could do that to another person is acting for the devil. It's so disgusting.

[@antman7673]

If you commit to stealing, it is a bad strategy to confess afterwards. The decision not to confess is forfeit at the time you intend to steal the money.

[@traciescott1871]

I'm glad to hear she survived the accident. It's unfortunate that she lost the money; however, in the grand scheme of things...it was too many hands involved to point a finger. ( Paramedic, police and medical staff) They'll definitely not take responsibility since she was unconscious at any time. It's sad..but, reality nowadays. Protect and serve has turned to Get and move!

[@Censortubes]

Yes it could have flew out of her pocket during a accident. What do windows taste like?

[@bigmclovin8779]

Hide cash more safely , Sorry to say but this doesn't just happen in your town its actually common

[@bigmclovin8779]

But shi feel bad for your friend hope shes Better

[@manders.]

When Mike said the police interactions drove him to relapse after 10+ years, my heart broke. Traumatic situations bring the fragile nature of recovery to the forefront... I'm so happy he's back in recovery and his spirit is strong. God bless him and everyone else dealing with the corruption 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@D-E-S_8559]

We cannot keep allowing the police to brutalize ANY community, then utilize tax-payers funds to pay restitution for the same oppression---that doesn't make legal, ethical, moral or even professional sense.... AMERICAN CORRUPTION...

[@9sheri9]

@Manders agreed 💯, Mike wherever you are right now I wish you the best. Maybe move out of KY and be a barber again? You got this, man. 🙏✌️💕

[@neverwinta7702]

Me too 5 years clean fell to relapse getting it back now

[@skeeblyboggs4914]

@@neverwinta7702 all part of it, you got this brotha just got over a year myself after relapsing

[@pasta-and-heroin]

wanted to check in with my 2yrs clean from australia. respect and love to you all, mate

[@Tact1123]

The movie, "Training Day" (2001), starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, essentially depicted how things operated. The movie upset many law enforcement officers worldwide. You can't fabricate such things. Someone has finally exposed it, and imagine that it's 100 times worse now.

[@John-mf6ky]

Great movie

[@mikeaskme3530]

For anyone who says so what they are drug dealers, I want you to think about these two examples. One if of a Marine Vet, traveling through Nevada with over 87k in cash, he was going to visit his daughter. The next is of a man who was traveling through Tennessee with large sum of money, the man was on his way to buy a classic car, the police seized his money, no crime committed, but they suspect this man drug dealing and took his money. So giving the police carte blanch to seize money when no crime has been committed and not making them count and audit money seized on the spot can only lead to corruption. Yeah I know, you would never be in these situations until you are and then you will have to figure out how can you money be criminal but you have not committed any crime. Lending blind support for any occupation, only sets you and society up for corruption.

[@jameskweisi]

I’ll need to do one of these on LASD AND LAPD! They just as bad or WORST. Over the last 2 years I’ve learned so much about the undercover gangs with the force, tattoos ,and so much!

[@younggoose7315]

It’s the worst kept secret in LA that they have different gangs inside the force

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Training Day" wasn't a film about fictional events. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@goonhead3791]

@@younggoose7315 I’ve heard about the gangs in LA I do not live in LA but am there often have friends and family there, there’s at least 4-5 gangs I’ve been told about inside the LAPD.

[@understandingunderstanding4880]

@@goonhead3791 LASD HAS ABOUT 15 KNOWN COP GANGS....

[@MissSpaz]

@@younggoose7315 Dude, the cops are a gang. Period. Honestly I've met more fair and honest gang members. Think about it- they do everything that a typical street gang does.

[@Melrosebleak]

respectfully, my community has known this is how most police departments operate. we all know too many victims dead and in jail from these crimes by our "protectors". we also know what happens to minorities that put projects like this out. i appreciate vice for this one!

[@TheDieselbutterfly]

It doesn't have anything to do with minorities, the chief is a black woman , we have a two term black president.its about those with power and money and those without them.THEY are the ones behind that b.s. line , they know if blacks and whites ever got together, it would be over for THEM

[@URFAVTROLL]

Dey targeted certain communities dat are hot and not regular civilians 🤦🏾‍♂️ Dey ain’t stopping soccer moms duhhhh

[@Hermetic-one]

This very department allows people who are not legally allowed to have guns carry daily if cooperative...

[@enayem1]

how hard is it for these people to have accountability... why can't we get something like bodycams 24/7 with audio for these scum bags. and make it a fireable offense if their camera is ever obscued or turned off.

[@jarethgar]

their job is not to stop drug use, it is to oppress the population on behalf of wealthy elites. that's why cops show up in 30 seconds for a homeless person in a rich neighborhood and rarely show up to shootings in less affluent areas.

[@jlynn4736]

Exactly this subject infuriates me so much I will leave my comment at exactly. (and read and thank the like- minded comments instead).

[@chickentender4037]

Body cams stop recoding at certain times. Edit: I have to clarify as people are misinterpreting what I actually mean. The recording stop when the police officer turns it off. Sometimes they don't bother to turn it on at all.

[@jlynn4736]

@@chickentender4037 ... here we go...

[@chikushodiz91]

@@chickentender4037 that’s false the only reason body camera stop is because of the person stopping it 😂😂😂😂

[@apehugo3511]

This has been happening for years & years & will continue to happen. When the right people are getting their cut, nothing will happen to corrupt cops.

[@SolorockinOne]

Exactly. No one mentions why this stuff occurs. It all comes down to the money. They were doing this heavy in the 80’s.

[@STOPSYPHER]

why’s this surprising anyone, police and government groups have always been the biggest gangs in the world

[@STOPSYPHER]

@@SolorockinOne it’s not like they ACTUALLY just destroy contraband they seize. They’ve always just resold it into the streets and kept their job alive. Guarantee. They’re the only ones that can possess it all legally under the guise of it being “seized”. Of course they’re the biggest traffickers around.

[@JayJay-hg3ut]

thank you for doing this for my city

[@randallsmerna384]

When they start getting sick off of tainted money you'll know who's stealing it.

[@tuggie7589]

And people wonder why, citizens do not have respect for officers. This show just made the massive point. One can not give respect, its something that must be earned.

[@elsabeleroux7896]

Yes ypu have to earn it

[@bezzyranx9839]

🎯🎯🎯

[@EskimoP]

💯

[@URFAVTROLL]

Dey ain’t targeting regular civilians goofy Dey target certain communities dat are considered hot spots Dey set up road blocks etc

[@r0ckymarie]

The fact that asset forfeiture partly funds the local governments and police departments engaging in the practice, is unbelievably problematic. If the cops carrying the raids out weren’t crooked to begin with, imagine coming across all this money that is being taken from “undesirables” that no one will believe…some of these departments don’t pay well, so, that money is probably mouthwatering to some. In a perfect world, none of this would be the case, but, cops, above almost anyone, know this world is not even close to perfect.

[@jack8580]

It almost goes in line with a minimum amount of tickets they have to give each month. At a certain point it isn't stopping the crime, it is creating the crime so you can get funding

[@r0ckymarie]

@@jack8580 exactly. I live in a pretty small, exceptionally wealthy area and the cops get paid a sh*t ton….they go in parking lots looking for expired inspections/registrations which is not legal, its essentially like shooting fish in a barrel. If you go looking for something you’re going to find it. They’re supposed to prevent crime not go looking for people that *look* like criminals.

[@Killface28]

💯

[@thomasmitchell4128]

They'll take more than your money. They'll take your life. I'm more afraid of the police than I've ever been of "Terrorist", or anything like that.

[@STOPSYPHER]

Defund the police right

[@felixcat9318]

There isn't a police drugs unit in the world that doesn't steal drugs, money, assets and valuables from those they target. It is utterly ludicrous to assume that the police that gravitate to those units are more honest than others of their type.

[@STOPSYPHER]

I’ve always just assumed that was the case. I’ve never believed that they just “disposed of” assets they seize when cases are closed. i guarantee they just resell all contraband back into the street and keep their job alive.

[@grindcoreninja6527]

Yeah, they attract people like Vic Mackey.

[@tonythetiger1600]

Not true plenty honest cops bro there are bad apples but majority are good people doing a hard job the public lost faith in law enforcement long ago I dunno why n e 1 woukd join 2day

[@tonythetiger1600]

@Nuh 1997 I agree but the way I see it police can't snitch on another cop it'd ruin there job I'm basing this mostly on the movie american gangster lol but as far as taking money like this only the cops on the raid know about it n there in on it .. ud have 2 trust the other officer 2 do this stuff.. I think most cops are good guys tho

[@MrfunnyNacho]

@Nuh 1997 You're an idiot if you think these corruption scandals are public to the rest of the agency. These units are small and closely knit. They gave enough to the investigations scope and they didn't dig further.

[@Hermetic-one]

It takes them longer to write it up than to get the warrant 😂

[@rollog1248]

As a person from Louisville I saw things like this happen but never expected corruption so deep rooted

[@ThirdPlanetAstrology]

I live in Louisville and see this happening . Thank you for bringing it to the light for the world to see.

[@stevenread5473]

Im shocked that the FBI doesn't send in undercover officers to impersonate drug dealers and see how the locals handel the cash.

[@thatdude8464]

FBI is probably in on it

[@datFUNKYb]

great idea but they're all meshed together

[@shehasevolved8596]

FBI is in on it ..they are all friends!

[@davidjohnson-iw6vj]

The feds are not going to do that because they know that their agents might get killed by these racist cops. Plus the feds know that they are doing this. Remember alot of FBI agents use to be police officers.

[@anonymousher0]

Lol at the thought of the FBI not being as corrupt, if not more than than regular police.

[@SeenGod]

how the hell can you justify raiding a guy’s house with a SWAT Team for like $50 worth of cocaine 😑

[@hartheffe]

You buy the fun tools with seized cash and you want to use them

[@4Realkevv]

The judges that voted for trump lol 😂 dgaf

[@manimotard5429]

How do you know that he wasn't or is a coke dealer.. search warrants just don't come out of thin air

[@tonybryant2905]

@@4Realkevv wrong they are all democrats in Louisville

[@valshken]

@@4Realkevv mostly democrats in the louisville, political views dont make anyone more or less corrupt.

[@stevecarte9330]

It's so disgusting, I can't stand to watch. It's a well known fact that law enforcement officers do this with impunity. I've seen it myself. It's no wonder that so many people have lost all respect for law enforcement. On top of taking money, to sucker punch somebody in the face with the butt of a gun is cowardly.

[@theharshtruth8563]

If you don't like the rules of the drug game then get a real job and contribute to society the right way. Duh? It's not rocket science.

[@lovemac1]

You You do that what we need need help to help for someone

[@RobotronSage]

@@theharshtruth8563 Do you have any idea how ass backwards your comment is?

[@RobotronSage]

@@theharshtruth8563 drug /drʌɡ/ Learn to pronounce See definitions in: All Pharmaceutics Narcotics · Informal noun a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.

[@RobotronSage]

@@theharshtruth8563 Basically anything you ingest can be considered a ''drug''. A huge portion of our globalised industry and commerce is based on consumption. Yes there are horrible drugs such as amphetamines, cocaine, etc. But Cannabis for example can be processed into medicinal tinctures, salves, edibles, and much more. Heck even coffee is a drug the only difference between what you think a drug is and what a drug actually is is whatever the government mandated you can and cannot consume. Which in the case of cannabis, actually varies on a state-by-state basis. Long story short, learn basic economics.

[@JeffBailey00]

I went to Louisville last year for the Louder Than Life festival. Could not help but notice they had the most amount of cops I've ever seen at a music festival, just standing around talking and watching the show like they didn't have a city to work for. The festival already had security the cops were just there. At one point it seemed like the entire swat team and bomb squad (with guns) was just watching the show the whole day. Went back to the hotel and local news was doing a story on a kid shot at a bus stop and 2021 being the most violent year in Louisvilles history. Hard to serve and protect when you're watching a Metallica concert.

[@kevinbean3679]

Lol, I went to basic training practically next to Louisville at ft. Knox and know the types

[@T_Town405]

The concert paid them to be there. But I’m sorry the bomb squad had guns. You poor thing.

[@maddengawd5773]

Welcome to Louisville brother

[@GreatwhiteShark88]

A.C.A.B

[@carlexus3133]

@@GreatwhiteShark88 acab?

[@tbone6826]

Criminals fighting crime is the ultimate hypocrisy in our society

[@chrishall.03]

How the hell do cops justify their actions of abusing a person and beating them and breaking bones and creating huge gashes, and say they were resisting arrest? That's insane

[@MishaLUL]

Because the hogs all got each other's backs when they lie like that

[@ChicagoDude-ej6rm]

@@MishaLUL yuuuuup

[@kenichitamagusuku3194]

Qualified immunity that’s how! They never get charged for stealing what they want.

[@moniqueloomis9772]

They don't need to justify their actions. That's the point.

[@fucketaboutit]

cops are a reflection of society....society has broken down so far...cops become reduced to those levels..

[@bayoubabe6698]

I say it all the time “At least they didn’t kill me.” I’m so sorry for all those who were and those who got no justice.

[@LukaLegend77]

we should be saying that if a 'criminal' robs us, we shouldnt have to say that when running into a public servant that our tax dollars pay for, we need more rights to protect our selves from these goons with a badge

[@cliffhooper3558]

Been there. Hurt everyday from and injury and been robbed by them. Seperate incidents. Biggest gang on earth.

[@dondada1020]

You sir sound like a clown

[@dondada1020]

@@LukaLegend77 absolutely great reply

[@bayoubabe6698]

@@cliffhooper3558 I hope you are away from all the mean & ugly. It stays in my mind, can’t completely get it out but sometimes I laugh about funny times. Hang tight♥️

[@malcolmmchose9680]

It's a really scary feeling knowing there are LEGAL gangs out here taking what they want when they want how they want. AND they can lock you up and screw up your life for a long long time. Imagine having cops treat you like this because we ALL KNOW who's gonna believe who. THE BADGE ALWAYS WINS

[@swgame2511]

Not always!!

[@jasonshink6589]

I wonder how he had 10k on him

[@letsRegulateSociopaths]

oh, and they can legally KILL YOU.

[@ryanward7608]

@@jasonshink6589 you can't have 10k ? If you worked for it

[@jasonshink6589]

@@ryanward7608 selling drugs is working for it? And no, no person that makes legitimate money keeps 10k in their pocket so it doesn't get stolen

[@Michael-h5r3c]

People need to stop snitching. A lot of this stuff would quit if people would stop telling on each other.