Policing in America needs to change. Trust me, I’m a cop: Renee Mitchell at TEDxOxbridge

[@colinw7205]

As a NYPD retiree with a 31 year career, this lady speaks the truth. I wish more of my former colleagues would adjust and adapt to the new reality and listen to what the people are saying instead of believing their own press clippings.

[@renevanwijk9653]

i was stund, still am. it got me the end..and i totaly understand the situation. It must be hard Colin to not be able to change ......This burns you down if your not able to handle it..witch make me say...we see the results on those who cant handle the presure

[@Cubelarooso]

If they won't adjust, they're in the wrong profession. We need to change the perception and procedures of policing so that it attracts more people who care about "serving" and fewer care about "authority."

[@colinw7205]

@@Cubelarooso True and true. It is mainly about culture. In American policing doesn't have same culture of let's say a British Bobbie. It attracts the Eric Cartmans (of South Park fame) of the world like moths to lamps.

[@justicelord3470]

Love this

[@psycronizer]

@@colinw7205 it sure seems to doesn't it ! I have always wondered about that, how do we know that the kind of people who are applying to the police force are the "right" kind ? it seems that we need to have better filters on who gets to do the job....even a polygraph to weed out the liars and racist's and opportunists's...all that power seems to corrupt people, I have had personal dealings with some officers who absolutely have no business wearing that uniform. We need more control.

[@Driver_Eddie]

This should be shown in every police academy 👏👏

[@richardmcfadden5585]

I agree 💯 precent

[@johnholmes3584]

This should go viral. Everyone needs to know whats really going on. Today its policing for profits.

[@anneautisms5136]

John Holmes Amen

[@reizrblade]

I agree! I wish I watched this in the academy

[@handymanservices7300]

@@reizrblade u know they would not play this at no police academy

[@michelleroxy21]

I’ve watched a lot of Ted Talks and this one is very underrated. Posted 6 years ago with only 150,000 views? Crazy.

[@jackthelad6137]

Amen to that. This should be mandatory viewing for every cop

[@justicelord3470]

I just tried posting it to FB and it froze up... maybe that might be part of the low views

[@alimranahmed4116]

KZbin is showing this after George floyd. Not before because they are only businessmen 😒

[@squatch545]

Who's watching in June 2020?

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

July 2020!

[@davidlafleche1142]

@jabberwolf Democrats want crime and anarchy.

[@jjlama9418]

jabberwolf it’s called compassion. And, she knew he was NOT guilty at that time. She owned her part. Do me a favor and do a search for police misconduct on KZbin, and tell me we are NOT having a problem. We need MORE compassion for our fellow humans!

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

Sounds like liberal BS to me. Putting criminals in prison is the right thing to do!

[@squatch545]

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Sounds like anyone you don't like is a 'criminal'.

[@johnheigis83]

Simple! Get back to being "peace officers", instead of "law-enforcing officers! Keep mercy on the streets! =A huge difference!

[@rebelxapologist4505]

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!! This is absolutely the truth.

[@douglashoward4206]

they're not law enforcement .they're policy enforcement. what amendment was passed that gives the feds authority on drugs? they need to do one like the 18th amendment. the states have to pass laws to make the feds follow the laws. and they brake those laws. they are the sovereign citizens they complain about.

[@terrimcwilliams852]

It's all been by design. Crime pays your salary as well as every other employee that works for the courts. Prison + citizens = $$$$$

[@havefaith4358]

That's how I word it. All by design.

[@macmiller1678]

Correct and who designed it? Not the cops so people need to quit blaming them for everything.

[@judahsoremy9857]

@@macmiller1678 They deserve the blame. They've done NOTHING to change the system.

[@Gary-pe4ce]

@@judahsoremy9857 because they don't operate the system, they can ask for change but they can't make it happen unless they get full support from the government

[@Gary-pe4ce]

Well policing isn't a volunteering participation, they get paid by the hour whether a crime has been committed or not. Patrol is their main duty (unless they specialize to other units), they get paid to drive around their jurisdiction, risk their lives to protect others, lowering crime rate, etc. There are some officers and sergeants who don't really care and I'm not denying their existence, but don't label all officers or higherups as those who think arresting people means they can get paid. They don't decide who goes to prison.

[@amosisreal3392]

The sad part it's more common than we know

[@nunurbuisness5578]

That woman who made false accusations against Dwayne should've been arrested and charged

[@deerhunter7482]

Rule #1 is don't have 6 kids !

[@texasfossilguy]

Should be sued for wrongful death, her and her former department.

[@ChangoSun]

She snitched on the system a whole 6+ years ago. We all know they ruin lives.

[@jtwilliams553]

Still very pertinent to today. Thanks for the talk. You should serve on a task force for police reform!

[@kjellnoekker4026]

Kudos to this cop for having the courage to address this issue publicly.

[@nira5681]

That is sad.

[@Bob-fz7pd]

It would be sad if it was true.

[@solly23k]

@@Bob-fz7pd your comment aged like the dead, suffocated man named George Floyd, killed by 3 policemen in Minneapolis

[@michaelbelt8768]

I am a 61 year old war vet with 3 grown kids: my oldest is about to retire from the Marine Corps with 6 combat deployments and is the father of 4 beautiful girls, the next older child is a Navy special ops vet with 2 incredibly beautiful little boys, my third child is my daughter who married her high school sweetheart and bore her second child in prison after being set up by a sleazy system of cops who knew she had become an opiate addict from a dentist's treatment to cure her jaw pain with opiate drugs. Instead of less addicting options. But she was 'thrown away' as a convicted felon with lupus, thru a system that manufactured her. Bottom line, erroneous thinking that all convicted people deserve their punishments. She went on to the prison's Dean's list in her fight to survive her 5 &1/2 sentence. Her husband has the two boys and is also a college graduate helping her so they can raise them like 'Ozzie and Harriet". Lesson; don't judge. They chose life and still have courage to face what comes next.

[@ትኒጧትንኝ]

I’m sorry for what you’re daughter has gone through. I hope and pray that everything is gonna be alright for her and her family.

[@dragonfly2117]

Thank you 🙏🏽 for your courage

[@mfrank3518]

Supporting the justice system is number one. Judges, lawyers, counselors and the list of people that benefit from arrests goes on and on. It’s all about the power of government which exists only because we allow it. She woke. Are you?

[@sethwolfe4555]

I'm so glad that this woman had come forward to a sir her testimony. Not too many people will do that because their egos are so large. Thank you very much for coming forward and talking to people about what really happens in this world

[@aarongloskowski6087]

This woman talks a good game after being criminally responsible for the death of this young man and the destruction of his family. The fact, she appears to feel bad isn't really helping anybody because when it comes down to making a decision she lacks the courage to make the correct one. She had a choice and now she deserves to be preaching this message with her supervisor behind bars. She is the reason why the public has lost trust in the police, shame on her for not seeing the obvious. This story just makes me sick.

[@nira5681]

I'm going through the same shit.this is just a different story.

[@veronicacobb3036]

I agree that police have to rethink the model. My issue is the constant protrolling neighborhoods and traffic stops. It feels like harassment and constant intimidation. We have cameras that can do a better job. Send a ticket in the mail or use other forms of contact. One time my family and I ate out for dinner and an officer was standing/guarding in the resturant possibly to keep order or as a preventive measure. I didn't enjoy my dinner because his presence made me feel hyper. I never went back to that resturant.

[@kennethpollard5041]

Trust me ,I'm a cop is the last thing people with a brain will do.

[@lorraineoudkerk7918]

Wow! seven years after and the policing is worse than ever...

[@ljose007]

The system is a money-making scam to extort money from poor people. But don't you worry the Creator, in the end, will execute judgment upon the wicked using the same measure they used upon the poor. I wouldn't want to be a cop or Judge. 1] Judge not, that ye be not judged. [2] For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matt 7:1-2.

[@invictusdomini8624]

You'll be waiting a long long time for that end, because your 'creator' mythos is bologna!

[@gmanon1181]

At least, she came forward to confessed that she put her career over the life of this man by executing an unfair arrest. Obviously, she is not the only one. The rest would say nothing. It shouldn't sound coincidential that she compares the US situation with UK. Another thing are the inmediate warrants when you have no money to pay. And, I am not talking about bail. I am talking about traffic tickets where you are not able to proof innocence. Most people don't know because most people carry money or checking books to the court. This is one of the biggest crimes of our judiciary system. Even listening to her, I can perceive that she still doesn't get it. She has great intensions and perhaps has even been proud of her job. I have learned that isn't about the people. We, the people are often blind. I used to be.

[@EricaB24]

Why didn't anyone listen to this woman before 2020! So many people exposing what needs to be changed silenced.

[@christiane.g.4142]

here's a helpful hint that would improve American law enforcement ENORMOUSLY: put an end to no-knock warrants !!!

[@larryrichardson7595]

First mistake Six kids Second mistake The woman is responsible for your death

[@Cynthia-Landers]

1:36 ' . . . and that the fight had cumulated' -- *culminated*, not cumulated.

[@CHITOWNDEECON1]

Money money money. County jails get paid from the state for housing 'criminals', whether or not they've actually committed a crime

[@donaldivery8186]

Very Powerful!

[@boleslaw1934]

The George Floyd killing highlighted the fact that digestive system needs to be reformed. The police are not saints. There is no doubt the entire system needs reformed. Unfortunately, the crazies have taken over and we can no longer intelligently discuss the issues that need to corrected. I was a policeman for brief. 60 years ago. Problems exist and they exist today. Unfortunately in the current political atmosphere problems will not be addressed. That lady cop really touched my heart.

[@stargazer2042]

She was not injured that day, but where did the injuries come from?

[@ibopwebop]

Great video about Policing but lest not forget the role of the mother in falsely accusing her husband of domestic violence to manipulate him. That should be labeled a criminal act.

[@whisperingsage]

SUDS is not from babies sleep position, but selenium deficiency and overvaccination

[@lef6419]

Her final comments at least for me puts the finger on the inapt approach we use to make decisions. It's all About Not Taking Responsiblity. We draw-up these rules, regulations So We No Longer Have To Think! We Know Someone Doesn't Deserve A Traffic Ticket But The Rules Say Give them A Ticket-"I'm sorry sir but the rules say" "The Rules Say If you Look Suspious To Me I Have A Right To Stop You!" It's Not Me Doing This It's The Rules And We Can Thank The Lawyers For So, So Many Rules!

[@tomskibicki9652]

I have been in a similar situation where my girlfriend called the police on me saying that I had hit her..... when what actually happened is she hit me... thank god the police could see through her lies.... she ended up being arrested......I’m 6 foot tall and 205 pounds..... she is 5foot 2...... I’m just glad the police that were dispatched had good judgment

[@annateves8944]

Thank you for this tedtalk

[@bonkahermitakaintjudge9228]

Thank you for an awesome presentation.

[@annamagpie5410]

Oh my god this made me cry...

[@johnnybravo2116]

While she was getting college degrees her partners were actually doing police work.

[@jeromedragon5287]

build a prison and they will come.

[@miirobrightvisions]

You can never expect compassion from your oppressor.

[@msjswapnil]

Condition of the law enforcement agencies in United States is really bad. It's time the President along with the help of military Chiefs fix this.

[@bernardhertz8381]

If any police officer watched this and didn't get emotional....please for love of God, quit your job. Find a different career. Preferably one where you are not interfering with people's lives in this manner. Start with ditch digging. This women is a true Saint and a TRUE police officer. More police need to have the courage to admit when there are/were wrong, and make a change...Otherwise we will just continue to have more Dwayne situations.

[@waswestkan]

I pretty much understood the war on drugs was F'd mess before this video. To be honest the idea of, having more children you could afford could be such a problem, wasn't on my radar.

[@morgunstyles7253]

Law enforcement and prison are businesses, someone gets paid.

[@anykoop]

Our police force has become so corporate

[@cgt2816]

People like her usually leave law enforcement early. Thanks for showing that some of us in the profession do care and are willing to grow and change ✌🏾

[@Semprefi]

cgt2816 Fantastic.well at least we finally know the answer to the question where are all the good cops.?on their way out or out

[@jaywarrenclark6263]

What percentage is that “some of us?” 1percent, or less?

[@jaywarrenclark6263]

Shelley Fitch: I know a former sheriff ‘s deputy from Arizona who worked at a county that was infamous and the Sheriff and a number of deputies were arrested and some I think did time-but not all who should due to local inbreeding and nepotism! He left because it was dangerous for any deputy who was honest. So I think in general the rule is leave or turn. The other alternative is death. There is a film by a NYC cop named Serpico who was set up and shot! JWC

[@timmoss868]

If you are still on the force, you are providing that you are not willing to grow or change.

[@jaywarrenclark6263]

Tim Moss: You mean “proving “ not “providing,” right? It is conceivable that there are small Departments that are not corrupt, but with that said, and in general, the wrong sort of people are drawn to law enforcement and therefore it is not unwise to err on the side of skepticism. Surely it is possible to have clean departments, but if they are clean they will almost certainly know and acknowledge why you are skeptical. So, if they are clean let them prove it to you! JWC

[@drx06]

Who’s watching in July 2020?

[@dennisprice2953]

My uncle said back in the 90s bewear of private prisons.

[@Marvin.45]

So here this shows up in my recommends during the George Floyd riots across the country.

[@ratedr9672]

Ikr

[@princetapiwanashe4954]

I ges some people took it seriosly way before evry1 did

[@Se-leve]

And....

[@chrisshaw9858]

Respect for this officer for standing up and admitting the truth. Whomever disliked this if they are officers should be looked into. This lady makes total sense.

[@eddymartinez4224]

Chris Shaw If you enjoyed this check out my talk show on MyTcnTv KZbin channel called hope in the 6ix. We discuss issues within the criminal justice system with Lawyers, Counsellors, Ex Offenders, Police, Victims and their family members impacted by crime etc... A must watch. I myself was a ex cop who now am making a difference by helping offender make a change in their lives.

[@MrDougy2k]

Lock her up. She's an accessory.

[@Spills51]

LOLZ

[@robertj.simpson354]

I once was a victim of this: cuffed and confined, but I truly didn't commit a crime, nor have I (knowingly); I'm straight as an arrow. Yet I was treated terribly by completely dispassionate cops who didn't take professionalism seriously.

[@MrFang333333]

So have I.

[@MaryEGibbs-ru5fe]

That happens everyday to us.

[@james64468]

Robert Well I dealt with that junk when I was 8 years old. I defeated the prosecutor at the time in my old hometown. He kept going after me. Not once but Ten times. I won all ten times. Our whole justice system and police system need to be fixed.

[@eddymartinez4224]

If you enjoyed this check out my talk show on MyTcnTv KZbin channel called hope in the 6ix. We discuss issues within the criminal justice system with Lawyers, Counsellors, Ex Offenders, Police, Victims and their family members impacted by crime etc... A must watch. I myself was a ex cop who now am making a difference by helping offender make a change in their lives.

[@neenoo2]

This is the reason we have such hate and contempt for law enforcement.

[@kymchessall7853]

Thank You so much for being compassionate and spreading awareness.. I am one of those individuals who has had my life destroyed by corrupt cops in Canada. You are amazingly brave.. Thank You

[@thomasmcluckie2014]

same here convicted by perjury in court by lying cops

[@TheZooBrooksAB]

Edit: it was for three speeding tickets. That's it. I'm not a bad person.

[@rnr5682]

@T West the biggest mistake of my life and I have made a few, was trusting a police officer. I was falsely arrested 7 times never once did the police check the ID of me or my wife. Completely unlawful arrest ruining my children's lives.

[@johnthor4999]

How can you change the police force, when its all about the money, higher power, and status. I have seen a little girl singing at a protest to protest against a governor and she ended up being arrested.

[@kidaniels8199]

How do you change society.... 1 person at a time

[@boredfangerrude]

It's not. What keeps police the same is the unions.

[@homelandfreedom]

Wait what? Arrested for what?

[@x1carrier]

Police departments need to take a long and serious look at their priorities. First things first, cops have now lost the trust of law-abiding citizens with their "policing for profit" scams. There is no honor in hiding on the side of the road behind bushes with a radar gun. That is the first step in restoring a level of trust between drivers and road pirates. Second, cops should be taken out of their cars - permanently - and the majority of their time should be walking a beat in the same neighborhoods to build trust with those communities. Third is arresting people and throwing them in jail for non-violent offenses has ruined uncountable lives. There is a better way to mediate disagreements between civilians and cops. I am NOT talking about felons, rapists, murderers or people who assault others. They should be disabled immediately and put in prison. But these petty drug violations are filling up prisons with non-violent offenders. Basically the entire method of policing in the US needs to be pulled up by the roots and a new face should appear on law enforcement. It should go back to "Serve and Protect" instead of "Thieve, Lie and Deny".

[@MrFang333333]

It's even bigger than profit. Its about power.

[@leahmoulton9243]

UtahHighways I was 020

[@FreedomInc]

Soooo,you are ok with a "felons" live being ruined but not a drug offenders? You do realize when it pertains to addictive drugs,the great majority of these users commit crimes to buy those drugs they were caught with. Your logic makes no sense. What does need to happen is the sentence needs to be the sentence. Once you have completed your time,or supposedly paid your debt to society,that should be it. Should there be a record for the courts to keep track of your prior behavior for future sentencing? Sure. But there shouldnt be a record employers can access. Now,someone's arguement will be ,"what about child molesters? Do you want child molesters working at a daycare when they get out?" My answer to that is they should never get out. So sentencing laws and practices are the real issue. This also comes to felons being stripped of their right to bear arms. This is not only illegal to do,but is impossable. Without ratification nothing in the bill of rights can be taken by government. If someone is too dangerous to own a firearm,they are too dangerous to be let out into society because someone who intends to cause harm to others will. No matter what tool they choose to use. And any felon who woke up this morning and decided they wanted a firearm has one in his possession right now.

[@janestill2588]

Freedom Inc. Grow up you are so blind Also some of drug addicts commit crimes to support their addictions but most drug users do not commit crimes to support their addictions

[@radman1136]

What should we do about the 3.3 citizens police murder daily? Make funerary insurance Mandatory?

[@tiffanys.4250]

To see her get emotional about the life she impacted gave me some hope. So often we see no emotional response. I am praying that our country will get it right one day.

[@genekerr8064]

Wow! Being a crises counselor, I have been hardened by sad experiences, but Renee Mitchell made my eyes tear. She pulls no punches.

[@0zoneTherapyCures]

A good day in policing is when they've "hooked and booked" all day long. Bad incentives. That needs to change.

[@boosted211]

a good day should be nothing happened and you went home to enjoy time with the family.

[@TheWinkwhiterabbit]

Police arrest and ticketing quotas are illegal in several states, but there have been police officers that have come out saying that this "unofficially" still occurs. Twelve police officers in the NYPD have a documentary on it and they recorded their supervisors grilling them or giving them poor annual reviews for not making enough arrests and writing enough tickets. One recording shows the supervisor saying that if you go out on the streets, you WILL find someone doing something illegal.

[@justicelord3470]

@@TheWinkwhiterabbit unreal. I can't believe this hasn't been brought to light sooner, basically people who are afraid of police conduct have great reason to

[@judyknelson1006]

@@TheWinkwhiterabbit Yep! WHere's the documentary you speak of, Sara? NYC and others need to see that...

[@TheWinkwhiterabbit]

Check out Crime + Punishment on Netflix! 12 NYPD officers come out about the departments illegal continuation of booking quotas.

[@taurahelms3068]

Prisons have become profitable here in the states. Why would you rehabilitate free labor? That is the thinking of those who benefit from the arrests.

[@jirensentry7609]

Taura Helms That is why she speaks. The idea that it shouldn't change, are you suggesting that? Please explain.

[@koalaseatleaves1277]

Free labor? prisons are holiday camps.

[@jeremy1392]

This shows the difference in views on prisons between the left and the right. The left thinks their Auschwitz and the right thinks they're "holiday camps."

[@chrisgordon5719]

If it is such a great holiday, why don't you sign up for a nice holiday in Prison?

[@jeremy1392]

Really. If prison was better than freedom, then you'd pick prison. Trust me when I say that prisons are better than they used to be, but they're still not pleasant.

[@MoniquesChannel]

....6 years later.... ....We have body cams.... ....We have cell phone videos.... and nothing has changed. George Floyd was the straw that broke the camels back.

[@heatherchaney7279]

"If I don't arrest, I don't have a job." SMH

[@-cheshire-cat]

I know, it's sad Heather. Their job is to arrest, not to help their community.

[@damirzanne]

it’s a job , there is a millions of other jobs out there ... I was a cop , and after 3 months on duty, and my first riot , I realized I’m not going to be arresting or terrorizing my people , so I returned my gun , and a badge , and quit ... I worked many other jobs after that ...

[@writerconsidered]

@@damirzanne Well good for you, but that doesn't change anything. You just so merrily dismissed the concern with a flippent there are a million jobs. And this was 7 hours ago and you are watching the whole country blow up post Floyd case. What is wrong with you? You seem to show great empathy about the reason you quit your job, and complete apathy for changing the system that caused you to quit in the first place. I honestly don't understand your paradox.

[@georgemckenna462]

@@writerconsidered damirzanna, I believe was acting on a matter of conscience. Not everyone is as eloquent and quailified as officer Renee Mitchell.

[@m45367]

😱😰😡🤬🤢😾

[@Jah-Know]

Remove all police Unions and federations then you will have proper policing

[@h.anderson958]

Perceptive and brilliant. In California, much of the wrongdoing is driven by the greed of the awesomely powerful prison guard union.

[@thebluntreport8850]

Thank You Renee Micthell, it hit different when a white cop say's it

[@thebluntreport8850]

@@jermanospetalos3823 ...No,To drive home the point that it's more credible coming from a cop... And even more credible coming from a white person... But even more credible coming from a white-cop

[@politereminder6284]

She framed this issue beautifully in a touching story. 👏👏👏 Reminds me of Rayshard Brooks. All he needed was a break and a ride home. He got bullets in his back 😢

[@eilenekellogg7017]

She needs to talk about how simple traffic stops turn into murder, because the cop has to escalate the situation.

[@This_tub]

Huh? If the criminal doesnt resist arrest, how can it turn into murder, are u delusional?

[@lawrencewoodson9464]

@@This_tub If you would actualy like an answer to your question, I suggest you read, Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing by retired cop, Norm Stamper P.S. I hope you don't mind that I am taking a screen shot of this. A "Trump Supporter" showing such absolute trust and faith in law enforcement is very common and you've provided a picture perfect example.

[@This_tub]

@@lawrencewoodson9464 any sensible person would trust and have faith in the law and police rather than becoming victims violent criminal thugs and criminals

[@williamdavis1250]

What?

[@lizicadumitru9683]

@@This_tub Did you not hear what she said in the beginning of her talk? She put the "want" of her Sargent and her carrier advancement over the freedom of a man she felt wasn't guilty of arrest.

[@danielgagne485]

You know what reduces crime? Real jobs, carreers, a living wage for all healthy people. Mental health resources for those who are not.

[@Paladins-CODEX-Ultra]

We actually lost respect for cops back in the sixties, seventies, eighties, etc., etc! We just have short memories or were too young to have been around then. It wasn’t always on the news, but occasionally made the headlines, in effect minimizing the public’s awareness. This is nothing new, only way way worse than its ever been. Social media has everything to do with the current awareness, especially on KZbin, where things are exposed! Plus there’s way too much BIG money in fines and tickets for them to ever volunteer to give it up. They’d need to be made to! This is nowhere more common than on the country’s interstate highways and freeways, where most if this revenue hunting occurs. And it’s completely out of control! Hopefully folks will become more aware, and actually do something about it. Maybe a complete ‘re-education’ of the various police departments is in order. But don’t hold your breath . . . Imho . . .

[@joeclark9369]

Follow the money.. Profit is profit.. State , local and federal law inforcement and political law maker's only make and inforce laws for revenue.. That's it.. They will ruin your life for a dollar without a second thought..

[@RoseClimbPaintC]

Why isn't this trending now?

[@mrjaybee73]

This is about two things. Money and power. It will never change. They will never follow the evidence

[@thereGoMapo]

It really speaks to you when you realize the police are after their own self-interests rather than their important role in society.

[@eddemania4676]

I absolutely hate cops. All cops. But his video makes me cry at the end every time. Thank you for this video🙏🏼😢

[@eddemania4676]

Barrier Boy Sadly, most police

[@waldox1]

People are so brainwashed that they think police officers are heroes .. but they are truly a major problem of our society ..

[@Fadil1954]

@@waldox1 True, a bunch of losers and mentally deranged individuals with many psychological issues.

[@dragonkukulcan]

A thinking police officer, which we need more of them. Here in Mexico they are thugs, sad to say they will rob you just as the cartel.

[@ladydragon7777]

Here in America they are the same.

[@texasfossilguy]

Here in the USA they do the same, they just hide behind the laws to justify it.

[@pjhudson5344]

I love mexico and hope she can hold on, criminal what the WOD has created and for being tone def because Americans been crying to end the war on drugs for some time, representatives dont listen.

[@Hispandinavian]

Assert you Constitutional Rights and watch them lose their minds and pull the trigger.

[@allemander]

Hispandinavian *your

[@anthonymay5363]

This was one of the most powerful Ted Talks I’ve watched😥✊🏾

[@escapedfromnewyork]

I liked what she said, but she was WRONG 3:20 into the video. "Reasonable suspicion" is required to "detain" a person. You suspect them of a crime, but do not yet have suspicion to make an arrest. "Probable cause" is a higher standard than reasonable suspicion, and THAT is required to make an arrest. There is a difference. I hope she was aware and misspoke, but cops seldom know the law.

[@hungryghost502]

Good for her. There are very few cops that have any compassion once they've been on the force for about 5 years or more. They become cold and hard inside. From my experience many of them (I'd say 30% to 40%) are not much better than the criminals they arrest. I am from a family with a long history of law enforcement. I've watched them and they're cop friends for 50 years now. It's sad but true. Most of them start out good but it's a tough job that hardens them like prison hardens criminals.

[@sramoore0075187]

Sgt Mitchell's explanation of the history of policing is perfect, from its inception in England. Officers were referred to as "Bobby's or Peelers" for Robert Peel. I was a longtime resident of Sacramento. My hope is that her experience and knowledge can permeate within that department so that folks with a low socioeconomic background can exist a little bit more freely. And also be given the police support that many other citizens are afforded. My only question is why not arrest the wife instead of the husband if someone had to go. After all, she did lie to a law enforcement officer. God Bless Sarge.

[@johnnybravo2116]

So a woman gets thrown down the stairs and they want to release the suspect? Huh?

[@bvwhite1858]

Impactful. I have always said why aren't they using the evidence instead of looking at their own personal beliefs about a certain person.

[@kausamsalam8543]

BV White yes

[@brianfoster6700]

The police are just the paid thugs who protect the 1%. Their only job is to rob you and lock you up in a cell anyway they can.

[@kausamsalam8543]

God bless this woman forever and ever--logically empathic talk from a brilliant officer who actually gives a darn about all people.🧡🦋

[@angelblue7779]

Very powerful. Thank you for sharing.

[@jamesmayo3827]

I've been very close to being duane many times, for all those exact reasons. I now live alone and have given up on society. Ive been beaten down, again and again ,it was never who i was. Thank you for your incite and being a human.

[@gwenharper6474]

Enjoyed your message, right on. Your Mom was the day-care provider for my daughter Kari, beginning in 1969. Would enjoy hearing from her. Am on FB. It was wonderful seeing you as an adult.

[@solid1378]

This just showed up in my recommendations...Confirms what is now becoming very apparent. I hope she starts to get on TV...😬🤐😳

[@StephanieNicoleAZ]

This video needs to resurface

[@Dlfrog]

6 years later. Same problem.

[@tashafierce6857]

It has gotten worse

[@alexp3752]

As a former cop from many decades ago, American policing, like most of our once trusted institutions is dying. They are dying due to a lack of compassion, empathy, and consideration for the plight of others. Blind, strict adherence to rules, regulations, and laws have removed the sense of balance, fairness, and reason that used to be central to American policing practices. What used to be regarded as a noble profession (peace officer), has been now relegated largely to a predator mentality, (law enforcer). I am not impressed. Today, force, often with guns drawn, is the first order of contact. Gone are the days of reasonable psychology and diplomacy required to help resolve problems quickly and preserve the peace. In my view, in far too many instances, cops cause more problems then they are worth. Their mere presence brings complication, potential loss of money and freedom wherever they go. They are to be avoided, and much of this should be laid at the feet of the police themselves. I find most are poorly trained in people skills. The average intelligence level is sorely lacking as opposed to earlier times. Perhaps the most poignant example of policing today can be observed in the behavior of school children. While attending elementary school back in the 1960s, kids would wave to passing police as they went about their rounds. The cop would return the wave, and police were considered an integral part of the community. Not anymore! Kids openly give cops the bird or yell profanities at them. A kid waving at a cop today may incur the wrath of his peers, or the cop may harass the kid wanted to know why he waved at him! This is pure insanity! I suspect a great deal of this starts in the home, and a vicious cycle is formed. The government cannot be trusted as its nature is predatory, authoritarian and unaccountable at all levels. With enormous, unjustified salaries and outrageous pensions, it is now a system that serves itself, not the people who are forced to pay. Until substantical chances are made this trend will continue.

[@newworldconcepts583]

I liked the 3rd blurb you wrote. Very well put.

[@ladydragon7777]

That is why we don't need a government justice department or police. They are the cause of America's problems. We the people should take care of our own problems. Government,law enforcement,justice department are for the rich to robbing,beat and oppress the people.

[@freddiecongo2400]

All but your third paragraph is nonsense and only up to the word, levels. Smh....

[@thomasdatro6846]

An officer needs PROBABLE CAUSE to arrest and REASONABLE SUSPICION to detain, at least in California. I'm a sergeant and I never would have mandated an arrest.

[@thomasdatro6846]

Mike, I would like to see your evidence to support your claim that I am not a sergeant....

[@MrFang333333]

Um, I see this happening on a daily basis in CA, just check out Tom Zebra, Onus, High Desert Community Watch. Literally, everyday. I watch someone get searched, arrested, tazed on claimed "probable cause". I also have seen it first hand. I have been nearly killed and yet I was innocent...and its happened more than once. This isn't the America I want.

[@elohimsoldier3028]

Thomas Datro you are a lying 🤥 pos

[@wukilla8ee]

Who's else, b4 the video even loaded up, scrolled down to the comments to see if the comments were disabled? N YES, these LiL Piggies are OUT OF CONTROL!!!! Especially out here in Cali!!

[@gabrielprosser7411]

Nothing has changed. Police in America will never change.

[@texasfossilguy]

Not without the second go round of the R word happening.

[@orbjorgragnarsdottir3448]

Here we are 6 years later and nothing has changed

[@jakeford7688]

Yeah it has its gotten worse

[@2000Betelgeuse]

This video, makes me feel so many emotions, thank you for your compassion, god know this world needs it

[@nira5681]

Damn!even their own speaks out against their own.

[@hardcore2637]

I've met good cops and bad cops! And I'm afraid for my life since learning recently they've been watching me my whole life! Kinda funny but I'm getting more pissed!

[@corypalmerini1610]

Yeah yeah we Know when all else fails The Policeman wasnt ""Trained"" properly. So who's the trainer that should be accountable.

[@mariestreeting9145]

Here we are in 2020 when an African American man was held down and chocked for all the world to see. George Floyd was murdered and now America is in the grip of riots and so much violence. I saw an African American protester say the name Robert Peel so here i am googling any information that I can find on him. The riots have spread around the world actually because THIS HAS TO STOP. Wishing you all the very best. Lets pray for change from uphold the Law to Serve and Protect.

[@4knewt505]

It's a madhouse out there with the protests. We go from wanting to support Police Reform to ACAB to Defund the Police. I appreciate your post about change and upholding the Law to Serve and Protect.

[@Adrian_Nel]

Now, there are going to be those who will focus on the fact that Dwayne & Stephanie had six kids, whom they could not feed, but they will be deliberately,if not consciously, MISSING THE POINT.

[@ChrisOhMy]

You called yourself out there, buddy. I just read 40 comments and no one said that. Keyboard revoked for 1 week! Do better

[@unicorndnaranja5865]

"Imagine, if we used evidence to prevent crime."

[@gerryaddley6200]

So very refreshing to here a cop that has grown to be led by conscience rather process. If the rest could break out of the mold the world could be a better place.