Serious complaints filed against dozens of Massachusetts police instructors, investigation finds

A monthslong WBZ-TV investigation found dozens of the instructors teaching police recruits in Massachusetts have checkered histories, including serious sustained complaints and criminal behavior. WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports.

[@frotobaggins7169]

"A misdemeanor crime: assaulting and kicking a man in the head" Sure sounds like a felony to me.

[@reneearnett8761]

Yes agreed!!!!😮

[@WillW91]

It would be for any non cop.

[@weirdo24-7]

Just an FYI: Class A misdemeanors are felonies and some Class B. Not many people know this so I'm just being informative not a dic. 👍

[@kinglewis6553]

​@weirdo24-7 quick Google search says it's a serious misdemeanor

[@weirdo24-7]

@@kinglewis6553 Go ahead and Google the different classes of misdemeanors and learn something.

[@stevec404]

Discipline that man? Fire him. People like that do not change their mindsets. The public demands better.

[@RealityBytesBack]

Fire him , Singular? Are you aware of how much corruption and tyranny there is in police departments, across the country? Cops Are in the habit of beating someone up, and then charging THEM with a crime.

[@maryshea603]

When they flat out commit a crime that ordinary citizens would be in prison for, they should be as well.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

Criminals training cops,

[@Factsnotfox]

This is why cops have become criminals with badges.

[@D00rGunner]

Criminals training future criminals.

[@arielsea9087]

Who run your State?

Not all cops are psychopaths. All psychopaths are cops.

[@johnshite4656]

​@@arielsea9087 It's the same way across the whole country. MA is just more accountable than most areas. People actually care about that sort of thing there. In red states the same things happen but it gets swept under the carpet more easily. It's groupthink and cronyism that creates a subculture of corruption and abuse of power. You should listen to Beau of the Fifth some time, who once trained officers in Florida. When one of them said to him, "but.... we write the reports" and the other cops nodded along, that's when he decided to stop training cops. The corruption is fairly out in the open. I mean, who's gonna tell em they can't do that? Other cops? Pfffffft. Who watches the watchers indeed.

[@jamesshawjr5299]

In my opinion, if we the people, started to take an officers PENSION for their misconduct, more cops would be holding the bad one more accountable for their actions!! It seems simple, i know it won't be, but it would definitely impact the ones that think they can get away with anything!

[@jimmcgrath8417]

AGREEEEEEEEEEEEED!

[@Paulco67]

I think they lose the pension if convicted of a serious crime. Not sure though.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

And cops wonder why no one trusts or respects them, anymore.

[@Nuttyirishman85]

After all of that defund noise, did you think they were going to be nicer after?

[@s15240drifter69]

​@@Nuttyirishman85police have been like this way before all that defund noise. Hence why people wanted departments to invest in better training than new toys to terrorize the public with.

[@40acresandatractor222]

Black ppl never have trusted them💯

[@Nuttyirishman85]

@@s15240drifter69 Now they’re way worse, you can’t come at the most egotistical group and expect them to change. They’re literally above the law.

[@joesphschramm3754]

Trust!? Hell, nobody even sheds a tear when one gets dropped and with good reason. Law enforcement in the US share the same irreverence as child predators. With 16 weeks of school and zero of that is an education on Constitutional law/right and they're totally militarized. How do you think their conduct will be. Ego driven. Untouchable.

[@MikeF-op4gs]

2500 instructors!!!! This is where all our taxpayer money is going!! It's certainly isn't going to the roads and schools!! It's all nepotism in this state and all these people will be getting life long pensions! That's where all the taxpayers money is going, what a waste!!

[@justthinkin5956]

How many recruits are being taught? Seems like more instructors than students.

[@Paulco67]

Schools are corrupted too with a militant teachers union. They go on strike now even though it's illegal.

[@RobynHurley-zp9sh]

Yep! Lifelong resident here. Very very disgusted

[@zack5641]

Just because they have 2.5k certified instructors does not mean they’re all working as full time instructors. Most of them are back up and some back up to the back ups.

[@doorbash5680]

Criminals being taught by criminals what could go wrong ???

[@999theeagle]

We are watching what in real time apparently.

[@smilebehappy6102]

they could elect an incompetent President

[@bisonpaleofossilriveradven3528]

LMAO😂

[@joymorris495]

Sounds like prison life don't it....wtf

[@deodatsingh4621]

They will make you a prisoner in your own country

[@your_royal_highness]

Kicking a man in the head is a misdemeanor? So, what constitutes assaulting another person to be a felony?

[@jimmcgrath8417]

When it's not being done by a cop!

[@h.nguyen4193]

No system needs 2500 instructors. Harvard has 2,400 professors, lecturers, and instructors. I doubt the MBTC has the number of students compared to a large university!?!?! something smell fishy. Everyone and their mom is working as an "instructor".

[@brianjones6072]

Massachusetts is a Big State

[@h.nguyen4193]

@@brianjones6072 that's what she should...

[@catmandude2357]

​@brianjones6072 There are only approximately 20,000 police officers in the whole state. That makes 12.5% of the ENTIRE police force "instructors." That's an absurd ratio.

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

This is why "More Training" makes "Bad Apples" bad!!!

[@AsdAsd-nl6xg]

​@@brianjones6072 said nobody... Ever

[@KathleenHelms-nq1vk]

The state of Massachusetts is very corrupt.

[@shaystern2453]

it's like this all over. absolute power corrupts absolutely

[@KathleenHelms-nq1vk]

@@shaystern2453 I listened to Sean McDonough on KZbin I was very shocked.

[@commiesnzombies]

ASSachusetts is a lost cause

[@bobtail1200]

Theres a competition between VT, Mass...

[@codya5333]

Massachusetts is a blue left leaning state with nothing but college liberals

[@catmandude2357]

2500 instructors for training only 20,000 total officers statewide. Not 20,000 new cadets. 20k total. That's 12.5% of the whole force serving as "instructors." Absolutely FLEECING taxpayers.

[@jeffreygoss8109]

From the looks of these pigs not one of those instructors is a physical fitness instructor. Most must be tattoo artists and barbers.

[@NottyAries]

Money laundering was my first thought.

[@MariaM-up2he]

Exactly this needs to be revisited by tax payers. It sounds like fraud.

[@jeffreygoss8109]

@@MariaM-up2he of course it is. It allows them to keep officers too fat or old on the payroll

[@Paul1958R]

ALL LE in MA is corrupt

[@missmusnt]

Our local newscasters are so important! These investigations need to take place all over the country and updated often. Support your local news people!!

[@Paulco67]

CBS Boston is so Woke it hurts.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

@@Paulco67woke hurts if you're happily asleep I guess

[@donaldramey1896]

So now the instructors must self report misbehavior. How about we require criminals to self report crime and we won't need cops?

[@rstrid5505]

We have investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing.

[@CameronL-l5k]

it would probably work just about the same

[@jamessharp9790]

On the honor system, yes your honor, no your honor 🤣🤣🙏

[@RealityBytesBack]

"Self-reporting" AKA NOTHING will be reported.

[@CameronL-l5k]

@@RealityBytesBack *gasp* no way! Cops are angels, the only reason they would not need to report anything is because they would never do anything wrong of course.

[@ThomasMcGauley-m7z]

Not a cop in the country could name the 5 freedoms guaranteed to the people in the 1st ammendment.

[@constitutionalli7522]

Facts!! There are several video compilations floating around showcasing this. I asked my co-workers of varying ages, the one who could name most (3: speech religion and assembly) was Juan Pablo, who is only 16 years old. Guys, our government no longer represents us. It is time to take our country back. 🇺🇸🦅

[@ThomasMcGauley-m7z]

@@constitutionalli7522 juan pablo!

[@constitutionalli7522]

@@ThomasMcGauley-m7z True story. Additionally, my general manager, a 45 year old white male, had argued that the first amendment only included the freedom of speech. And that "elements" was not proper terminology to describe parts-of. 😑🇺🇸🦅

[@carolinaandbaby]

Michael Proctor is the poster child for this

[@turtletruth]

“They’ve gone through everything but my sock drawer, but they won’t go through Brian Albert’s front door"!

[@subie38x]

Lol yup

[@platedlizard]

Exactly. And not just him

[@mattfrancis6046]

Not defending that punk in any way, but Proctor has nothing to do with this academy.

[@Letsberealish]

​@@mattfrancis6046He was trained there

[@PamelaWissenbach]

Do they really thinks the cops will "self-report" themselves?

[@bkk7705]

And his misdemeanor crime should be a felony assault if immunity was removed it would be a felony

[@ericwsmith7722]

Assault someone while in possession of a firearm,,,,,,,yea,mistimeanor, right

[@mrpoliceemsfire1]

If you're convicted of a misdemeanor, you have no immunity. He either A) Pleaded guilty as a lesser offense instead of going to trial, or B) The crime he committed is a Misdemeanor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

[@pneulancer]

@@mrpoliceemsfire1 ....Or just maybe he's being "taken care of" by the rest of his corrupt, lying cop buddies and their friends in the District Attorney's office ..Oh wait, that NEVER happens!!.

[@cvr527]

@@mrpoliceemsfire1 I looked it up. MA has weird laws, a misdemeanor is a crime that is punishable by sentence to a house of corrections. A felony is a law punishable by sentence to a state prison. Unless there are aggravating factors, like pregnancy, restraining order, an ordinary assault or assault and battery are not punishable by sentence to a state prison and therefore are misdemeanors.

[@mrpoliceemsfire1]

@@cvr527 Yeah, that’s stupid. He should be a Felon.

[@bucktis9]

Amazing they treat citizens like criminals, what ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

[@kareystone2285]

That's not how communism works

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

Always been BS, especially in he court of public opinion. You ever watch jury interviews? Sometimes the reasons they convict someone are outrageous. "He never cried" or "She didn't testify" (both things defenders tell clients not to do) Jury of my peers? No thanks

[@rowann26]

This is what happens when you allow predators & pdf files to monitor themselves & hold themselves NOT to account

[@derekhauser6780]

Damn pdf files

[@MikeRivNY]

@@derekhauser6780those PDFs can be dangerous.

[@danielaraujo3010]

The PDF files are the true dangerous in our computers

[@mikecunningham6154]

Wait until we see what happens when you have a president and a vice president that let 10's of Millions of Illegal Emigrants in Our Country that are 100's of times Worse than these State police.

[@Madmaxxxx1984]

You do know why she wrote it like that right??? Lol 😂 algorithms and keywords will get you removed

[@martinsmallwood1073]

Trooper Detective Sergeant Yuri Bukhenik, and Troopers Brian Tully, Michael Procter, and John Fanning are each the subject of an active internal affairs investigation, what a coincidence. I get a feeling that Trooper Nick Guarino and Trooper Joeseph Paul might be joining them.

[@DuramaxLBZ]

After watching the Karen Read trial. Should anyone be surprised to hear about more corruption in Massachusetts? 😅

[@lindawade4ok639]

Exactly what I was thinking the entire state of Massachusetts needs a house cleaning

[@k.k.9571]

@@lindawade4ok639make it nationwide. Policing must be rebuild.

[@teresaperry7928]

It is wide spread - same corruption in NHSP 😢

[@705michaelwilliams]

Or Georgia, or Texas, or New Mexico, or Colorado. So many states filled with corruption.

[@yafois988]

UUHHMM, Sorry, Move over ROVER, Virginia has your lead in hand and things there have gone UP to the Gov office SO SO Much criminal charges and blatant abuse thuggery there. There is a well known guy ATTY has a lot of FB vids about things. It isn’t the LL channel, cant recall his name, he plays bingo and has cigar on end of vids. You ain't seen NUTTIN yet on his channel in Va there evil Criminal cops dpt.

[@terryturner681]

Only difference between a cop and a criminal is qualified immunity.

[@TV-ru2rm]

WBZ earning my respect for investigative journalism. Are you other TV stations watching??? That's how it is done. WBZ - making a difference

[@Cherokee51774]

Aidan Kearney (Turtleboy) has been reporting on them for years. He's exposed TONS of their misconduct. Some MSP have been ousted because of them. He's the reason there's eyes on them again. It's because of him Karen Read's case has gotten the attention it deserves.

[@demi8890]

@@Cherokee51774 I believe the point being made by the OP was that no main stream media journos are covering the canton corruption - there’s tons of independent journos/KZbinrs covering this, its just finally now that it’s being spread to nation wide audiences via the news

[@jeffreyc6508]

IMHO CH 5 are the biggest cop suckers out there​@@Cherokee51774

[@thegolem9325]

With this many instructors who have been proven to be criminals or corrupt, we're starting to get into the idea of "100% of the police are corrupt because it is impossible for them to have avoided their influence".

[@RobynHurley-zp9sh]

Wbz has always been a force!!!

[@niloo_atribecalledlove]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for shedding a light on the importance of WHO IS TRAINING THESE LEOs!!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@Check.Your.Sources]

Wow! Respect WBZ! This is a dab of actual hard hitting reporting. Good for you!

[@blksheeprc3671]

Glad the news is reporting these criminals instead of sticking up for them

[@larserickson97]

Great reporting! The system is Rotten from the inside out,,, and the gov does nothing.

[@lescaster2179]

That's because ALL of government is rotten from the inside out. Has been for generations, they've just become incredibly brazen about it ever since they fleeced the people in 2020 with a sham election where a dude who couldn't draw flies to a pile of dung miraculously SHATTERED all previous voting records with '81 million votes'. Special kind of cognitive dissonance is required to still be holding to that fallacy. Thankfully, it's all unraveling on them all.

[@Jim_CSI]

They're just following the governor's lead. Good enough for her, good enough for them.

[@daves984]

Violating our rights with every interaction

[@debrashawcross170]

Massachusetts under the spotlight especially with the Frame Job against Karen Read 💥

[@lacey8228]

I bet they're regretting framing her now.

[@Jazzigaylen]

They frame people all the time and write reports to harm families. Oh, the lies they tell!

[@carrigray7481]

You should be ashamed of yourself! Your ignorance is disgusting 🙄 Karen Read is a miserable worn out old hag who was mad as hell that John was done with her and her constant biotching ! She is miserable & SHE IS GUILTY. !!!

[@jerrywatt6813]

Why do they hire ptsd vets ?

[@k.k.9571]

What was the point of the governor speaking. She said absolutely nothing with a smirk on her face.

[@same5952]

I noticed that too. Almost insulting.

[@lacey8228]

And she will continue to look the other way.

[@FloridaCatholicGuy]

Democrats. This is what happens when democrats are in charge for decades with no opposition.

[@mikewatkins3533]

Another Karen in power🙄🙄

[@TheJoematarazzo]

Governor is a titular character. Nothing real to do.

[@christophero1969]

I have personally spoken to several retired police officers and this corrupt system of police training is EXACTLY the problem with Chicago police, as well as police in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. The worst cops have friends in police management that will hire those officers unfit for duty or forced to retire as instructors. Why worry about a single bad apple or two, when the tree is poisoned from the roots up.

[@Truth8Hurts]

Law enforcement should have a national database like doctors do that tracks complaints, lawsuits, violations, firing for bad behavior. This would keep bad apples like these guys from turning up again and again. Right now they are just getting shuffled around like abusive priests were.

[@reinelantz3304]

There is one. It’s called the “Brady List”.

[@howlinwulf]

​@@reinelantz3304self reporting, basically

[@goldenstars5181]

Police with so many tatoos, that's a huge RED-FLAG. What you were, how you talk says a lot about your character. Even law enforcement's, psychologists agree..

[@WilliamBell-zu5ll]

Trust a cop who has been trained by a bad cop. That's a hard no.

[@markmalasics3413]

Ever notice that it's always the same losers in life that can't go a day without a police problem? Always.

[@Resist_JWO_1984]

Trust THIN BLUE LINE TERRORISTS who's been trained by other DOMESTIC TERRORISTS

[@howlinwulf]

​@@markmalasics3413ever nitice it's the loser cops who cause this. How can you blame it on innocent people. Just quit it dude.

[@MEATAND3VEGGUY]

ITS NOT A ROTTEN APPLE IT'S THE WHOLE ORCHARD

[@theroguetownie4014]

Respectfully disagree there are many good ppl in law enforcement but the bad ones set the tone.

[@Sunny-Zana]

There are good people in that line of work. If you can't see that then I feel like you aren't qualified to talk about this.

[@MEATAND3VEGGUY]

@@Sunny-Zana WHO GIVES A FARK WHAT YOU THINK. GO PUT YA DADS DRESS BACK ON

[@MEATAND3VEGGUY]

@@theroguetownie4014 NO ONE CARES WHAT YOU THINK. GET OFF MY PAGE

[@InternetKilledTV21]

@@Sunny-Zana If they're not holding their colleagues accountable they're just as guilty.

[@Semper_Iratus]

Lack of accountability brings out the worst in people. Every time.

[@markmalasics3413]

LOL, right, just ask the miserable law breaking maggots the police have to deal with every day. Talk about lack of accountability.

[@jimmcgrath8417]

Known as "qualified immunity"!

[@christopherwhite1648]

Especially for sociopathic and psychopathic personality disorder types.

[@Sondan1988]

Say what ??? Serious complaints against the Thin Blue Line Gang ?? Say it isn't so !

[@markmalasics3413]

That sounds so funny coming from a life-long member of the Cop-Haters Of America club. Totally unbiased, too. SMFH at the stupidity.

[@Resist_JWO_1984]

THIN BLUE LINE TERRORISTS

[@howlinwulf]

​@markmalasics3413 people who just want officers to actually do the job they are hired to do without putting people's lives in danger are cop haters.

[@pankoBreadCroisant]

​@@markmalasics3413it's called "licking" boot. you don't have to eat the whole thing.

[@mikefavreau7658]

Why do we, the people, allow this?

[@baccaratplayer9808]

All criminals

[@rodvan-zeller6360]

As soon as you see tattoos you know what you are dealing with.

[@jesantonihevileon8611]

The cops don't lie when they call themselves the family... A copycat of the mafiosi Gambino family.

[@commiesnzombies]

@@rodvan-zeller6360 the Sh!titude they always have

[@demons500]

The smile on the Governor screams "Don't Trust Me".

[@oldmanfunky4909]

After meeting Michael Proctor in the Read trial and his boss, I am not surprised.

[@Juggzy]

And they wonder why they aren’t trusted and why they’re treated like crap.

[@soniajames8984]

San Antonio TX. Lowered standards for hiring, just as bad!

[@Tad-For-Global-Peace]

Thank you for protecting the public. Can’t really say the same for the officers.

[@carebear6763]

Look into former Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz and the new Chief Helena Rafferty 🤔

[@RobynHurley-zp9sh]

Yes!!

[@1985collado]

That Governor smiled like a true crime boss

[@theeoarsman921]

It's past time that and independent or government agency over see what is being taught at police academy's. And who's teaching the recruits!!!

[@Rayna1212]

With all the cop cities popping up around the country… we’re going to see more of this. I’ve seen a handful of police training videos and we should all be concerned. A simple google search will show you WHO’s training our law enforcement.

[@nhraihra1]

And their Police 🚨 Union will stand behind them, No Matter What They Do! SMH 🤦‍♂️

[@same5952]

That's what unions do in general. They ALWAYS stay behind their worst-of-the-worst instead of purging them to keep the rest of their membership honest and trustworthy.

[@hugokatz]

Police unions protect bad cops, and promote police corruption.

[@carolbamforth7475]

Glad to see mainstream media looking into this. Corruption and no transparency is problematic in policing

[@WaltvanWasatch]

WBZ-TV has done great journalism. The freedom of the press must not be abridged. For WBZ-TV to go into the lion's den and do such brave and excellent reporting is to be commended. I hope they have economic success so they can continue their values without restraint.

[@millionmasso]

Imagine falsifying your time sheet and still having a job ... Corruption comes from the top ...

[@bendrixbailey1430]

They probably trained Proctor on how to write derogatory texts about a suspect to other officers while he is investigating a suspect. Its an important skill. Make your feelings known and expose your emotions and personal bias to your brothers so they also hide evidence and persecute suspects you don’t like.

[@nashuaovw]

A cop got a misdemeanor for "assaulting and kicking a man in the head". If that were me, it would have been a felony. Rules for thee but not for me.

[@minibikemadman]

when is proctor and Yuri getting locked up?

[@jimmcgrath8417]

Shortly after hell freezes over!

[@Lycan_24_7]

This needs to be done nationwide

[@Poundz978]

Officers need to learn and uphold the US constitution

[@arielsea9087]

Someone wants to change it. 🤔

[@rstrid5505]

@@arielsea9087 you mean to fight corruption on the Supreme Court? Good! founders had no intention of it staying the same for centuries, despite what conservative nut jobs think.

[@markmalasics3413]

Do you mean the actual Constitution or the one that you completely misinterpret and don't have a clue as to what it really says???

[@Resist_JWO_1984]

😂🤣🤣

[@blue-12316]

police don't uphold the constitution they enforce laws

[@donaldbalmain2323]

Every instructor of every academy needs to be sued for doing the Injustice of training cops

[@BirdDogey1]

Retired urban cop here. One thing I learned is the Chief is likely to less honorable than the line patrol officers. I also learned Chiefs take care of each other and find one another cush jobs like academy work.

[@Bob-m6u]

Cops need to earn my respect, not demand it holding a gun.

[@yomo159]

2500 instructors in one state? !! Who’s paying those bills? WTF?

[@Paul1958R]

WE ARE

[@thegolem9325]

I assume the number includes the ones who are in the field training the rookies.

[@suzy2446]

We are not called taxchussetts for no reason 😡

[@bradanderson1627]

It’s Gestapo rules until they get caught!

[@TalkingGIJoe]

If you are qualified, you don't need immunity... if you need immunity, you are not qualified! End qualified immunity for all public employees wether hired or elected.

[@bpdmf2798]

QI should be very rare in only used in very particular circumstances. The way it is now they can violate rights and all long as there isn't a car that fits the facts almost identically then they can't be sued civilly, but that means that they get the immunity and it doesn't go to court and no precedent gets set so next time the exact same thing happens they also get immunity since there's no case because the last case got immunity. It's circular and nonsense. It's not even law, it was just a ruling by a court to protect their bloodhounds since most judges and prosecutors are just as corrupt as police and see the citizenry as cattle to be fined and leeched off of.

[@earlthepearl4161]

The Donald said he will grant them total immunity. Go figure.

[@kwise7575]

And this is only one law enforcement agency in one town and the problems being reported on here are problems throughout many law enforcement agency's Nation wide .

[@VegasVaron]

Police Departments need to clean up their act and less protecting the many bad apples.

[@CTCRZ]

Wait. What? 2,500 instructors? I worked for the largest corporation in the world, and we had like 350 instructors.

[@highrzr]

When there is zero accountability, and low to no standards, this is what you get. the bottom of the barrel knoweth no limit for law enforcement recruiting and hiring.

[@dougmurray3692]

Tyrants who are cops gave a level of comfort in committing offenses they want to be kept out of sight. If an entire training operation is corrupted within the politic of association, and ranks are covering ranks, this exercise will extend into the public interface. They take an oath, but then violate rights and are protected by qualified immunity. What is the content of the oath and the penalties they agree to? Are there defaults and hult in consequences? Or is there just a dog and pony show to create the impression w/o substance. I think all that we need to do is find auditors who have been confronted by cops on cam. A REAL investigation is in order, in every state, not just this one. All governor's should be held accountable based upon policies and lack thereof.

[@jonnyb89821]

It’s a dumping ground for bad cops. When you can’t or are too lazy to fire someone due to the “good ol boy”system you make them trainers. This happens in industrial jobs as well.

[@ToldAlthea]

Ladies and Gentlemen, here are your Massachusetts State Police.

[@Veritas-invenitur]

Not a good look

[@NottyAries]

Also, not a surprise.

[@Veritas-invenitur]

@NottyAries As a local, I'm not shocked.

[@carrigray7481]

@@Veritas-invenitur masshole. !

[@BigD4Real.]

I don’t think they know what “deeply committed” means.

[@boston93g67]

Why don’t you guys take a look at Hudson hidden files! ?

[@theoone2829]

2500 instructors? What is the deal with that?

[@AsdAsd-nl6xg]

It's not a bad apple ... It's the whole bunch ... The largest gang in the U.S.

[@bpdmf2798]

There are 2 people in jail for every cop on the road and we have the largest prison population in the world by like 4x the next highest. That's nearly a million cops. There are towns with 1000 people and like 60 cops, WTF is that about? So they really need to drop 80% of the town's budget on creeps in weird hats harassing people because they're bored?

[@TheJoematarazzo]

Your right but I reserve that title for the LAPD.

[@blue-12316]

not all of them

[@TheJoematarazzo]

@@blue-12316 if you one that closes your eyes then you are a part of the mob. See nothing say nothing.

[@Geezer_-_js3kg4zg3w]

We need to start telling cops to keep their hands where we can see them.

[@Pray4USA]

Ms Cheatle in charge of the Secret Service said the exact same thing!

[@CJH-77]

Excellent investigative journalism!

[@HereIGooooo]

Fyi cops collect about $6 billion a year across America. These road pirates are revenue collectors

[@the_lost_navigator]

- The exact reason why the System runs like it does and why QI will never be rescinded.

[@ygrittesnow1701]

Where are you getting your numbers? NYPD alone had a fiscal budget of $5.53 billion dollars for 2023.

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@@HereIGooooo "Fyi cops collect about $6 billion a year across America. These road pirates are revenue collectors" You said about 6 billion across America. If NYPD is 5.53 billion. That would leave .07 billion dollars left for the rest of the country. Seriously?

[@MortonT1958]

Have you ever heard a politician put forward a bill that would reform the traffic ticket system? The revenue goes to fund the local courts and police departments. They have a vested interest in continuing to generate revenue. Why do cops on patrol write so many tickets? It’s not because they think it’s fun or they want to hassle people. No, it’s because there is a quota system of some type in place. Didn’t meet your moving violation “goal” (quota)? Okay, you’ll be working midnights starting next quarter. Put the blame where it belongs … police chiefs and local politicians.

[@stevenmitchell1]

​@@ygrittesnow1701 The OP is talking about LEOs around the US that collect fines for tickets issued on the spot, not police dept. budgets.

[@Dean-j9d]

Cough cough I'm not sure who can tell the best lies the cops or the instructors at the academy s who breaks all the laws showing the new recruits you can do as you want once you graduate jt look at us nobody dare to question us

[@ctcanine]

Command staff usually waits until one of their officers un alives somebody for a pot of water…. before accountability

[@user-vy8ff2ni2s]

Right! Sick!

[@stevenmitchell1]

That was in Illinois, actually. It's a different part of the US.

[@ctcanine]

@@stevenmitchell1 I know, I was making a point

[@BabsKaz]

Justice for Sonya 😢

[@bobechs7234]

@@stevenmitchell1 She would have been perfectly safe in MA because they are so well-trained.

[@SuperMike-WonderWendy]

Theonly job in the world that overpays and no matter how bad you f_ck up you cant be fired even for commiting crimes .

[@chrisclassical7]

the buck stops with the govenor, she is spineless

[@CattyWampus_OFG]

She only care about illegals and I'm glad she going to raise mass taxes to pay for the illegals

[@yaitsme3164]

she is and Oath breaker of the worst kind

[@walterdavies6434]

DemocRat

[@arielsea9087]

Who elects them year after year?

[@chrisclassical7]

@@walterdavies6434 time to wake up and realize that we have one party rule. democrat and republican are just different ways of saying the same thing

[@djrez2107]

MA has some of the biggest A whole LEO in the whole country.

[@MichaelKurse]

I used to think that Ohio, Colorado, and Arizona were in a competition to have the worse departments, in the nation.However,after the events of the last year, it is safe to add Massachusetts to the list.🤔🤔🤔😡

[@ThatRedhedd]

And Florida!

[@reinelantz3304]

@@ThatRedheddexcept Grady Judd in Polk County. He does everything he can to protect his county’s citizens.

[@bobechs7234]

You left out West Virginia, a state that makes Louisiana look well-governed

[@theDavid_B]

Once US citizens can start to sue from the cops actual pension and taking their property instead of it coming from tax payers then things will change. End qualified immunity.

[@brightwinter9334]

We can put liens on their surety bonds, but it's not that easy to obtain bond info.

[@sangha1486]

Just a few bad apples Who are training all the good apples What could possibly go wrong?

[@johnthompson7548]

Simple, make the instructors pay for all the lawsuits- personally. If they have kids, put them in foster care until they get a different job, pay all lawsuits in full, and have the victims /and families sign off on approval to have the kids returned. Police misconduct will be a thing of past in about 2 years.

[@frankmoore3598]

Taught the we versus them attitude

[@Zidlef]

When a cop is being accused by citizens it take years for an investigation to be done. Even the cops investigating another cop will be more inclined to sway in that cop investigated, they will look more into the victims past, work, family etc. That victim will have to be squeaky clean for years to come because the slight mistake they might do. the blue gang members will pounce on them with everything they got at their disposal. A citizen like Long Island audits who investigate public officials, mayors, cops, has been arrested just for asking questions to or about them, cops have tried to make up false charges, lie on the report of events etc, and all have been dismissed or not prosecuted by D.A.'s. When journalists are being tried to be silenced it shows that the blue line gang has gone too far and politicians and law makers should be looking into it!!!! But you also have to think that they aren't squeaky clean either, or one of their family members, have a DUI, drug charge etc that had been made to disappear or not reported. No one is perfect but cops have the power of government behind them, paid lawyers, D.A.'s, for free to them and can write corruption into laws and make it look legal in the end. Are steroids illegal in the USA?? Why are there so many cops on them??? And are they still be police officers??

[@LilaWard-o6q]

Keep up the great work on exposing the corruption!

[@mikesmark855]

wow....corruption at it's finest

[@dericksmith2137]

Interesting obviously but…. I’d really like a inside investigation about: What it takes to Pass a training academy for certification. Are there tests with minimum scores to pass? (Since the academy receives money to train, do they ‘pass’ all tests?) Is a set amount of attendance required? (Or is it simply that if you sign up, you will pass?) Too often PDs have given the excuse that an officer is ‘still in training’. Referring to on the job training. But that should be fine tuning training the rookie has already received at the academy. Training that seems impossible in the ridiculously short 6 months academy time. But not truly surprising considering that law enforcement endorses cops as ‘Expert’ at ______, because the cop participated in a 2 hr course to be certified an ‘Expert _____’ (like expert DUI investigator, expert speed enforcer, etc).

[@MomMom4Cubs]

"Whilst watching others, watch who's watching you." Training officer for the Rochester Police Department, NY (2002).

[@August420West]

Biggest gang in the state.

[@thecomplicatedsimpleton9509]

Excellent work on this reporting.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

"The Andy Griffith Show," should be mandatory viewing for all police training.

[@robertclark9]

Right? We need more Andy’s, and fewer Barney’s. 😂

[@gracebonez]

You gone take responsibility for the body count on murdered cops? Or is that your intent in the first place? A few were murdered, just today.

[@PMLT3400]

​@@graceboneztheir attitudes and actions are the direct cause of it.

[@gracebonez]

@@PMLT3400 I see I expected too much from you. My apologies.

[@rstrid5505]

@@gracebonez it’s literally more dangerous to be a garbage man than a cop. Stop your pearl clutching and hysteria.

[@TheSupervillain316]

"Instructors must self report complaints". Yeah hows that working out. Just more of the same old

[@mountainconsumer]

2500 instructors!?!!? What the f