Dirty Coppers

Everyone knows that cops can be total scum-bags. Where I'm from, cops will pull you over for almost no reason at all just to give you a hard time or make themselves feel like they still have power over something in their pathetic lives. In this article on Grits for Breakfast, the author talks about a video in which a cop greatly abuses her power by walking over to a detained suspect and punches him right in the face ("A 'split-second decision' to be a sadistic jerk", Grits for Breakfast, July 16, 2011). The author wants to show the general public, who probably already know of police brutality, a case of even a female officer being unreasonable on duty. The video clearly shows that the lady officer had no reason to approach a handcuffed man and hit him. I totally agree with the author, no matter how bad of a person the suspect was, cops cannot abuse their power in this way. The officer replied that cops are forced to make split second decisions but this was purely her lashing out, she couldn't say anyone was in danger. I, for one, am sick of cops. Sure we need them around to stop gangs from rising up and taking over cities or to help the people in danger but when I see this, I just hate cops more. If a cop wants to ruin your day because you didn't stop at a sign for 3 seconds or because you were in a rush to work and traveled 3 mph over the speed limit, they can. There is no loss on their part. Most of the time, they are not held responsible for the crap they pull. This needs to change. We need to come down harsher on cops who are only serving and protecting themselves; hold them accountable for what they do.