My Inner European...

Police Station Intimidation in South Florida. This is not surprising or new but it is infuriating. Nothing makes me more insane than stories like this. If you watch the video, there are officers who should be summarily fired for their behavior. The guy posing as the complaintant was not disrepectful or belligerent. He was merely asking for a complaint form. As noted, some departments do not have them as a matter of policy. All complaints must be made by the Supervisor on duty. This is lunacy. If you do not create a paper trail at the civilian level, a great many of these are going to go nowhere. I thought the report was fair in that it also showed there are officers there who are courteous and respectful. Some were genuinely apologetic that there was no form for them to fill out. It was very telling that several of the officers were immediately combative, argumentative and hostile to any inquiries. "Methinks thou doest protest too much" as the old misquote goes. I wonder what a similar investigation in Delaware or Philly would yield.