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Four Steps to Curbing Police Misconduct in the United States

Police misconduct can be the result of intentional, negligent or reckless conduct that breaches the officeru2019s duty to faithfully execute the laws of Los Angeles and results in injury. If you need police misconduct attorney in Los Angeles, contact Jerry L. Steering.

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Four Steps to Curbing Police Misconduct in the United States

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  1. FourStepstoCurbing PoliceMisconductin theUnitedStates

  2. INTRODUCTION CurbingPoliceMisconductintheUnitedStatesofAmerica isaHerculeantask. MostAmericanstrulybelievethat policeofficersdon’tdobadthingstopeoplewhodon’t deserveit. Theytrulybelievethatmostpoliceofficersare honestpeopledoingatoughanddangerousjob; onlytobe unfairlycriticizedbythe “liberalmedia”, andtaintedbyfew “badapples”. MostAmericansalsotrulybelievethatsincetheydon’t commitanycrimesotherthanspeedingoranoccasional DUI, thatthepolicearenotgoingtobotherthem; and, if theydo, thatthepolicewilltreatthemrespectfullyand professionally. Unfortunately, thisbeliefsystemisthebiggestimpediment tocurbingpolicemisconductinAmerica. Inthatworld view, thereisnoreal “PoliceMisconduct” problematall. Good-citizen types are professionally, andthosewhoaren’ttreatedsonicelymust deserveit. treated respectfully and

  3. SometimesEvenNiceInnocentPeopleReally AreSubjectedtoPoliceOutrages Maybeyou’reablackmalegood-citizentypeandyou’re drivinganewMercedes-Benzintheniceneighborhoodwhere youlive. Thatwillgetyoupulledoveroften. Thatisnotlefty propaganda. Thatisreality. It’samazinghowmanylicense platetagsgetcovered-upbymudonMercedes-Benzautos drivenbyblackpeopleinniceneighborhoods; eveninliberal California. See, e.g. BeverlyHillswhileBlack’: Race, wealth, policingcollideonRodeoDrive, LosAngelesTimes, November 5, 2021. Maybetheofficerjustpats-downallmotoristswhohestops, notwithstandinganyconstitutionalprohibitionofsuch warrantlessandsuspicion-lesssearches. Thisreallydoes happen. Afterall, it’ssaferbutunlawfulforanofficertofrisk anyonethathestops, andwithmanycops, ifyouappearin anywaytobeofsemi-questionablecharacter, theyaregoing towanttofriskyou.

  4. ThePoliceProtectThemselvesfromTheirVictims ByFalselyArrestingandFalselyAccusingThem ofResistanceOffenses Iftheofficerinjuredthegood-citizentypebadlyenough, thepolicewill increasetheseverityofthe “resistanceoffense”, fromsay misdemeanorresisting / delaying / obstructingofficer (i.e. Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1), “TheBootofthePoliceState“) iftheofficerdoesn’t injureyoubadly, tofelony “resistingofficerwiththreatoforuseof violence” (Cal. PenalCode § 69, “TheHammerofOppression“) ifthey beatyouupsomewhatbadly. Iftheofficerinjuredthegood-citizentypebadlyenough, thepolicewill increasetheseverityofthe “resistanceoffense”, fromsay misdemeanorresisting / delaying / obstructingofficer (i.e. Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1), “TheBootofthePoliceState“) iftheofficerdoesn’t injureyoubadly, tofelony “resistingofficerwiththreatoforuseof violence” (Cal. PenalCode § 69, “TheHammerofOppression“) ifthey beatyouupsomewhatbadly.

  5. WhyWeBelieveThatThePoliceDon’tDoBadThings toPeopleWhoDon’tDeserveIt Wearetaughtsincechildhoodtobelievethatthepolicearehereto “ServeandProtect” usfromcriminals, andsometimes, fromourselves (i.e. drugpossession). ThesewordsareingrainedinourAmerican psyche. Whenprospectivejurorsareasked “Whydoyouthinksomeone becomesapoliceofficer“, ninety-fiveorsooutofone-hundredwillsay: “ToProtectandServe“. Moreover, everyonehasbiases, andnoneofuscanviewtheworldother thanthroughlensescoloredbythosebiases. BecausemostAmericans haveneverbeenthesubjectofpoliceoutrages, orhaveneverpersonally seensuchevents, mostlaw-abidingAmericansseetheworldthrough blue-colored-lenses; confirmationbiastowardthepolice. Whenwehearaboutanaltercationbetweenapoliceofficeranda civilian, weassumethattheofficeris “intheright“, andthatthecivilianis “inthewrong“. ItisanaturalreactionofmostAmericans, duetotheir confirmationbiastowardthepolice.

  6. WhyWeBelieveThatTheCourtsProtectthe CriminalsfromthePolice MostAmericans, thosewithoutarealunderstandingofthe AmericanCriminalJusticeSystem, seeourcriminaljusticesystem asabunchofhired-gunlawyersandliberaljudges, more concernedwiththerightsoftheaccusedthanthoseofthevictims. Ofcoursetheproblemwiththatmentality, isthatthepersonwho isontrialandisbeingprosecutedistheonlyonewhoserightsand freedomareinjeopardy. Moreover, duetopopularcopmovieslikeDirtyHarry, thepublic hasatrulymistakenimpressionaboutourlawsandourlegal system. Forexample, mostAmericansareunderthemistaken impressionthatthepolicearesomehowlegallyobligatedto “read youyourrights“, your “MirandaWarnings” iftheyarrestyou; somethingcompletelyuntrue. AllthatMirandav. Arizona, 384US436 (1966) heldisthatifyou areunderarrest, ifthepolicequestionyouwithoutfirstadvising youofyourrighttocounselandrightagainstself-incrimination, thentheprosecutioncannotintroduceyouranswerstotheir questionsatyourcriminaltrial

  7. AboutSteeringLawFirm PoliceMisconductAttorney, JerryL. Steeringhashandled hundredsofpolicemisconductcivilrightscasesanddefended boguscriminalcasessince1984. Falsearrest, unreasonable forceandmaliciousprosecutioncasesarealegalminefield; makethewrongstepandyouareout. Weknowwheretostep. PhoneNumber EmailAddress Website (949) 474-1849 jerry@steeringlaw.com https://steeringlaw.com/

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