Amerika’s Unaccountable Police State

The rampant corruption within our government continues unabated due to our police state

“Police fail to grasp that they are public servants for peace. They should provide a civil service, to enforce the laws equally, without bias and with discretion. They must understand that they do not have immunity or special privileges and — most importantly — are just responsible for apprehending suspects, and should not act as judge, jury and executioner, which too many of them truly believe themselves to be.”—Frank Serpico

Anyone with their eyes open can see how desperately corrupt our nation is. That corruption is seen throughout government.

And that corruption continues without any accountability for the political, bureaucratic and corporate criminals. Why? A large piece is the unaccountable police state whose job is to protect those criminals, not serve the public.

Case in point is a few of the recent stories I’ve written about from the unconstitutional federal “law enforcement” agencies down to local cops:

You can rest assured that there will be no accountability for these “law enforcement” goons for their entrapment schemes and violations of citizens’ rights.

I want to introduce you to two more police interactions, both with civil rights investigator Jeff Gray who twice faced tyrant cops in Mississippi, one in Ocean Springs and the other Waveland.

In both cases, Gray was run off public property for the “crime” of holding a sign saying “God Bless the Homeless Vets.” Gray was not arrested in either incident, thankfully, but take note of the disgusting behavior of the coppers who literally say the Constitution “doesn’t matter,” and one said: “This isn’t some freewill state, man. This is how it is in the State of Mississippi.”

Two of those most perverse items that allow this unaccountability to continue are qualified immunity and civil asset forfeiture.

John Whitehead wrote for the Rutherford Institute that the “system is rigged.” On qualified immunity, he wrote:

“Because the system is rigged, there will be no consequences for police who destroyed a private home by bombarding it with tear gas grenades during a SWAT team raid gone awry, or for the cop who mistakenly shot a 10-year-old boy after aiming for and missing the non-threatening family dog, or for the arresting officer who sicced a police dog on a suspect who had already surrendered.

This is how unarmed Americans keep dying at the hands of militarized police.

By refusing to accept any of the eight or so qualified immunity cases before it this term that strove to hold police accountable for official misconduct, the Supreme Court delivered a chilling reminder that in the American police state, ‘we the people’ are at the mercy of law enforcement officers who have almost absolute discretion to decide who is a threat, what constitutes resistance, and how harshly they can deal with the citizens they were appointed to ‘serve and protect.’

This is how qualified immunity keeps the police state in power.

Lawyers tend to offer a lot of complicated, convoluted explanations for the doctrine of qualified immunity, which was intended to insulate government officials from frivolous lawsuits, but the real purpose of qualified immunity is to rig the system, ensuring that abusive agents of the government almost always win and the victims of government abuse almost always lose.

How else do you explain a doctrine that requires victims of police violence to prove that their abusers knew their behavior was illegal because it had been deemed so in a nearly identical case at some prior time: it’s a setup for failure.

Do you know how many different ways a cop can kill, maim, torture and abuse someone without being held liable?

The cops know: in large part due to training classes that drill them on the art of sidestepping the Fourth Amendment, which protects us from being bullied, badgered, beaten, broken and spied on by government agents.

This is how ‘we the people’ keep losing.”

And what qualified immunity often leads to is the taxpayers, you and me, paying for abuse by police. Tyrant cops get off the hook while the taxpayers make the payout to those abused by the tyrants.

Whitehead noted such a case currently ongoing in Florida where two protesters were found by a state circuit court that their First Amendment rights were violated by police, but the court has shielded the government from making restitution for violating their rights.

On civil asset forfeiture, Whitehead has also written about that. But the Institute for Justice gives the most succinct look at this act of government theft:

“Civil forfeiture laws represent one of the most serious assaults on private property rights in the nation today. Under civil forfeiture, police and prosecutors can seize your car or other property, sell it and use the proceeds to fund agency budgets—all without so much as charging you with a crime. Unlike criminal forfeiture, where property is taken after its owner has been found guilty in a court of law, with civil forfeiture, owners need not be charged with or convicted of a crime to lose homes, cars, cash or other property. Americans are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, but civil forfeiture turns that principle on its head.  With civil forfeiture, your property is guilty until you prove it innocent.”

FBI Always Corrupt

I’ve made the case before that law enforcement is a legitimate form for LOCAL government. The U.S. Constitution provides very little authority for federal law enforcement.

Yet, we’ve had decades of the corrupt and unconstitutional agency called the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).

Ryan McMaken wrote for the Mises Institute:

“The long FBI tradition of disregarding the law to get the ‘bad guys’ provides far too many examples to fully recount here. James Bovard, however, in his article, ‘The FBI's Forgotten Criminal Record’ reminds us of many shameful FBI efforts from arresting dissenters during wars, to burning women and children to death at Waco. There was also, of course the illegal FBI efforts against peace activists under COINTELPRO and countless cases of blackmail, intimidation, and illegal spying….

Not only does the FBI disregard the law when the law stands in the way of blackmailing law-abiding citizens, but the FBI doesn't even know the law when it comes to investigating actual terrorists.  Compare this lackadaisical attitude toward Moussaoui with the alacrity and gusto with which the FBI went after the non-terrorists in Waco, or how the FBI has gone after small-time trespassers and vandals who participated in the January 6 riot.”

Merely by its existence, the FBI is corrupt. But if you need further proof of the FBI’s corruption, look at its continued reverence for J. Edgar Hoover whose name is still plastered on its building:

Tim Hartnett wrote of Hoover:

“For most of his 48 years as director Hoover had the press on a string and practically dictated the copy that appeared in dailies. The Bureau came off as slick and highly professional. They were supposedly too busy rounding up kidnappers, bank robbers, foreign agents and violent criminals for anything petty or partisan. The sneaks keeping tabs on politicians, actors, writers, artists, musicians, activists, academicians, businessmen and anybody else blipping the radar never even made the back-pages.

Hoover’s trench coats soaked taxpayers for what it cost to look through their keyholes. There was nothing idle about the curiosity. The dope amassed was put to use blackmailing, blackballing, bribing, bludgeoning and terrorizing thousands. Nobody voted for it or for J. Edgar Hoover. The whole enterprise oozed out of the need to organize federal records and enforce a few fraud statutes in 1908. From there it mandated its own indispensability.”

Back the Blue Until it Happens to You

“We must create an atmosphere in which the dishonest officer fears the honest one, and not the other way around.”—Serpico

Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to for honest cops to thrive as long as the ridiculous “Thin Blue Line” remains. There is no difference between “Black Lives Matter” and “Blue Lives Matter.” They’re both simplistic slogans for a dumbed down society that shows no signs of being able to hold complex thoughts. Both are collectivist by nature and further tribalism.

If a cop holds the mentality of his “brothers in blue,” that cop has set police apart from the rest of us. They are a special class, and you must defend your “brothers” no matter what.

Matt Agorist wrote for The Free Thought Project:

“Known as blue privilege, there is an unwritten law among police officers: when they catch their fellow cop, or even their fellow cop's family member or friend, breaking the law, they are let go without consequence.”

Agorist’s piece focused on Officer Mathew Bianchi of the New York Police Department (NYPD) who has been persecuted by his fellow officers for daring to blow the whistle on abuse of “courtesy cards” that allow those connected to the NYPD to escape punishment that the rest of society will face.

Luckily, so far at least, Bianchi hasn’t received the Serpico treatment from the NYPD, which remains probably the most corrupt police departments in America decades after Serpico began exposing it.

Most people have probably heard of Serpico, probably because of Al Pacino. But it’s worth reminding people of his story.

All That’s Interesting (ATI) wrote a piece on Serpico’s story. Serpico began his career with the NYPD in 1959 as an eager young cop. ATI reported:

“Though Serpico simply loved his job — and was good at it — his colleagues did not appreciate his exuberance.

What’s more, Serpico’s spirit was slowly crushed as he witnessed the rampant corruption in his precinct. Cops were bribed by criminals, gamblers, thugs, and drug dealers with everything from free meals to money. His refusal to partake in these practices made Serpico all the more unpopular at his job.

It didn’t help that by 1967 the fed-up officer had begun to complain to the higher-ups in city government about what he’d seen in the force. Serpico willingly gave up names of places and officers alike.

He was aghast when no one listened.

The cop likened the unspoken policy between cops to not report each other to the Mafia concept of ‘omerta,’ or a wall of silence.

But Frank Serpico couldn’t keep quiet. He confided in David Durk, a graduate of Amherst College who had become an officer in 1963 after quitting law school.

Both men resolved to take their information to The New York Times. It was only after their story made the front page that City Hall launched an investigation.”

After testifying at City Hall in the 1970s, Serpico had a target on his back leading to fellow officers setting him up to be shot in the face. He survived and is still working to expose police corruption today.

While most have probably heard of Serpico’s story, a lesser known NYPD whistleblower is Adrian Schoolcraft who secretly recorded police corruption and was punished for it.

Whitehead wrote:

“In 2009, NYPD Officer Adrian Schoolcraft had his home raided, and he was handcuffed to a gurney and taken into emergency custody for an alleged psychiatric episode. It was later discovered by way of an internal investigation that his superiors were retaliating against him for reporting police misconduct. Schoolcraft spent six days in the mental facility, and as a further indignity, was presented with a bill for $7,185 upon his release.”

Schoolcraft had a story very similar to Serpico’s as an eager young cop who grew wary of corruption, The Village Voice reported:

“Over time, he began raising substantive concerns inside the precinct. He wrote, for example, a report to the precinct commander about the constant overtime. ‘You had officers working 20 hours straight, day after day,’ he says. ‘To me, that was a safety issue.’

Meanwhile, he started to carry a digital tape recorder, initially to record street encounters that might result in civilian complaints.

In October 2006, an ambitious captain named Steven Mauriello arrived at the precinct. Mauriello, later the precinct commander, was focused on making cops hit their productivity numbers, a philosophy that clashed with Schoolcraft’s views.

‘Be a cop, do your job,’ Mauriello is heard saying on a tape from January 27, 2009. ‘You got a problem with how I roll? My style? Too fucking bad.’

Schoolcraft believed more in a ‘community’ model of policing: ‘You pull someone over for a seat-belt violation, they have their ID, all their papers, you don’t need to give them a ticket,’ he says. ‘Just ‘warn and admonish.’ You don’t need to hammer the regular people.’

He came to believe that the NYPD’s obsession with statistics was driving a wedge between police officers and the community: ‘Why not look at the quality of the service we’re providing?’ he asks.”

While the NYPD has some of the most well-known stories, this is happening in police departments across the country.

Even when a cop pleads guilty to crimes, they get kids gloves. Such is the case for serial rapist Pablo Cano of the Louisville Metro police in Kentucky. Cano admitted to forcefully raping at least five women over several years. As the accusations came in, the police department would do everything to protect him. It wasn’t until he admitted to his crimes, including possession of child pornography, that he got jail time.

And while Cano did get sentenced, the taxpayers foot the bill for his crimes as the police department escaped having to pay for defending him. Agorist wrote:

“Cano, the admitted serial rapist, pleaded guilty in 2019 to five counts of sexual misconduct and a charge of possession of child pornography. Remarkably, he was released just three years into his five-year prison sentence — a mere slap on the wrist for his atrocious crimes. Today, he is basking in the Florida sun, forever banned from being a police officer due to the child pornography conviction, but surely this punishment is insufficient for his catalog of depravity.

Once more, we’re left with the sobering realization that it is the taxpayers who are left to foot the bill for the unforgivable actions of those who swore an oath to serve and protect. It’s a stark reminder of what happens when government claims a monopoly on the ostensible security of its citizens and the rampant unaccountable debauchery that ensues.”

Think about that sentence. Five years, and he only served three. That’s five years for raping multiple women and possessing child pornography. That is what blue privilege looks like.

Covid

The covid scam exposed immense corruption in our government, across every agency from the top down. This, of course, includes police. It exposed that most police view their jobs as protecting their government and corporate masters. They work for them, they protect the system and they just follow orders. They don’t serve us.

There were so many examples, and every time I get I will remind you of them. Here’s just a few videos of clear and utter police abuse:

More Examples

The Free Thought Project exposes many, many stories of police abuse. There’s so many that it’s impossible to detail them all here. Occasionally, I’ve felt some of their stories were cases of justified police action, but far more often than not, they’re spot on. Unlike the mainstream media that picks up stories to foment a racial narrative, The Free Thought Project looks for actual clear police abuse.

I want you to watch this video of the arrest of 73-year old Karen Garner, who has dementia, and read her story. Think of this as if it were your grandmother:

Garner’s “crime” was walking out of a Wal Mart for not paying for $13.88 worth of items because she forgot due to her dementia. She, when confronted by a Wal Mart employee, realized her mistake and attempted to pay for the items because she’s not a criminal. The Wal Mart employee refused and wanted the police to intervene, and intervene the cops did.

Think about that despicable display of force by those pigs, all for $13.88. Would the police ever chase down a suspect who stole $13.88 from you or any other individual? No, but they will for Wal Mart and their corporate masters.

Or let’s take a look at San Antonio, Texas where the police are decrying a huge spike in violent crime, likely to demand more money. Because of the simple-minded nature of both the “left” and the “right,” the so-called “right” will likely demand we “defend the police.”

But while violent crime surges, the San Antonio police have plenty of time to arrest law abiding citizens for creating chalk art on public sidewalks. They don’t need more money or more cops. They need accountability.

Just a handful of other stories from The Free Thought Project:

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-watch/power-tripping-nypd-cop-tells-man-your-amendment-ends-here

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-watch/apparently

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-watch/watch-veteran-practicing-1st-amendment-rights-refuses-bullied-orwellian-cop

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/police-brutality-cop-watch/first-amendment-rights-denver-police-arrest

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-watch/georgia-cop-forgets-1st-amendment-threatens-arrest-man-filming-traffic-stop

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-watch/public-assault-practicing-1st-amendment

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-watch/first-amendment-violation-police-constitution

There’s plenty more from where those come from.

Corrupt Amerika

It’s clear that the United Corporation of Amerika is corrupt to the core. And this isn’t specifically focused at law enforcement. But the unaccountability in law enforcement and their dedication to the system rather than the people allow the corruption to continue.

The corruption, overall, is seen in the moral and cultural rot of the people, the political corruption, the unconstitutional bureaucracies, the fascist Big Government-Big Corporation incestual relationship, etc.

Donald Jeffries wrote:

The Most Corrupt Country in the History of the World

“There are somehow still millions of Americans who cling to a belief in American exceptionalism. That we can teach the heathens of the world all about ‘freedom,’ which they irrationally hate us for. We can now do this not only at the point of an assault weapon, but with nonbinary soldiers in high heels spreading their ‘pride’ to unsuspecting heterosexuals. An iron fist in a rainbow colored glove. The term ‘Karen’ is now used to denigrate all White women. Those generalizations are fine. But what is our bipartisan foreign policy but ‘Karen’ on steroids? Interfering where we don’t belong, giving advice that wasn’t asked for. Killing people for their own good.

Even before COVID-19, the Greatest Psyop in the History of the World, was launched by the usual suspects, America had reached a surrealistic level of tyranny. Cancelling and censoring ‘extreme’ points of view on social media platforms. Firing and even prosecuting “free” citizens for ‘hate speech.’ In other words, for Thought Crime. Free Speech zones. Unconstitutional highway checkpoints. Police- allegedly public servants- demanding that those who are simply going about their business show them an ‘ID.’ Isn’t that ‘show us your papers?’ People being arrested for ‘resisting arrest,’ when they aren’t told what they’re being arrested for….

Whatever nations of the past that were called ‘police states’ had nothing on America 2.0. Little children stopped from selling lemonade because they didn’t have a license…. Children held at gunpoint for building a treehouse. A naked 11 year old autistic girl tasered by police. Police waving citizens inside the Capitol building they pay for, and ushering them around, then being lauded as heroes after shooting and killing one of them, while those expressing their constitutional right to assemble and protest were branded as ‘terrorists,’ and denied all civil rights. If America 2.0 isn’t a police state, exactly what would a police state look like?

America 2.0 is exceptional. Exceptionally corrupt. Exceptionally tyrannical. Exceptionally incompetent. Exceptionally unknowledgeable. Exceptionally unreasonable. Exceptionally bad in all important respects. Stop bragging. Stop chanting, ‘USA! USA!’ Stop waving the flag. Stop saying life is better here than in other countries you know nothing about, except through sources that lie about everything else. If a truly free country emerged somewhere in the world, they would be citing us as an example of a tyrannical society that abused its citizens, while claiming they were defending ‘democracy.’ History is written by the victors.”