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The City of Tuscaloosa and the Tuscaloosa Police Department have been made aware of videos regarding an incident that occurred on November 8, 2015 at 3:19 am that were a result of a loud music call.
[5] [25] The word cop is slang for police officer; the phrase is derived by analogy from contempt of court, which, unlike contempt of cop, is an offense in many jurisdictions (e.g., California Penal Code section 166, making contempt of court a misdemeanor). Similar to this is the phrase "disturbing the police", a play on "disturbing the peace".
Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...
The code is one example of police corruption and misconduct. Officers who engaged in discriminatory arrests, physical or verbal harassment, and selective enforcement of the law are considered to be corrupt, while officers who follow the code may participate in some of these acts during their careers for personal matters or in order to protect or support fellow officers. [5]
Police included an uncredited video taken from behind the unfolding incident in the briefing that shows an officer throwing two punches — one that connects on or near Pierre’s face and a ...
— A former Memphis police officer, who pleaded guilty last month to federal charges in the 2023 death of Tyre Nichols, testified Monday that officers had "exaggerated" Nichols' behavior and that ...
The police officers who arrested them said the protesters were members of "a group known as ACAB All Cops Are Bastards." [ 24 ] Criminal charges against the protestors were dropped and a probe characterized the case as "deeply flawed", "insubstantial", and lacking credible evidence in support of the claim that "ACAB" is a gang.
The video showed police punching Ellis during the arrest. [26] The Pierce County medical examiner ruled that Ellis's death was a homicide, resulting from hypoxia due to physical restraint. [ 25 ] The medical examiner said other factors contributed to Ellis's death, including methamphetamine intoxication, heart disease and a mask officers had ...