You know...I worked with a police department providing tech services for over a decade. Oh do I have stories. Since I no longer work there, I'll tell you a few.

The old white boys club is alive and well. In fact, there was a lawsuit just before my time there because they were not promoting women into detective positions. The women won and a few were promoted, but they were all put in an office together and scorned by other detectives.

Bullying is pretty common and just accepted. A man who returned from the Iraq conflict and had severe pain from shrapnel in his body was relentlessly bullied. They stole his stuff. Put him in dangerous situations with no backup. They smeared feces on his things as "a joke." (1/2)

He was eventually moved to another department and now suffers severe PTSD. Not as much from the war, but because of the bullying he received by fellow officers. The other officer still refer to him as a pansy. (2/2)

We had an officer involved in THREE officer shootings. All involved minorities and he killed two people. But a video was released showing him crying after the third, which was an unarmed POC, so people forgave him. I saw him a week later and he was joking it up with other (1/3)

officers. He was moved to a non-field position and still works there. He was later reprimanded for demanding hotels turn over their records for "police business", but really it was his own business. He lost access to the criminal justice network for awhile, but when the (2/3)

request came through to reinstate access, I said, "huh, I'm surprised. He abused the information before." My old white lady coworker WENT OFF on me on how I should respect his authority and keep opinions to myself. He was personable, I'll give him that, but most abusers are (3/3)

There are were some good cops, but they were mostly abused into silence by the "good ole boys" club. I'll never forget being on a ride along and one call we were dispatched to was a child abuse case. Mom and boyfriend were drug addicts. The grandparents called the (1/6)

police because their granddaughter had been hit. The poor girl had been hit SO HARD a perfect palm-shaped bruise was on her face a day later. It was mom's boyfriend who did it. While drive to the mom's house, the officer slowed down and parked, then said, "I'm sorry, I'm so (2/6)

angry I have to collect myself." I told him I was angry and couldn't do what he does objectively. He said he couldn't show that weakness to the other officers, especially as a POC. Once we had both calmed down from interviewing that girl, we went to (3/6)

the mom's house. She was hiding the boyfriend and lying about it. The officer I was riding with detained her and told me what was going on. I went back into the car and listened to her sniveling. At one point she asked me, "Do you hate me too?" I simply said, "I saw your (4/6)

daughter earlier. You're her mom and supposed to love her the most. How do you think SHE feels?" Shortly afterwards, the lady said "I'm ready to talk now." I got the officer, she confessed, they found the guy, and took them both to jail. (5/6)

The officer while leaving said to me "I wish this job got easier, but everyday it gets harder and I feel alone having sympathy for sad situations like this." He couldn't even be human. (6/6)

Another good officer opened my eyes to how INCREDIBLY messed up the parole system is. Another ride along, and he had to arrest a parolee for a "parole violation". The guy was in the back seat and this officer said, "Hey, let's take the long way to jail. What happened?" (1/4)

This guy, I kid you not, was late by 5 MINUTES for a mandatory parole training, so they called the cops to arrest him. The parole system is messed up. When you get paroled, it's not a back to business as usual situation. (1/4)

They make you enroll in mandatory re-education, but of course the state doesn't pay for it, the parolee does! The re-education centers are run by for-profit businesses in most states. One class can cost up to $10,000 and meets up to 6 hours a week. Parolees are enrolled in (2/4)

multiple classes usually. Now tell me, how do you find work as a parolee, having to owe that kind of cash and take that much time off for b.s. classes? And these classes WERE b.s. This guy we picked up had to take mandatory parenting classes...when he doesn't have kids. (3/4)

My college tuition for an entire semester cost let than this parolee had to pay for one b.s. class that met 6-hours a week for 4-weeks.

And being late by 5-minutes or not being able to pay means back to jail with you. (4/4)

The whole justice system is messed up. All of it. It needs an overhaul. I applaud every protester out there. The justice system has forgotten what JUSTICE actually is.