Have you ever been a victim of police misconduct? [View all]

[Quixote1818]

This video is what got me thinking about this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017213517
I also live in Albuquerque where we have received national attention for our out of control, murderous cops.

I was going to separate misconduct from brutality but decided the poll would become too confusing.

Definition of Police Misconduct:

Types of misconduct include false confession, false arrest, falsified evidence, false imprisonment, intimidation, police brutality, police corruption, racial profiling, surveillance abuse, and off-duty misconduct.[4] Others include:
Noble cause corruption, where the officer believes the good outcomes justify bad behavior[5]
Selective enforcement (knowledge and allowances of violations by friends, family and/or acquaintances unreported)
Abuses of power (using badge or other ID to gain entry into concerts, to get discounts, etc.)
Police perjury (blatant lying under oath and/or to other authorities to cover wrongdoing)
Influence of drugs and/or alcohol while on duty
Violations by officers of police procedural policies


Note: I am including Asians in with whites below. If you have an issue with this let me know.

As a middle aged white male, the worst that has happened to me (don't really count this as misconduct) is police giving a bogus reason to pull me over to see if I was drunk. I use to have a regular route home from work on a state highway usually after 11:00 pm. Was constantly pulled over and they would say I had a tail light that was out or I was crossing the yellow line. One time they told me my tail light was out and I flat out told them that I didn't believe them because I had been told that several times and then would check at home and found no issues. I don't think I would have done that if I were black. I was already playing with fire calling the guy out. Anyway, the cop stumbled around with his words not knowing what to say then backtracked and said "That's how it appeared to me. Maybe I am mistaken? You are free to go, just be careful and get those break lights checked out to be safe!" However, I know if I was black I would have a much bigger fear of the cops. I imagine it's an issue across all races but extremely disproportionate when it comes to minorities.

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	Yes, police misconduct and I am white
	14 (64%)
	No major issues with police being out of line and I am white
	5 (23%)
	Yes, police misconduct I am black
	1 (5%)
	No major issues with police being out of line and I am black
	1 (5%)
	Yes, police misconduct and I am Hispanic / Latino
	0 (0%)
	No major issues with police being out of line and I am Hispanic / Latino
	1 (5%)
	Other, explain below
	0 (0%)
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