What Two Programmers Have Revealed So Far About Seattle Police Officers Who Are Still in Uniform

Found on The Stranger on Wednesday, 06 May 2015
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In the last year and a half, they have acquired hundreds of reports, videos, and 911 calls related to the Seattle Police Department's internal investigations of officer misconduct between 2010 and 2013. And though they have only combed through a small portion of the data, they say they have found several instances of officers appearing to lie, use racist language, and use excessive force—with no consequences.

Among some of Rachner and Mocek's findings: a total of 1,028 SPD employees (including civilian employees) were investigated between 2010 and 2013. (The current number of total SPD staff is 1,820.)

In 569 allegations of excessive or inappropriate use of force (arising from 363 incidents), only seven were sustained—meaning 99 percent of cases were dismissed.

That's why police isn't respected anymore: misbehaviour, abuse of power, ignorance of laws. Plus, they are supposed to deal with problems internally and these reports clearly show how inefficient that is.