Sad news from Yonkers, NY.

In 2007, a woman's niece was hit with a beer bottle in a car. Cops arrived, and the woman was distraught. But she didn't assault officers.

Wayne Simoes, thug-with-badge, decided she needed to be subdued, so he walked over, picked her up and threw her onto the ground, breaking her jaw and doing this to her face:
GRAPHIC IMAGE!
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His excuse was that he slipped on the floor. Watch the video and see for yourself.

The cop was acquitted of violating the woman's civil rights. Fellow cops applauded him, his lawyer, and the jurors.

And a 2000 study on the Police Code of Silence: http://www.aele.org/loscode2000.html
Conclusions

1. The police Code of Silence exists.

2. Some form of a Code of Silence will develop among officers in virtually any agency.

3. The American criminal justice system and in particular law enforcement, has been negligent by not attempting to resolve the negative impact the code.

4. The Code of Silence breeds, supports and nourishes other forms of unethical actions.

5. Because the code is an essentially natural occurrence, attempts to stop it all together will be futile.

6. The Code of Silence in law enforcement is more dominant and influential than most other vocations or professions.

7. It is virtually impossible for a law enforcement agency to effectively determine how extensively the Code of Silence exists within its own organization.

8. It is now possible to identify the specific assignments and units that are most at risk to the harmful aspects of the Code of Silence.

9. Whistle-blowers are generally not supported by the administration of law enforcement agencies.

10. The use of state-of-the-art ethical dilemma simulation training can be an effective way to prevent the code’s injurious ramifications.
Out of 55 total conclusions.
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