Category Archives: police misconduct

  Have you ever had one of those days where you get up in the morning expecting the day to go one way, and at some point an isolated incident sends it careening off in a totally unexpected direction? 20-year-old Diante Churchwell did. On July 10, 2017, the young Michigan man got out of bed […]

Thanks for joining us again for this discussion on facts about Michigan police that everyone should know. In the previous article we talked about the fact that officers are very well trained, but that they make mistakes, and sometimes lie to defendants. Moving on, we are going to pick up where we left off and […]

  There are over 570 law enforcement agencies in the state of Michigan, including the Michigan State Police, and numerous city, county and township agencies. For most people, their only interaction with the police will be in common, day-to-day activities where police officers are working hard to keep the peace and maintain public safety. A […]

  Desmond Ricks has spent the last 25 years in a Michigan prison. Why? Well, if you ask him, he’ll tell you it’s because the police pinned a murder on him that he was never guilty of. Looking at the evidence after all these years since his trial, it’s hard to argue with his conclusion. […]

  When an old woman falls in the bathtub and can’t get up, she may be able to call 911 for help and have officers and paramedics rush to help her. But what happens to the police body cam video of that incident? Should it be shielded from public view because it contains personal, sensitive […]

  The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners has been haggling over this issue for years. Should Detroit police officers be allowed to use stun guns, also sometimes called tasers, or not? Well, it seems the debate has reached a conclusion. Last week the Commission voted unanimously to allow Detroit Police officers to carry “electronic control […]

  Police misconduct is an issue that gets a great deal of media coverage IF and when it becomes public. However, that right there is part of the issue: “IF and when it becomes public.” Ask just about anyone, and they will tell you that police misconduct should ALWAYS be public information. Though with regard […]

The results of an amazing new study conducted by Bowling Green State University were recently released. What they reveal is quite surprising. According to the study, a full 40 percent of the police officers who break the law, do so while on duty.   The study, which is the first of it’s kind to study […]

There has been a great deal of animosity among the general public towards police officers of late. Some of it may be justified, and some of it is not. But when it comes to the most recent Michigan Supreme Court decision about the three lying police officers from Detroit, it is hard to believe that […]

Corrupt cops. Just the words incite disgust and anger in civilians and officers alike. But what is almost worse, is the phenomenal amount of damage it does to the tenuous relationship that exists between police officers and the communities they serve. Which is certainly the case for the Detroit Police Department, who are reeling from […]