Report: Thousands of Florida cops keep jobs, despite ‘moral violations’

No one should wonder why people don't respect cops. It isn't just Florida - this is typical of cops throughout this country.

Florida's sheriff departments are as close to a good ole` boy network as there is! This doesn't surprise me when I see the Ft Myers dept has a budget of $30 million for a town of 300,000 people. Florida "The Police State"!

This rampant throughout the United States. When I grew up the Police were your friends. You trusted them, you looked up to them as role models. Now when you see one, even when you've never had so much as a traffic ticket, you just pray they are not looking at you and you pray they don't actually approach you. Will they be nice or will they flip out for no reason?
All Police should be rigoursly tested yearly for their psychological profiles.

I wonder which is worse: a police officer that violates his oath and the law or a criminal who violates the law?

I am glad RAPE is classified as a "moral character" violation. Shouldn't these guys be in jail?

Blue taking care of blue.

Dirty cops and offenders need weeding out, and a cut is not a bad idea given the state of the economy and overpriced cops and their union fat cats.

Dear America.. Corrupt cops only exsist because we allow them to... The U.S. should have a prison just for corrupt cops, politicians and low life corporate crooks, it should be a 23/24 hour lock down meaning 1 hour a day outside their cell... There are some good honest law enforcement, but there are a lot of want to be outlaw cowboys wearing badges believing that they are above the law... No law abiding American should be fearful of the law, but some want citizens to be fearful...Respect and Fear are two different things... Imagine if our military had a union..! But Sir before we go to war we need to redo our union contract !! ..

police have become an "above the law" entity -
they are immune to prosecution even when lying on the stand -
selling drugs to arrest buyers -
giving blanket immunity to informants and a free hand to do whatever illegal activity they choose-
framing innocent citizens to up their arrest records -
not to mention the constant internal cover ups -

the end of freedom isn't near - it is already here

Is this .supposed to surprise us? I would say its the same all over the country

Doesn't police corruption fall under the jurisdiction of the FBI to investigate and pursue?

If thats the police ??? who do you call ??? mr. smith, and mr. wesson. i think ? if mr, colt cant help??

not just fla.but everywere,these people get away with murder and people don't do anything about it.when the cops and the law brake down,its up to the people to take over.so stand up if you don't like it.

i was verbally abused by a Florida State Trooper during a traffic stop. He wrote me a ticket. He then pulled away doing 100+mph. I VIDEO taped it. he saw that i was following him, so he pulled me over again, and cited me again. I said "you should cite yourself too".
I filed a complaint. Gave evidence. Made formal complaint in front of State Trooper Investigator. He found no fault with the Trooper and the way he did the traffic stops, or his language used during the stop, or the two tickets that were issued 8 minutes apart.
When police are the ones investigating the police, this is what happens. I am not surprised.

BTW, the Trooper did not show up for court when i fought the tickets, so they were dismissed. Gee, I wonder why he did not show up?? Maybe because i had him on video doing 100+mph between the two stops? Maybe because i had his traffic stop recorded, and he did not want what he said made public?? Gee, I dont know.

Hate the FHP because of that one "Trooper".

Florida is so corrupt. Why else would we elect a criminal Governor, Governor Valdemort.

When I lived in georgia, I bought my pot from a cop. I have never met one I liked

its because the union is so strong and they willing enforce retribution against anybody who speaks out of line.

I can't imagine that this is a surprise to any American who has been observing police behavior. What is sad is that there are many dedicated law enforcement officers that face ridicule and lack of respect because of this minority. The most guilty in this situation are the police unions that protect the offenders. The unions MUST learn to cull their poor performers or it weakens the entire union.

Many police are morally bankrupt thugs in many states, but few do such a careless job of policing the police than the sunshine state. Florida, stop being the sad joke of the nation and step up.

COPS, the Largest "Gang" in America.
You're surprised?

I've never been to jail or been convicted of a felony but every time I have to deal with a cop, they treat me like I'm guilty till proven innocent. I have never met a cop that wasn't corrupt. Most cops are just out to fill there quotas and don't care about the innocent people they stick their #$%$ crimes to. Cops lie all the time but they know a judge is going to believe them over the "criminal" they are facing in court. Cops lie because judges believe them and they know they won't get in trouble for doing so. I believe some of the biggest criminals are the cops themselves. I couldn't ever morally become a cop because I wouldn't want to bust innocent people for #$%$ crimes just to fill my quota. Only people with serious superiority problems become cops. And this is so they can feel better about themselves because they think they're better than everyone else.