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The original was posted on /r/czech by /u/No_Pomegranate7134 on 2023-08-12 04:08:41+00:00.
Of course, I avoid Google Translate like the plague as it's so bad, horrible for Czech. DeepL may get it but it still stuffs up.
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I know there are rotten apples within the police force or law enforcement as a whole not forgetting the judicial system as everything that involves officers on duty, correctional or parole officers, attorneys, judges, and bondsmen doing shady stuff always gets swept under the rug by the higher-ups being overlooked, if you dare to speak up about it they fire your ass. I recalled a moment when my partner, Officer Richards was on the scene arresting a suspected runaway, yet he had to plant hash on this dude which had nothing to do with him at all!
Richards spotted the young teen who is about 14-15, loitering in the alley minding his own business and not doing anything criminal yet he had to make this kid suffer, it sickens me. He was pinning him down to the boot of our patrol car with brute force as the kid's face is pressed onto it perhaps inflicting a mandibular fracture, I remember the exchange they had between each other:
"Jackpot! Look at this! We got ourselves a junkie. You're goin' to the slammer for a while."
"Look officer, I SWEAR to god, those aren't mine! I have no fuckin' clue as to how that got there! I'm no junkie*! Please..."*
"I DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE OR AIN'T, YOU'RE COMIN' WITH US."
"No... please... It's not mine! I'm telling ya! Just... Stop! You're hurtin' me?!"
That's the final straw for me! Richards is becoming a dirty cop, what the fuck has gotten into him lately, usually he's never like this, I had to step in just to protect this kid as he literally being harassed by an officer:
"Dude! Stop! This kid insisted he's done nothing wrong! Please let him go!"
"He's going to the station with us! The end. I don't give a fuck if he's a junkie or not. He'll be part of the lineup along with others just like this punk."
"That doesn't give you the right to hurt him! For god sake, he's only a kid! Take it easy on him, man."
"He's just a piece of shit anyway! Who in the world would give rats ass about him?! I bet he's out here just to cause a disturbance. Anyway... stop defending him or else!"
As I was about to uncuff the kid, Richards started lashing out at me:
"What are you doin'? He's definitely a crook. Put the cuffs back on him."
"He has done nothing wrong. He's a free man. He is entitled to a normal life."
"PUT THE CUFFS BACK ON HIM OR I'LL DO IT! I'LL REPORT YOU FOR THIS! WHY ARE YOU SO NON-COMPLIANT?"
I refuse to adhere to Richard's demands, so he did it, the kid is begging to be let free as I can see him being all teared up... I cannot imagine, he's traumatized by the horrendous treatment from Richards. Officers like him are the reason why the police have a bad image, what a disgrace. There are already protests happening across the country demanding reform as corruption is rife, well... the public isn't wrong, I agree that the system needs an overhaul.
I wish I had the authority to alter his decision but it's outta my hands as Richards outranks me, he'll easily snitch on me if I refuse to get along, he knows the Lieutenant well more than I do, I've only been in for 2 years while he's been there for 7-8. As soon as we headed for the station, the kid kept his head down avoiding eye contact with the officers, however, he can sense I'm not dirty which is why he doesn't hate me.
As the kid was about to be booked in, he had the look of a stray cat who is begging to be cared for since he is not looking forward to being in the hold-up with all the grown-ups. I later learned this kid's name is Mike, he's not on the system. It's disgusting that Richards and the other officers are tolerant of putting a minor in the same cage as an adult, figuratively it's putting a baby zebra in a lion's den. I rummaged through Mike's details that have been added.
I contacted his mom immediately explaining to her what just happened, she was horrified and disgusted as her son will never do any drugs. She can figure that I'm not part of the dirty batch as there are cases that people in a similar situation are deprived of their basic rights, which should not be happening at all! She is going to complain about her son's arrest which is uncalled for, however, with the current climate, it'll be in vain as the entire system is in shambles right now unless there is a major reform.
