The Largest Street Gang in America - WARNING GRAPHIC FOOTAGE

Watch the rest of the videos. Its a multiple part series. I have been a victim of the police and it is not a fun experience. Watch out in Asheville NC

Jabal, thank you for the courage to put this out there. The wording fits the dialog of the footage well. Those who disagree I think you all are entitled to your opinions but you're off base for the attacks on the storyline and definition of the subject presented. The term gang fits "a number of persons associated for a particular purpose" the police underbelly of self-crime. I applaud the person for their view and work on this piece. I wish you continued success and more interesting coverage to come. Thank you for sharing and don't let the neysayers sway you. Your presentation hit it's mark and has opened discussion on the matter. Thank you again.

yeah real gangs are not here to protect and serve. When the police at like thugs then they are a gang. What is a gang, a group of people how think they are above the law!!!!

Police brutality threatens us all.

Wow, this is nothing compared to real street gangs in America.

I would wager to say that most of you all watching this video will/have never come into contact with Police. The Police deal with that 5% of the population that you/we never come into contact with. The "Losers" of society. I believe most cops come into their profession thinking that they can make a positive impact on that 5% of society. In reality that 5% that makes up 98% of their contact with society, completely subverting their "View" of the world. Changing their "mission" to just "surviving". A few bad cops have made it so that all cops have to wear bullet proof vests to work. Who would want that job? Trust me, the videos DON'T tell the whole story. BUT, it sure doesn't make me like them. Never did. Never will.

Even with the fact that everyone has cameras, the cops still do this. People this dumb should never be given a position of authority, much less a gun.

I keep wondering if the psychological tests may need some tweaking. No all police are bad, but the ones that are are usually really, really bad. It is an occupation that attracts sadists and control freaks much like the preisthood attracts pedophiles. It is a perfect cover for misdeeds. The disciplinary process is extremely flawed. This is very sad but there will be no shortage of this kind of documented abuse in the age of a camera in almost every phone.

Shot in the line of duty...tragedy or cosmic karma? I'm leaning towards karma. I'm sorrry that these cops were probably picked on in school, but that is no reason to throw on a badge and use their power in malicious ways. I would love to go toe to toe with some of those fat bastards

6:14 "Get' em, GET EM FOR MY DAD."

Sick fucks!

police are dorks with a badge and gun...they were picked on in school and now they have power and abuse it...

You know what, screw my other comment. If you want to get even with the police, move to Oakland, California. Cops don't pull us over for shit, if the cops fuck with you in the wrong hood, the neighbors will gladly blap pigs for you.

Hahaha. American cops are so full of issues. At least in 3rd world countries, cops are dirty and show it, cops are dirty in the US, but play like they are the good guys? Completely audacious. Just like Ice-T said in the 80's "FUCK THE POLICE!"

what a boring documentary...

msnbc has some informative documentaries on gangs.

if i were to say mexicans are defacto criminals, i would be speaking out of ignorance, but calling cops a gang is some how different?
fuck any video that insults me in its onset and then demands i watch it.

Everyone needs to know the laws that govern them. I actively search for all laws governing me from local to federal to know my limits. For instance, I have taken up photography and know that if you are photographing cops and their activities from public space, it takes a court order for the officer to take your camera. If they take it from you, they are liable for theft of personal property. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

Wow - this video is intense. Cops like these give the ones actually trying to protect our communities bad names. I bet it can be difficult for some working in law enforcement to be aware of these issues and be constantly associated with this abuse of personhood. I just wish that more of the good cops would stand up and try to facilitate some structural change.

I think a lot of this video is valid, but the whole part about complaints should have been approached better. While there's not really a reason for the officers to become SO confrontational when the person refuses to give their name, it would be interesting to see how they reacted to different demographics of people requesting the form, and varying levels of cooperation.

I think a lot of the people represented are naturally suspicious (which they have a right to be), but I don't think that it shows a complete picture of what things are like because it neglects to give the officers the best possible scenario (complete cooperation), and allow them to react accordingly.

I would be interested at what would happen if kids went in requesting a complaint form for a 'school project,' with and without their parents, and whether they would get the same response or if officers would be more forthcoming.

Thanks for the video but "The Largest Street Gang in America" is a misleading headline.

We've all known (or should have known) for a long time that cops are nothing more than wanna be gangsters who are too afraid to break the law so they become it. The problem is figuring out what we're going to do about it. Its easy to leave comments on a forum while sitting on our asses

Some people are corrupt and some people have anger issues. These people are in every profession and the percentage of law enforcement officers who are are corrupt or easily angered is not any higher than in any other profession. How these attributes manifest themselves vary according to profession. An angry fast food worker might spit in the food, or even start fights with customers, while a corrupt fast food worker may steal food or money. This is a human psychological issue, not a cop issue. The fact is that for every "bad" cop shown in these videos, there are hundreds of "good" cops not shown. Furthermore, the video is framed in the context the creator wants us to see.

Thanks jubal for another moving article/post. I am still moved by the Charlie Chaplin one from last week.

I think the largest street gang is the Tea Party.

The cops in this Video are tame compared to some I have seen.

While your correct about the various law enforcement agencies spread across our nation may be called (but thats a stretch ) the largest street gang in america. The most dangerous is NORTHCOM/CCMRF (3rd Infantry Division) which is the federal on call response force to deal with all any domestic attacks. Including crowd control, and civil unrest

Too much of gang violence and crime today has been caused by the Bush administration and the Wall Street putting a gun to the government's head

Clearly this is the "largest" street gang. Ninety percent of the cops in the videos could be foiled just by running up 2 flights of stairs. No wonder they strong arm and taser, they clearly don't like to chase to people.

I propose a new study: Find a correlation between a public safety officer's waistline and the amount of complaints filed against them.

I think the problem with many police departments in general is they have a strong belief that they need to make strong decisions on the ground to help keep people safe. They over inflate their sense of justice and believe that only they (police officers) are capable of making the decisions because they have the self righteous and just cause. What happens is cops forget they are not elected officials they are hired employees. They also forget that stupid videos like this aren't proactive they are reactive. These kinds of things aren't all that common but police officers have to be aware of what their role is not waht their opinions are.

Cops here are more para military,

Whatever happened to cops like Andy Taylor and Barney Fife over in Mayberry, North Carolina

On a side note I am near Roseland,IN and yeah our cops can be that corrupt.

What I feel it shows is that it doesnt matter if your a cop a citizen or a criminal. These clips show cops as the criminals and sometimes they are acting just as that. There is no respect for human life anymore. They are showing that we might as well stay locked up at home-and not answer the door if they dont have a warrant. It makes you scared to even walk down the street when you see this. I have kids of my own and I am pretty sure if the images above where of my kids I would be sitting in a jail cell for what I did to the cop. There is no excuse for a cop to choke a kid, or well any of what they did in that video. They are meant to bring peace not create more violence. It makes you see why these kids grow up to wind up behind bars--They are retaliating against what they see as a threat to themselves or others and I agree with it. If I was being treated like this I would retaliate and fight back and wind up behind bars but would not keep my mouth shut about it.

not all of the situations are very clear. the cyclist is probably the only one where u can say thats way out of line. he just reacted in a complete insane way for no reason.

all this could be much better regulated, controlled and checked if all cops had to wear a camera with video and audio recording or live feed to the station. they pioneered that a few months back here in the uk. this tech should be adopted across the country.

I think N.W.A. said it best... Fuck the police. Thought we got rid of bullies when I stepped off the playground, now they've expanded to the streets of the world.

You can't compare fascist cops to gangs and cartels.

I just watched the whole thing and I'm going to bed a little scared.

I can't stand the police.
I have not seen one upstanding citizen on any police force. They should be setting a good example, especially if they think they're better than the rest of us. As far as I'm concerned, they're no better than anyone else, yet they act as though they're above the law.
I've never met a police officer who even seemed like a decent human being.
I used to be interested in the law enforcement career path (in the forensic science area), until I took a ride along and helped catch people running stop signs. I pointed someone out who clearly ran the stop, he pulled her over and let her go because (I'll never forget this) "She isn't the kind of person we're looking for" (She was an old white lady, I didn't even see, it was pitch black out) "she could be my mom."
I don't care! The law applies to everyone the same! If you're gonna let her go, you have to let everyone go. If you're going to give other people tickets for less, you have to be fair to everyone. I've had no respect for the law in this country ever since. Especially because I've got 2 complete B.S. tickets (one where the person in front of me pulled over and was waved ahead, I assume because their license plate matched the state we were in). I've also been in a situation where my friends were robbed/jumped and the police immediately accused them of being on drugs, which they were not! I could write a dissertation on how disgusting I find law enforcement in this country.
GREAT MOVIE, thanks for posting.

Disgusting...Glad they are here to patrol our streets

Nice, the truth. Got my blood pumpen.

WOW! speechless great clips!

I hate crooked cops as much as the next person, but seriously, who wants to be a police officer?

Careers I've thoroughly looked into and some which I will pursue include, Paramedic, Firefighter, Cavalry Scout-Army, Clandestine Agent-CIA, Field Agent-DEA; but never have I wanted to be a police officer. I can't even describe what it is about the profession but I would never want to do it and I can't really be too hard on people who will do I job I won't, it just seems like a shitty job, for lack of a better description.

Well to be honest there really isnt a way to fix this problem. Psychologically speaking when humans are put in a position of authority over one another it generally brings out the worst humanity has to offer(corruption, brutality, violence,etc.). The only thing that can be done is for people to remain vigilant and to expose police brutality when they see it.

Dont trust the Police, NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE. They got me face down in the middle of the street!

Usually, the city stands behind this blatant brutality. These @ssholes rarely lose their job, much less prosecuted. The City of Denver is infamous for this.

lol when i read the hear i was expecting a tea-bagger rally...

damn douche-patrol...

I'm not sure how I feel about this video. I can agree, a lot of people join the police, and they happen to think they are above the law, however there are always bad apples in any profession. I wouldn't go so far as to say that the police is a street gang, but I will admit that there are some problems in the system. We must also remember that there are some honest people who become cops.

The position of police, with the power of life and death, means that it will attract those who want such power. And no one who wants that power should ever have it.

If I work selling my bosses peanuts, and I sell more peanuts then my coworkers, I will get the raise and promotion. Same principle. More busts, more points, more raises, more promotions.
This system also caters to bullies that like nothing more then to get away with cracking heads and getting raises for it.
Add the frat mentality of the cops, the fear of being unprotected by a crooked partner or colleague, and the additional frustration and disillusionment from the riggers of the job, and one can be changed into a heartless monster.
I have known good cops, many cops are good, but how do they struggle against a system that will literally kill them if they protest against bad cops?
We need to somehow change the system so the rewards of police duty, higher wages and positions, are in no way tied to your number of busts.
There is also a fact I learned in Abnormal Psychology. The three most common jobs for a psychopath are criminals, lawyers, and cops. Every person applying to be a cop must be rigorously tested for signs of being a psychopath. If there are any signs, they should never wear a badge.

Any jock on any police force at anytime can approach you for no reason and just handcuff you and take you away just because they don't like how you look. Absolutely frightening and outrageous.