here is a clear case of out of control  cop who didn't pay the price but the town he works for did;

Vallejo, CA — In the land of the free, there are ostensible checks and balances which are in place to prevent corrupt and power-drunk government officials from overstepping their authority and depriving people of their rights. The largest ostensible restraint on this power is the constitution. However, as TFTP has reported for years, despite the fact that police swear an oath to uphold this constitution, they are all too often the ones who ignore it.

As the following case illustrates, to many police officers, the oath they took to the constitution may as well be dog excrement that they scrape from the bottom of their boot.

Officer David McLaughlin clearly forgot his oath when he was recorded tackling, handcuffing, and temporarily kidnapping an innocent Marine veteran for practicing his First Amendment right to film the police.

The egregious act was captured by Adrian Burrell and is nothing short of enraging. And, because McLaughlin was never held accountable, the taxpayers of Vallejo are footing the bill — to the tune of $300,000.........more.........