Via MeFi, “I’d Like To File A Complaint.” Police departments routinely use intimidation and threatening tactics to avoid providing legally required information, such as how to file a complaint.

I’ve said it before, and I will say it again, because it remains true: the only way to reign in this kind of jackassery is additional civilian oversight — with actual teeth — and the real possibility of criminal and civil liability for individual police officers found to be using their powers in inappropriate ways. The fact that they’re almost completely insulated from any repercussions creates an untenable situation where abuse is the rule.

(What amazes me is that the video linked is from American Family Radio. I guess a stopped clock really is right once and a while.)