I'm getting sick and tired of police departments...

...refusing to police their own.

Here's the story with video.

What they didn't know was that they'd been rear-ended by the son of a police officer who was on duty, and dad was about to get involved.

Lawless was standing at the counter of the store, at Comly Road and Roosevelt Boulevard, smiling and chatting with the clerk, when she was grabbed from behind and violently pushed back with a police officer's gun in her face.

"He hit me with his left hand, and he had his gun in his right hand," Lawless said. "He pushed his gun into the left side of my neck. It caused a scrape-type bruise on my neck."

After a chaotic struggle, Lawless was arrested and charged with assaulting the officer.
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The District Attorney's Office reviewed the case and declined to prosecute Officer Lopez in December. Eight days later, he was reissued his weapon and returned to full duty.
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The Internal Affairs report concluded that Lopez had committed "departmental violations," and it expressed skepticism about the claim that one of the four occupants of the Mazda appeared to have had a gun.

This officer committed assault by pointing a gun or whatever the PA equivalent and other than sitting at a desk for eight days jack shit happened to him. He's allowed to avoid court so he doesn't have to justify his actions before a judge. The victim has to waste her time showing up in court each appearance or face arrest for failure to appear, but not the officer. Police Officers ask the owner of the store where the incident took place to erase the video and no action id taken against them. Shit like this is why people trust the police less and less. Good officers get harmed by association. Something needs to be done. Civilian review boards might be an option, but in any event sounds like it's time for a civil suit.

From Philly.com
H/T to Uncle and Sailorcurt