Police Brutality in Your Nation

[Adab]

Does police brutality exist in your nation? And if yes, then how often does it occur? Does it have an impact on the reputation of the police and the government of your nation?

Police brutality does not exist in Adab. Relations between the police and the people of Adab are very excellent, and policemen are constantly instructed and reminded not to use excessive force and cruelty, and - if possible - to avoid injuring or even killing civilians, in establishing and upholding law and order across the country.

[Anollasia]

Police brutality is illegal. If it happens, the police officer(s) will be fired immediately, without mercy.

[Vallermoore]

Does police brutality exist in your nation? And if yes, then how often does it occur? Does it have an impact on the reputation of the police and the government of your nation?

To a point. There are three kinds. The first, against black people, is largely overlooked due to the extreme racism in Vallermoore. The second, where someone has hurt a police officer or is a one man/woman/child crimewave, is normally overlooked, but there are a few exceptions. The third, where a police officer is violent for little or no reason to any group other then blacks, is racist to any group other then blacks, or beats up one of the middle class or upper class, is dealt with very severally and can get the police officer thrown off the force/and fined, jailed or both. Generally when it comes to middling crimes, the first two times the police take everything the way it should be, but after that some (not all) officers, are not above beating a suspect and planting the necessary weapon on them to justify it. Carrying most weapons is not illegal in many places, so they sometimes don't need to *plant* a weapon on someone, they just need to say they attacked the police officer first with their weapon that the person genuinely had.

[Apollion]

No police in Apollion, so...........a moot concern.

[Crysuko]

independant groups keep close eyes on the police to ensure they behave. but because the constituion fails to grant many protections to religious people and groups, many police take out their frustrations on the theistic minority, while the monitoring groups turn a blind eye.

[FThemiclesia]

While police forces on New Odessa, Themiclesia's home planet, are never brutal beyond what the law affords them, they can be very brutal in other galaxies, to the great exasperation of Parliament. This is partly due to those remote galaxies constantly being under threat of invasion and also that most thing happening there are basically beyond Parliament's ability to monitor. Commissioners sent out to inspect these faraway lands are too few and far between, and the targets are rather good at concealing their true methods from the commissioners, who could only stay for a couple of days at a stint before moving onto the next galaxy. At this point, we have more galaxies than there are people in the Civil Service, and we can't simply pack the bags of a passer-by and sent him out to tour the galaxies.

This nation has a WH40k element to it, so the grimdark is indispensable.

[Ventalia]

Does police brutality exist in your nation?
Police brutality is very rare, and a complaints mechanism is in place.
How often does it occur?
Very rarely and never on an institutional scale - usually an overreacting cop.
Does it have an impact on the reputation of the police and the government of your nation?
It can and has in the past created protests. These days, authorities are very quick to issue apologies and suspensions before announcing investigations into brutality - nobody wants to be seen as tolerating abuses.

[Vektra]

There is police brutality for that people that disobey autority. If you follow orders and the law, police cannot touch you.

Our riot police member
A regular police member

[FThemiclesia]

There is police brutality for that people that disobey autority. If you follow orders and the law, police cannot touch you.

Our riot police member
A regular police member

Excuse me? What's the difference between them!?

[Confederate States 0f America]

There is police brutality for that people that disobey autority. If you follow orders and the law, police cannot touch you.

Our riot police member
A regular police member

Excuse me? What's the difference between them!?

The riot shield hence the name riot police.

[Newne Carriebean7]

we don't have a police force as it is all handled by the military, who holds vast amounts of power here, and are led by Emperor David V.

[Vektra]

There is police brutality for that people that disobey autority. If you follow orders and the law, police cannot touch you.

Our riot police member
A regular police member

Excuse me? What's the difference between them!?

The riot shield and personal body armour

[Telintar]

It isn't considered brutality by the Government...but it's definitely there.

[Fatatatutti]

The main functions of our police are giving directions to the nearest whaling museum and directing traffic around sleeping ducks - so there isn't much scope for brutality. The Flying Squads do have access to infantry weapons such as assault rifles and grenade launchers but they spend most of their time tracking down tourists who have lost track of time and forgotten to go home.

[The Town of Bullworth]

Police brutality happens very often in Bullworth, likely because there are only about four officers who actually ever do anything, and a majority of the department is corrupt.

[Vashtanaraada]

Doesn't exist.

[Arvenia]

Police brutality is active in Arvenia, but is sometimes illegal and any police officer using brutality can be punished.

[Imperium Sidhicum]

While Urban Security and Domestic Security are somewhat notorious for their tough and uncompromising treatment of criminals, it would be a misassumption to take them for jackbooted thugs who enjoy roughing up helpless suspects.

Sidh authorities do in fact stick to the protocol strictly, the difference being that this protocol places much less restriction on the use of force. A miscreant will always first be instructed to surrender into custody, with a warning that force will be used in case of non-compliance. Only when the offender fails to heed this instruction are the law enforcers free to use force to bring him into compliance. Law enforcement is authorized to use any amount of force, including lethal force, to neutralize a non-compliant suspect especially one who attempts to resist or flee.

The security forces are expected to use reasonable discretion and judgement when deciding to what extent to use force when making an arrest.

A Sidh knows what to expect in case he fails to obey the lawful demands of the authorities, and will hence usually refrain from any actions that might be interpreted as non-compliance. Since failure to obey a lawful order from a law enforcement officer is in itself a crime, most Sidhae will simply do as they are told without question or protest. Humans, especially ones from recently conquered worlds who are unaccustomed to the stern Sidh ways or their disdain for humanity in general, tend to be more troublesome, leading to more violent incidents with the authorities.

When an offender, be it Sidh or human, is convicted of a crime, however, all restraint on mistreating him is removed - under Imperial law, those sentenced for serious crimes forfeit all rights for the duration of their punishment. It is this abuse of convicted criminals, and especially of political prisoners that has given Sidh authorities their reputation of brutality.

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Overall, Sidh police forces act professionally and by the book, law-abiding citizens having nothing to fear. To avoid incidents of innocents being wrongly arrested and mistreated, the official practice of the authorities is to observe and wait until a suspect produces enough incriminating evidence on him to guarantee an immediate conviction, even if it means letting him commit more crimes in the meanwhile. It is rather easy with the amount of surveillance in the average Sidh city, the authorities keeping detailed files on every citizen, so the chance of an innocent being wrongly taken into custody is next to none. Members of law enforcement are also held to much higher standards of conduct than the average citizen, meaning their penalties for misconduct will also be more severe.

Besides, Sidh lawmen rarely even need to actually resort to the use of force, at least certainly less than their human counterparts on most human worlds. After all, few are bold and/or stupid enough to even consider arguing with someone dressed in hulking powered armor and carrying a sidearm that uses autocannon ammunition.

[Aikoland]

Police brutality is all but non-existent in our nation. We have no tolerance for it and any police officers who are suspected of brutality are immediately suspended without pay during the duration of the investigation. If it is discovered that they did engage in brutality, they were immediately fired and barred from participating in law enforcement across the nation.

[Gandoor]

While police brutality is uncommon in Gandoor, we still take it very seriously. If a policeman is discovered to have engaged in acts of brutality against a suspect, said officer is arrested, suspended from the force without pay, and charged with assault or, if the suspect died as a result of the acts of brutality, murder.

[Helltank]

Against targets designated as Subhuman(eg. third castes, idiots, lunatics) the police have permission to any degree of force they like in bringing the subject into custody, including lethal.

Against targets designated as Objects or Gods(the vast majority of the populace), the police will only use force if the suspect resists or tries to escape. Any violation of this protocol will lead to disciplinary action, including an official warning, demotion, reassignment to another department, dismissal from the Troubleshooters or Piecemakers(depending on what branch of law enforcement they are in), being whipped or caned, imprisonment or a fine, depending on the context of the offense itself.

In general, the Overlordship expects perfection from all its citizens, and law enforcement is not exempted from this requirement.

[Novus Niciae]

Police brutality is virtually unknown by the civil police in the general population, most of the population are pretty law abiding and the police have plenty of non lethal options against domestic criminals.

However military units that have been deputized to act in a police capacity against slavers and pirates are authorized to use lethal force if their suspects resist arrest. And this sometimes results in fatalities of the suspects.

[Ingensterra]

Does police brutality exist in your nation?
Not legally, it does not.
How often does it occur?
Very rarely
Does it have an impact on the reputation of the police and the government of your nation?
Yes. It is unacceptable. It portrays law enforcement as abusive and destructive to society.

[Serrian]

The police force of Serrian is the Internal Operations Force, controlled by the Joint Serrian Security Forces and thus indirectly a military subdivision. Under the competent hand of Colonel John Ubreka and the ever-watchful eye of Synapse, police brutality is very rare as it can instantly be responded to.

The addition of modified Unit Five assault proxy models (equipped with less-than-lethal equipment) to the IOF, under direct control of Synapse, lowers brutality even further.

[Yedmnrutika Gavr]

there is no equivalent authority as a street policeman in our place. every citizen has the right to bring someone into custody for significant wrongdoing. violent crime, such as homicide, is practically non-existent. our low crime rate and lack of brutality is the product of a nearly homogeneous cultural value, inheld respect for self & one another. we understand that capital punishment and violence/brutality of any kind by any person exist in places where life is cheap. such is not the case here in y-g.