first, sorry about that situation. what about the cops down in Houston that shot the son at his parents house - his dad played professional baseball and he was on his way to playing professional ball. there was a story on this on Real Sports....cops getting the wrong info and ruining peoples lives and getting off clean.
now your point is a bit off, cause we haven't seen any video of police doing anything improper 50 years ago in the deep south

- there have always been bad people (cops, thugs, you name it that take things too far)...it's not something that just started all the sudden.
I know there are some LE's on this board and I respect them for their job, I would never want that job, but I can say that I have been around my fair share of cops that push them limit on some boundaries. I'm not sure I would handle them breaking into my house very well, I would be mad as hell and would probably get shot. its a shame that when the shoe is on the other foot, people understand what some of the other people living in bad areas have experienced for years in terms of dealing with some cops.
I don't think all cops are the same, but there certainly are some that go to far...just like other jobs, except they have a badge/gun that gives them more authority.