Have you ever felt the desire to intervene if you witness another officer using excessive force? Work with someone I am often on the edge with but then the situation may go haywire with a diffuclt arrest if I undermine them.

Not intervening makes you just as complicit. Putting an end to police brutality needs to start from within the department. The blue line does not extend to include unnecessary violence.

I have had the urge to step in when I see another cop employing excessive force, yes. In such a circumstance, I would start by attempting to de-escalate the circumstance verbally. I would step in to stop the use of excessive force if that didn't succeed. To make sure that we could work together to handle the situation efficiently, I would also contact with the other police present.

I am thankful I never witnessed any other officer using excessive force towards anyone. But if ever I do, I may discreetly advise him not to. And that matter will be escalated in the department because it is something beyond my control that only our superiors can do something about.

Luckily I have not witnessed this but in my role as a police officer no one deserves to be treated unfairly and have excessive force used against the. So yes I would try to intervene in a non-aggressive way and nonchalant way so it doesn't get ugly or escalate the situation. Afterward, i would make sure to talk to the officer later about it.

I would be dismissed along with the perpetrators if I saw fraud, waste, or abuse and did not intervene. Police should be held to the same standards of accountability as other public servants.

Cops who see a crime being committed should stop it. We are not above the law. Shouldn't that go without saying?

Rememeber when Washington had to remind officers that they would be held liable for not intervening when a fellow cop uses excessive force? It's absurd how that actually had to be a thing.

I've never seen it firsthand. I'm lucky to work with some thoughtful, responsible people who don't take the job personally. Also, in our society, protecting one another means getting involved before a problem arises rather than covering it up after the fact. I'm in a better position than some.

Yes, of course! Also, it doesn't have to be overt or blatant. Before things get out of hand, it may just take a simple hand on the shoulder. I don't have to fling myself in front of the perpetrator. Yet because that's what people perceive, they believe it occurs far less frequently than it actually does.

It is called a Tap out, and yes do it. Or both of you will be disciplined. They get mad, let them.