Thanks for the input LadyJesseQuinn; I definitely know they are not a new phenomenon...it's the anti-recidivism techniques that have all but ceased in most prisons these days as opposed to the techniques that were used more widely years ago. No anti-recidivism techniques meant newly released prisoners were more likely to return to the prison system quickly. Many states have their role in prison labor unfortunately. So a prisoner who learns their lesson is bad for the prison industrial complex. This all viciously circles back to laws made to ensure police can arrest more and more people by any means to justify their cut of that money. Some just take it entirely too far and engage in misconduct which is more often than not left unchecked.
However, despite my few run-in's with boys playing law enforcement officers, I still believe that the majority of officers are decent human beings; it's the organization as a whole that drives many to come to the decision that they are all engaging in misconduct.
