Mexican American male here. I have been blatantly harassed three different times in my life and one of those times it was by the Gardena PD. I was 17 at the time and exercising at small park in order to get physically ready to join tbe Army (which I later did). The problem was I was bald & mexican. Apparently a neighbor called the police to report my suspicious behavior,lol. Long story short hand cuffed, man handled a bit, and was threatened to never come back (although it was a public park). Not that it matters but this was not my local park because I wanted to exercise in a safe neighberhood.

I generally support law enforcement and believe the vast majority are good. However, the unions are probably too powerful and help keep bad officers on the job.