Police Accountability: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

"The trust between police and the communities they serve is clearly a cornerstone of civilized society," states John Oliver. "Unfortunately, that trust has been rocked following a series of controversial police shootings from Alton Sterling to Philando Castile to Tamir Rice to so many others — I literally cannot mention them all. And cumulatively, these deaths taken with countless small incidence of police misconduct, have led to a common refrain."

John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.

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Bodycam Shows Cop Save Man Trapped in Burning Car

"Lawd of mercy. It's gonna blow up," says the guy in the burning car who was eventually rescued. The driver of the vehicle wasn't so lucky. Our hats off to this fine officer...

Georgia Senior Police Officer Dan Whitney responded to a 3 a.m. highway accident to find an SUV engulfed in flames against a large tree. A man was yelling for help from a small rear driver-side window. Whitney retrieved his fire extinguisher and tried to put out the fire, then began trying to extricate the person trapped in the car. The impact of the accident had bent the frame and all the doors were jammed shut, so Whitney bent the door frame back enough to pull the man through the small rear window. As he was doing this, an explosion from under the hood knocked off his hat and body-worn camera.

The driver of the vehicle (who could not be seen until after the flames were extinguished) burned to death in the fire. Without Whitney’s rescue, the passenger likely would have suffered the same tragic death as the driver, as the backseat was completely melted and gutted within minutes. Other officers on scene described the heat from the fire as unbearable from 50 feet away.

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Dover Police DashCam Confessional (Shake it Off)

We guess police officers aren’t immune to the “Shake It Off” craze. Check out this cop singing along to the popular song by Taylor Swift that was all captured on cam courtesy of the Dover Police!  He’s got the moves too! You shake it off you fine officer you…

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TPS Dollar Wine Dance

This Toronto Police officer has sure got the moves! He was captured dancing at the Beaches Jazz Festival in Toronto, ON. When he hears music, he has to start dancing he told the news. Good for him!

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