http://www.miaminewtimes.com/…

Kirsch equipped Greg Slate, an undercover investigator from the center, with a hidden camera and accompanied him into one police station after another. In the segment, Kirsch and Slate are met with indifference, and at times hostility, in Coral Gables, Hialeah Gardens, Miami Beach, Miami Springs, South Miami, and Sunny Isles Beach. They are denied complaint forms at every stop. At a Miami-Dade Police district station, a sergeant taunts Slate. “What is it?” the policeman barks. “Did [a cop] steal your money? Did he have sex with your wife?”

Shortly after Kirsch’s report aired, the Broward County Police Benevolent Association put out a mock BOLO — “be on the lookout” — for Kirsch via the union’s Website. It warned officers: “Channel 4 News is … setting up officers and instigating confrontations, then filing complaints with the various agencies.” It posted Kirsch’s date of birth, home address, and driver’s license number. Broward PBA president Dick Brickman accused the reporter of creating a news story where none existed.

It’s upsetting this story wasn’t more widely published. This is appalling. He is later pulled over (be sure to read the article fully) and charged with resisting arrest with violence, assault on an officer and disorderly conduct and is now trying to clear his name. Thankfully he’s fighting it and not only will win that particular case but also bring investigations on these police departments. I’d never thought about doing this but sounds like an entertaining experiment.