By Bobby Darvish
As a conservative, I believe in law and order, but I also believe in the Constitution and the God given rights of every citizen. Law enforcement exists to serve and protect the people, not to become an unaccountable arm of government overreach. When that balance breaks, when police corruption festers unchecked, it becomes not just a threat to civil society, it becomes a weapon in the hands of the powerful against the people they are sworn to defend.
Corruption in law enforcement is not just a matter of a few bad apples. It is often a systemic failure, protected by unions, covered up by superiors, and enabled by doctrines like qualified immunity that shield misconduct from consequence (Schwartz 2020). Falsifying reports, planting evidence, targeting people based on race, religion, or political beliefs, these are crimes, not mistakes. One of the ugliest forms of this corruption is setting people up for legal ruin through false accusations. For example, provoking someone’s dog to bite or scratch so they can be reported or sued. These kinds of calculated attacks are used against political dissidents, religious minorities, and even everyday citizens who just do not fit the establishment’s mold.
Imagine walking into a police family owned gun store, simply trying to trade in your legally purchased firearms. You are polite, respectful, and law abiding. But the moment you enter, a group of entitled store workers led by a stereotypical Karen with connections to law enforcement begin to treat you with open hostility. They judge you based on your ethnicity, your name, or maybe your dog breed. Then they take it a step further. One of them intentionally provokes your dog, tries to get too close, ignores clear warnings, and then acts shocked when your protective companion reacts. Suddenly, they are threatening to press charges. This is not just discrimination. This is entrapment. It is weaponized lawfare against individuals they do not like.
In such cases, the legal system does offer recourse, though it often requires persistence and legal knowledge to navigate. If a dog bite incident occurs due to provocation by the accuser, the owner may have grounds for legal defense and even counterclaims. Under many state laws, including in Ohio and Utah, provocation is a legal defense against liability in dog bite cases. If it can be proven that the person deliberately agitated or threatened the dog, then civil or criminal charges can be dismissed or turned back onto the instigator. Security footage, witness statements, and veterinary evaluations can all serve as evidence to show the truth. In cases where law enforcement is involved or complicit, filing a complaint with the civilian review board, state attorney general, or even initiating a civil rights lawsuit under Section 1983 of the United States Code may be warranted.
And now, incidents like the recent terrorist act in Colorado committed by a Middle Eastern individual this past weekend threaten to make things even worse. We know how this plays out. Innocent Middle Eastern Americans, many of them Christians or secular exiles like myself, end up paying the price for another man’s evil. Some in law enforcement may use such events to justify racial profiling, harassment, or setting up targets who look like the suspect class. That is un American, and it is exactly what tyrannical regimes do, punish individuals not for their actions, but for their ancestry.
We have already seen what corrupt policing looks like. From the Breonna Taylor case, where officers lied to obtain a search warrant (DOJ 2023), to the infamous Rampart Division scandal, where more than 70 LAPD officers engaged in framing suspects, drug trafficking, and cover ups (PBS Frontline 2001). Conservatives should not make the mistake of thinking this is a liberal issue. If anything, it is a constitutional issue, and we are the ones who claim to stand for the Constitution.
We need real reform that does not come from the Marxist Left trying to dismantle law and order, but from patriots who love justice. That means ending qualified immunity, exposing police unions that cover up crime, and protecting whistleblowers inside the force. It also means standing up for the falsely accused and the deliberately targeted, regardless of their race or background. Justice must be blind, not weaponized.
The Left wants to destroy the police so they can replace them with ideological enforcers. But we must redeem the badge, not abolish it. That starts by rooting out corruption and restoring honor to the uniform through accountability, transparency, and adherence to the law, not manipulation of it.
Citations:
Schwartz, Joanna C. Qualified Immunity and Federalism All the Way Down. Yale Law Journal, 2020. https://www.yalelawjournal.org/.../qualified-immunity-and...
PBS Frontline. LAPD Blues: Rampart Scandal. 2001. https://www.pbs.org/.../frontline/shows/lapd/rampart.html
U.S. Department of Justice. Report on the Investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department. March 2023. https://www.justice.gov/.../justice-department-releases...
ACLU. Racism, Dog Attacks, and Police Brutality: A Growing Pattern. 2019. https://www.aclu.org/.../racism-dog-attacks-and-police...
Ohio Revised Code § 955.28(B) (Dog bite law and provocation clause)
42 U.S. Code § 1983 (Civil action for deprivation of rights)
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