Police officers across the country are repeatedly caught posting anti-constitutional symbols in chat groups and defaming migrants. Such incidents are rarely reported, although all police officers have sworn an oath to defend the free and democratic basic order. How serious is the problem? The Interior Minister and the police union speak of "isolated cases". You can watch these and more exciting documentaries here ???? https://www.ardmediathek.de/dokus Searching for clues in the police: Reporter Sebastian Bellwinkel goes on a search for clues and meets insiders who question the official assurances. For example, a chief detective reports deliberate "racial profiling", which is actually prohibited by law. Another police officer with a migration background speaks openly for the first time in front of a camera on German television about recurring racist defamation and cover-up attempts by a superior. A police director criticizes the poor culture of error within the hierarchies. Are these all just isolated cases? The documentary also examines the increasing proximity of some police officers to the AfD. Insiders speak of a noticeable "shift to the right" among colleagues. It is not easy to determine how big the problem is. Researching "political attitudes in the police is generally a difficult topic," says renowned criminologist Prof. Tobias Singelnstein. Blanket general suspicion against police officers? Lobbyists from the German Police Union (DPolG) explain that there are no structural problems in the police that encourage racist behavior. But police insiders refute this claim: for example, there are guidelines to achieve a certain number of expulsions in the drug dealer milieu - regardless of the actual risk situation. How widespread these questionable structures are cannot currently be scientifically determined, as the DPolG in particular prevents independent research. But it is precisely this lack of research that ultimately comes back to haunt police officers in action, as they are often placed under blanket general suspicion by the "other side." Motto: all police officers are racists. This film shows that critical voices from the police are rarely heard or are denigrated as "snitches". This documentary from the ARD STORY series has the original title: The police and racism - are they all just isolated cases? Broadcast date: 08/28/24 #swrdoku #swr All statements and facts correspond to the time of broadcast and have not been updated since then. Subscribe to the channel: / swrdoku You can find more documentaries on our channel or in the ARD Mediathek at https://www.ardmediathek.de/dokus