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In a move that’s as Orwellian as it gets, the Trump administration has shut down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, a tool that was supposed to track police misconduct. Wait a second, didn’t Trump propose this database in the first place back in 2020? Yeah, he did, and then Biden actually made it happen in 2023. Now, Trump’s back in office and pulling the plug on it. Talk about a flip-flop that makes your head spin.

So, what does this mean for us, the people who are supposed to be protected by these officers? It means that the government is making it harder to keep track of cops who have a history of misconduct. It’s like they’re saying, ‘Sure, bad apples exist, but let’s not bother keeping records of them. That might make some people uncomfortable.’

Here at Copwatch Chronicle, we’re going to keep doing what we do best: bringing you the stories that the powers that be don’t want you to hear. This week we’ve heard a doozy from Memphis, where a citizen was stopped, ID demanded, and intimidated—just for walking home. It’s a classic case of police overreach, and it’s exactly the kind of incident that the now-defunct database was meant to help prevent in the future.

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While the New York settlement ($206 million in 2024) was considered, it was less directly tied to the database's purpose and more about financial consequences. Other search results, like the FAU study from 2012-2023 or older cases, were outdated and less relevant. The database shutdown's policy reversal and timing in 2025 made it the strongest choice.

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Let's cut the crap.

They shot a goddamn hero. Point blank. In the back. Johnny Hurley, a name that SHOULD be on every goddamn flagpole in this joke of a country, is dead. Dead because he did what those glorified mall cops in Arvada couldn't – stopped a goddamn mass shooter. Think about that for a second. A citizen, armed with nothing but guts and a Glock, runs TOWARDS the bullets while the 'professionals'… well, they apparently run towards the hero.

Mass shooting? You gonna be a sheep or a goddamn lion? Johnny Hurley chose lion. Cops shot the lion. WTF, America?

The Arvada PD's story? Changes faster than a politician's promises. First, Johnny's a hero! Clap clap clap. Then, oops, we kinda shot the hero, our bad. He might have had the bad guy's scary AR-15. Now? Now they're pussyfooting around 'manipulating' the rifle. Manipulating deez nuts! I've seen the goddamn video. You've seen the goddamn video. Hell, even Stevie Wonder in a sensory deprivation tank could see Johnny wasn't a threat. He was securing the weapon, doing their job for them, and they repaid him with lead poisoning.

Protect and serve? Yeah, right. More like 'shoot first, fabricate later.' Who's protecting YOU from the trigger-happy heroes in blue?

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Impunity. Let that word marinate in your mouth, America. That's the flavor of justice we're serving up these days. Cops can kill, lie, and spin yarns, and walk away with a paid vacation and a pat on the back from their union thugs. Accountability? That's for us, the peasants. Not for the blue line gang. They circle the wagons, protect their own, and leave heroes like Johnny Hurley bleeding in the street while they concoct their latest bullshit narrative.

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Johnny Hurley isn't some statistic. He was a real dude. A musician, a chef, a goddamn activist. The kind of guy who made the world a little less shitty just by being in it. And now he's gone, snuffed out by the very people sworn to protect him. We can't let this slide. We won't let this slide. This isn't just about Johnny anymore. It's about every single one of us who's sick and tired of police running wild, playing judge, jury, and executioner with zero goddamn oversight.

Johnny Hurley's dead. Another day, another police tragedy. How many more heroes gotta die before we finally say ENOUGH?!

Demand justice for Johnny Hurley. Demand accountability from the Arvada PD. Demand an end to police impunity NOW. Share this story until it screams from every corner of the internet. Flood their inboxes. Hit the streets. Make them hear us. Make them understand: We won't forget Johnny Hurley, and we won't stop until his killers are held accountable. This isn't just a wake-up call – it's a goddamn declaration of war on police brutality and the corrupt system that enables it.

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