All Cops Are Bastards

Dash camera footage shows Delaware State Police officers conspiring to manufacture a traffic charge for a man who flipped them off as well as the officers musing on video about locking the man up, impounding his dog and having the state take guardianship of his child.

The dash camera video was released as part of an ongoing lawsuit Smyrna resident Jonathan Guessford is pursuing against state police officers for destroying a sign he made to warn drivers about their speed trap and charging him with a nonsense traffic infraction when he gave them the middle finger.

His charge was ultimately dropped, but he sued afterward, claiming the officers knowingly trampled his constitutional rights. Below is a rundown of what the new footage shows and what state police leadership said − and did − about the incident.