Nah, they've always been like this.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/01/lapd-violent-arrests-rece_n_1849031.html?utm_hp_ref=los-angeles

Killing machine

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/31/alesia-thomas-death-lapd_n_1846775.html?utm_hp_ref=los-angeles