As bad as some American cops have proved they can act, we don’t recall an incident quite like this one from Russia.

In the video posted below, the vehicle with the dash-mounted camera is being driven sensibly, and while it’s doing an overtaking maneuver, it’s cut off by a red ban with blacked out windows.

That van, and the accompanying silver Lada Niva were actually full of riot police officers whose destination and purpose for being there is unknown. However, you’d be hard pressed to tell they were cops, because of their hooligan attitude and unexplainable urge to vandalize.

They are so scary-violent it makes us wonder whether they’re real policemen or just hoodlums in uniform, masquerading as cops – yes, that literally happens in Russia, so you never know…

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