New Jersey cops went on $500 course where a photo of a MONKEY was used for a black man, an instructor bragged about ‘cocaine, hookers and poor girls’ in Colombia and ex-Special Forces soldier turned MMA star recalled ‘drinking out of skulls of our enemies’

Hundreds of New Jersey police officers attended police seminars that glorified violence and normalized discriminatory behavior, according to a new report.

In a 43-page report from the Office of the State Comptroller, they found that more than 900 police officers from across the country attended the six-day conference in Atlantic City.

The cost of the majority of the officers present was covered by taxpayers, with New Jersey authorities alone spending $75,000.

The report found that speakers at the seminar made discriminatory and harassing comments, showed lewd images and made derogatory comments about women and minorities.

The agency reviewed footage of the conference, organized by private company Street Cop Training, which showed speakers talking about “cocaine and whores” and “drinking from the skulls of enemies.”

Street Cop Training was founded by Dennis Benigno, seen here, a former officer who worked in Middlesex County

Street Cop Training was founded by Dennis Benigno, a former officer who worked in Middlesex County, who addressed officers at the 2021 conference.

In footage shared by the office, Benigno can be heard during the seminar: 'I don't want a hero's exit, I want to die [at] like 91 with whores and cocaine around me.

'On holiday in Colombia with money and these girls are not that rich and have to do things to earn money.'

The video also shows Benigno ridiculing citizens who filmed officers, telling the seminar, “I'm not talking about the guy who's fucking recording you, like, 'I'm not a citizen of the United States and damn Act 12, 6.'

“Shut up, right? About to get pepper sprayed, f*cking bags, broken windows, motherf****r.”

Tim Kennedy of the Special Forces was also filmed telling the audience: 'It wasn't so long ago that we drank from the skulls of our enemies.

Kennedy, who is also a retired UFC fighter and New York Times bestseller, added: “I'm going to fucking kill this man, then I'm going to take his head and cut his head in half. Then I'm going to boil his skull, and then I'm going to drink from that skull.'

Meanwhile, Scott Kivet, of the New Jersey Police Department, showed a photo of a monkey as he told participants about his interaction with a black man.

In another, he mocked the LGBTQ community, saying, “He or she, him, her, she, him. Whatever you want to call people now.'

Former UFC fighter and Special Forces fighter talked about drinking from the skull of enemies during his lecture at the seminar

Rob Ferreiro of the Warren Township Police Department made comments about female drivers.

He was filmed saying: 'I saw this car coming off the highway and looked at the female driver. She doesn't want to fuck me though.'

Former New York Police Department Detective Ralph Friedman said he felt “victorious” about killing people while on duty.

He described his involvement in 13 incidents of deadly force, during which he shot eight people, killing four, as “a blow of .500.”

Speakers also encouraged attendees to consult their “reasonable suspicion” checklist to determine whether motorists should be stopped and how to handle the situation.

The cost of the majority of officers present was covered by taxpayers, with New Jersey authorities alone spending $75,000

Scott Kivet, of the New Jersey Police Department, showed a photo of a monkey as he told participants about his interaction with a black man. The image can be seen here

According to the report, most of the guidelines in the checklist violate the attorney general's guidelines on traffic stops and the Fourth Amendment.

The checklist warns officers to be on the lookout for anyone 'licking lips to spread lies' and that smoking signals crime.

According to the checklist, smoking during a car stop can mean three things: “they are trying to mask an odor,” “trying to calm themselves down,” and “it is their last cigarette before going to jail.”

It also lists suspicious cars, such as any vehicle without an E-ZPass, with an attorney's business card visible, or a driver questioning the reason for the stop.

One speaker also preached a militaristic approach to policing, calling on attendees to “be the calmest person in the room, but have a plan to kill everyone.”

All told, instructors made more than 100 discriminatory or harassing comments, according to Kevin D. Walsh, New Jersey's acting comptroller.

Walsh said in a statement: “We found so many examples of so many instructors promoting views and tactics that were grossly inappropriate, offensive, discriminatory, intimidating and in some cases likely illegal.

'There is virtually no supervision or regulation. As a result, companies like Street Cop can rent a room and assign officers or departments to attend and teach whatever they want.”

Walsh had fought for more than a year to gain access to Street Cop Training's data.

The company tried to argue that Walsh was politically motivated, and filed suit in state and federal courts to try to block the release of videos of the seminar.

None of the New Jersey police officers who attended the seminar complained about it to their superiors, the report found.

Kevin D. Walsh, New Jersey's acting comptroller, said the report found more than 100 discriminatory or harassing comments from instructors

Walsh added: 'What is painfully clear is that it often takes more than laws and policies to change behavior and attitudes.

“New Jersey needs high-quality police training, and to get that quality training, we need regulations for private companies operating in this area.”

In a statement, Street Cop said: 'There is not a single instance in the OSC report where we have advocated a practice that is inconsistent with quality enforcement.

“Isolated de-contextualized excerpts from a week-long training are not reflective of the overall quality of education Street Cop provides.”

Attorney General Matt Platkin called Walsh's findings “deeply troubling, possibly unconstitutional and certainly unacceptable.”

“The report's findings are troubling and inconsistent with the state's commitment to fair, just and safe policing,” Platkin said in a statement.

“I have formally referred the report to the Division of Civil Rights for all appropriate action to be taken.”