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In reply to the discussion: He joined the force after allegedly storming the Capitol. He was just arrested. [View all]
orthoclad
(4,728 posts)10. You can't train away
that ol' KKK.
The usual solution to brutal cops is to give them more money, aka "training", often run by right-wing radicals.
We should administer physiological "inclination" tests to all recruit candidates.
Do scenes of violence, racism, bullying, and sexual assault make their hearts race and palms perspire? Out!
It's easy to tell a trainer what they want to hear. It's harder to lie with your body.
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He joined the force after allegedly storming the Capitol. He was just arrested. [View all]
RandySF
Aug 2024
OP
Even with body cams, police car cams, cellphones and knowing there are ring cameras and CCTVs, some officers are so
Wonder Why
Aug 2024
#27
+1, ... even worse, they're not dumb their leadership allows them to be unprofessional like the guy who shot the black
uponit7771
Aug 2024
#37
"Mandatory" not when they can easily subvert them by knocking them off or turning them off.
uponit7771
Aug 2024
#36
wouldn't a racing heart be normal in response to disturbing images? wouldn't a psychopath remain cold and unemotional?
prodigitalson
Aug 2024
#50
"the idea that we can detect a person's veracity by monitoring psychophysiological changes is more myth than reality"
prodigitalson
Aug 2024
#55
Yes, they do. People who mistreat dogs give them a bad name. I love pitties. Some of the best dogs I've ever known.
mucholderthandirt
Aug 2024
#30
My fear is we have too many cops like this base off this account and the FBI report given to Obama, way too many racist
uponit7771
Aug 2024
#35
Yep. My first thought was, if those were black people they'd all be dead by now. Why did it get that far?
mucholderthandirt
Aug 2024
#32
You'd think the department would go through his arrest record before becoming an officer, right?
sakabatou
Aug 2024
#6
The criminal complaint is something that would be issued at the time of his arrest.
onenote
Aug 2024
#15
Depends on how the felony is classified by the state. There are a wide range of felonies.
onenote
Aug 2024
#41
John your application to Fed. U and the felon club has been accepted.
republianmushroom
Aug 2024
#25