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tularetom

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10. I could tell you stories

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 07:01 PM

Jul 2014

My son was with the PD for about five years. He left because he didn't want to be associated with some of the crap he saw going on and he didn't want to be a witness to some tragedy and feel pressured to be part of the coverup.

According to him, the internal pressure to close ranks is too much for most people to stand up to. And it came right from the top, not in a way that you could ever put your finger on, but you knew just where it was coming from.

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. tk2kewl Jul 2014 #2

Did you hear Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch's statements? bluesbassman Jul 2014 #3

She also said that Gellhaus (the cop) used restraint DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2014 #5

Yes, her's was a veritable smorgasbord of rationalization and deflection. bluesbassman Jul 2014 #7

Death penalty for Cannibis use? nt longship Jul 2014 #4

So, that makes killing a child alright. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #6

I'm going to suggest that if the cop wasn't on scene long enough to Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2014 #12

Ya got that right. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #13

After all the discussions, I still believe it's only a small minority of cops that are rotten tularetom Jul 2014 #8

The protection of the bad cops breeds more. and people die as a result. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #9

I could tell you stories tularetom Jul 2014 #10

They run the good ones out by design. it's a shame. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #11