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Remove some of the "immunity" they work under. SQUEE Oct 2014 #1
Start at square one azureblue Oct 2014 #50
Unfortunately, many of those 'bad cops' are now in management! mrdmk Oct 2014 #73
Defund Police Pensions until the shit stops FreakinDJ Oct 2014 #129
All due respect, but what would a 'national commission' accomplish? I think one KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #2
At best, a national commission would: Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #3
Making them feel the financial christx30 Oct 2014 #53
They'd still launder the costs off to the taxpayers. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #104
So the next step is christx30 Oct 2014 #108
Union busting is decidedly anti-progressive Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #112
Cops arent workers, they re the brutish attack dogs of the 1%. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #114
Your hatred of cops is blinding you. GGJohn Oct 2014 #117
It's almost as if the Kerner Commission never happened, isn't it? I feel the vast majority KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #70
That used to be a thing. Remember "Earn your bread where you lay your head" logosoco Oct 2014 #42
don't cops need criminal justice degrees these days? redruddyred Oct 2014 #48
I don't know. I hate this - it tears me up. If it keeps up they may end up being the targets jwirr Oct 2014 #4
This list is a start - from Drugwarrant.com iscooterliberally Oct 2014 #65
I read through it and this is exactly what needs to be seen by all Americans. jwirr Oct 2014 #67
Especially the ones who think they are safe. iscooterliberally Oct 2014 #68
Need complete separation from prosecutors office Uben Oct 2014 #5
hadn't thought about that NJCher Oct 2014 #8
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You must be white. nt NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #7
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surely you jest NJCher Oct 2014 #10
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You probably won't be until it happens to you damnedifIknow Oct 2014 #15
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Yeah damnedifIknow Oct 2014 #19
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Asshole thug? damnedifIknow Oct 2014 #21
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Icecube has left the building. lpbk2713 Oct 2014 #25
May I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to MIRT!!! etherealtruth Oct 2014 #27
Doesn't deserve pizza ... GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #30
"Thug" implies some degree of toughness. I don't think this troll has an ounce of courage. arcane1 Oct 2014 #32
Hopefully to find his brain damnedifIknow Oct 2014 #36
Or heart. Or nerve. christx30 Oct 2014 #55
Icecube has gone off to find a job arcane1 Oct 2014 #29
Anything could happen scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #22
I think the point is that all too often Skittles Oct 2014 #26
Don't you SEE, Skittles?? It's your coworker's fault that some black people commit crimes. arcane1 Oct 2014 #31
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Just. Give. Up. uppityperson Oct 2014 #43
Please tell your coworker about the locking mechanism on newer cars. PADemD Oct 2014 #63
I cross a six lane road weekly and have never heard that Skittles Oct 2014 #72
So it's OK for cops to ignore civil rights of peaceful protestors csziggy Oct 2014 #35
Killing Black Teens Is Admirable? otohara Oct 2014 #13
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He's probably a psycho ... GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #33
Its an opinion etherealtruth Oct 2014 #18
Stop militarizing them. Which means taking on corporate politicians. woo me with science Oct 2014 #11
Thanks for your efforts to research this and bring some facts to bear. Scuba Oct 2014 #34
I don't think this is too much of a jump redruddyred Oct 2014 #49
For starters, Aristus Oct 2014 #17
More "civilian"/ community oversight etherealtruth Oct 2014 #24
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Are you using ferguson as an example etherealtruth Oct 2014 #45
Real psychological screening get the red out Oct 2014 #28
My state requires a psych on every hire yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #78
Brutal, violent cops and the police departments and Blue Wall of Silence... DrewFlorida Oct 2014 #37
"What else can be done?" Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #40
Incest is against the law. In most states it's a felony. MineralMan Oct 2014 #41
Yes, but the problem is they aren't. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #51
How many liberals / progressives do YOU personally know... MicaelS Oct 2014 #44
This is an exceedingly gnarly problem 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #46
Its very depressing. stevenleser Oct 2014 #47
If you think its only a cop problem you're wrong. the_sly_pig Oct 2014 #52
I have taken several thousand calls in my career and ur right yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #80
What possible solutions have emerged on this thread? Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #54
And fuck it. It's Friday afternoon in Northern California. I'm going to look at ocean. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #56
*1000 blackspade Oct 2014 #61
Cameras on all cops. ohnoyoudidnt Oct 2014 #57
An obvious and great idea etherealtruth Oct 2014 #89
Cameras on every cop is a start. Turn it off on duty and you're fired. Period. TeamPooka Oct 2014 #58
Nothing will come from the DEM Establishment. They are too scared of everything, or are PAID to be blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #60
Dashboard cameras on all our vehicles for starters malaise Oct 2014 #62
Politicians wanted to get tough on crime, but tough isn't really smart. iscooterliberally Oct 2014 #64
Beer summit!!! grahamhgreen Oct 2014 #66
COPS ARE OUTTA OF CONTROL!! star14 Oct 2014 #69
Make it illegal for cops to lie to citizens. joshcryer Oct 2014 #71
okkkkk DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #76
Lies are manipulative. joshcryer Oct 2014 #83
True, but that does not solve the problem DonCoquixote Oct 2014 #127
Most of those cases were actually thrown out. joshcryer Oct 2014 #128
Get these motherfucking cops out of this motherfucking country!!! Initech Oct 2014 #74
Several things: ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #75
I agree with 3 out of 6. GGJohn Oct 2014 #82
The prosecution would still have to prove tje officer killed the guy. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #86
You have turned our justice system on its head. former9thward Oct 2014 #118
Instant result Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #84
I wouldnt put on a badge because im not an authoritarian asshole. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #85
You don't have a clue Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #88
Of course, would suck for the cops to be accountable and not be able to just bully/murder black ppl ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #90
Ohh, another irrational statement Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #91
Police in Britain do just fine without those things. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #92
Police in Britain don't have to deal with a citizenry that have a right to own firearms, GGJohn Oct 2014 #94
No it wouldnt. Cops would just havw to, y'know, treat ppl with RESPECT. nt ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #95
You really have no idea do you? GGJohn Oct 2014 #97
"Anti-cop bigots" I've seen it all now. JoeyT Oct 2014 #119
Replace "cop" with "Muslim" in your statement Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #123
Replace potato salad in yours and see how it makes a delicious picnic. JoeyT Oct 2014 #124
Have them serve in Massachusetts for a while MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #77
Read your local news- it does happen in Mass. yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #81
Not totally unjustified pipi_k Oct 2014 #106
There are a couple of unarmed people killed by police in Mass- read the article yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #120
There already is a national commission yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #79
If any of you "experts" wants the plan of somebody who has done the job Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #87
Now it all makes sense why you always stick up for the 5-0. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #93
Cops need less legal protection? GGJohn Oct 2014 #96
It's a decidedly un-progressive position Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #99
+100. GGJohn Oct 2014 #101
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Nice getting it totally wrong. GGJohn Oct 2014 #116
Cops get plenty of due process, but teachers dont get a "Blue Wall of Silence" ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #107
Funny post for somebody with the name NNjustice Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #111
So somehow police unions are different than all the rest? Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #98
I love his suggestion of disarming the patrol cops GGJohn Oct 2014 #100
I have never pipi_k Oct 2014 #105
I fully agree on cameras Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #110
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Well said Egnever Oct 2014 #125
Echoing an above poster - sibelian Oct 2014 #113
in every county jobendorfer Oct 2014 #115
Police Attitudes Beowulf42 Oct 2014 #121
with or without the sarcasm thingy? jeepers Oct 2014 #122
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