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In reply to the discussion: Now will people believe me when I say we live in a de facto police state? [View all]onenote
(42,590 posts)And Judges get punished. Are the sentences often shorter than they should be? Yes. Are charges not brought in some cases where they should be? Yes. But acknowledging that we do better than any actual "police state" would dois not defending the system.
http://abc7news.com/news/two-sfpd-cops-convicted-of-corruption/423992/
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94660http://archive.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20130916phoenix-officer-chrisman-murder-trial-verdict-brk.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/26/oklahoma-police-captain-convicted-unarmed-teenager-murder
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-indictments-against-south-carolina-police-officers-in-past-4-months/
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/federal_judge_samuel_kent_awaits_sentence_today_in_obstruction_casehttp://articles.philly.com/2014-12-06/news/56761326_1_tynes-former-traffic-court-municipal-court
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0811/Kids-for-cash-judge-sentenced-to-28-years-for-racketeering-scheme
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/15/rod-blagojevich-first-yea_n_2884533.html
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/philip_a_giordano/index.html