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In reply to the discussion: How do we change the culture in local police departments? [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)45. Not if the police cop an attitude about it
like they did in NYC when they "stood down" from policing because New Yorkers
were pissed about them strangling "I can't breath!" Eric Garner to death.
Police Dept.s have become local municipally-financed protection rackets, enabled
by police "unions".
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Do you think that a Chief can come in from the outside and change the culture?
virtualobserver
Jul 2015
#6
I can't help but think that having a black President has brought much of the animus to
Nay
Jul 2015
#31
Right, every individual cop has to decide on a daily or even minute-by-minute basis
Ron Green
Jul 2015
#34
I recently read an old article about a cop who has a record number of citizen complaints.
Glassunion
Jul 2015
#38
Make the police susceptible to the same laws we are, with "enhancements".
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2015
#39