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marmar

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10. There is clearly a systemic problem..........
Tue Dec 22, 2015, 01:07 AM
Dec 2015

Leaked Documents Reveal Dothan Police Department Planted Drugs on Young Black Men For Years, District Attorney Doug Valeska Complicit
http://henrycountyreport.com/blog/2015/12/01/leaked-documents-reveal-dothan-police-department-planted-drugs-on-young-black-men-for-years-district-attorney-doug-valeska-complicit/

The US justice department is investigating Chicago police for civil rights abuses and deadly use of force
http://qz.com/567458/the-us-justice-department-is-investigating-chicago-police-for-civil-rights-abuses-and-deadly-use-of-force/

NYPD Harassment Stories: The Unending Abuse of Power by Officers
http://gawker.com/nypd-harassment-stories-the-daily-abuse-of-power-by-of-1672901478

San Francisco Police Pin One-Legged Homeless Man To The Ground
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/san-francisco-police-homeless-man-prosthetic-leg_55d3909ae4b055a6dab1c8f9

....... and these go on and on and on. The Google search was almost nauseating.



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LEOs - Terrorizing The 99% - To Protect And Serve The 1% cantbeserious Dec 2015 #1
Let There Be Light--and Body Cameras on every cop in the nation. nt MADem Dec 2015 #2
I admit I only quickly read the OP, Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #3
You do realize they should be held to a higher standard than the average employee....... Logical Dec 2015 #4
"...higher standard than the average employee..?" Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #5
Cope have terrible egos and they hire arrogant people..... Logical Dec 2015 #6
The majority of cops are not as you described. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #7
The majority of cops that have been hired in affluent and non-minority neighborhoods are probably Amimnoch Dec 2015 #9
Some cops are good, though, as far as the current Hortensis Dec 2015 #23
There is clearly a systemic problem.......... marmar Dec 2015 #10
Of course you can link specific actions of LEOs acting badly. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #15
No, I guess 30%. Which is way to much. nt Logical Dec 2015 #24
Then where are the good LEO's turning in the bad ones? rpannier Dec 2015 #17
Of course LEOs should be held to a hire standard. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #21
So you read a few snippets, drew a conclusion and decided to vomit it up. Amimnoch Dec 2015 #8
Anytime I read a story/blog that says or implies that Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #11
As is a response which is little more than an allegation itself... LanternWaste Dec 2015 #25
Bullshit SoLeftIAmRight Dec 2015 #12
Geez, can we ace this crap once and for all that police are above criticism or reproach? HughBeaumont Dec 2015 #19
Thank you Hugh madokie Dec 2015 #20
Of course one bad cop is too many. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #22
I AM THE LAW! Binkie The Clown Dec 2015 #13
Hillary wants the police to have MORE power. Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #14
One more reason to prevent her nomination. Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #16
Is the 1000 people killed by police verifiable, it would be more then all the mass shootings pediatricmedic Dec 2015 #18
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