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cstanleytech

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4. I wonder what the number of officers who are involved in incidents like this are military veterans?

Reply to samsingh (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 26, 2014, 06:19 PM

Nov 2014

If its a significant number then maybe the varies police departments might want to rethink recruiting veterans but regardless they clearly need to provide better training and do better at selecting who they give a badge to.

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too many incidents of out of control cops samsingh Nov 2014 #1

I wonder what the number of officers who are involved in incidents like this are military veterans? cstanleytech Nov 2014 #4

I think a big part of the issue goes to the training... Lodestar Nov 2014 #5

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"...necessary to trip the pregnant woman because she might... duhneece Nov 2014 #7

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Record and simultaneously upload to the cloud: NeoConsSuck Nov 2014 #16

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Oink, oink, oink! Odin2005 Nov 2014 #19

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