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captain queeg

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1. That's really FUed. Cops need to be held accountable

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Mar 10, 2021, 11:03 AM

Mar 2021

I think in the wake of 9/11 people started giving them way too much latitude and “hero” status. If they’d had been chasing someone into a rich neighborhood (firstly they’d have acted completely different) you can bet there’d be compensation for damages. Two justice systems in the US.

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SWAT Team Destroys Innocent Woman's Texas Home Chasing A Fugitive, City Refuses To Pay For Damages [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 OP

That's really FUed. Cops need to be held accountable captain queeg Mar 2021 #1

Another chunk of government that is unfamiliar with the Fifth Amendment. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2021 #2