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16. If this is the training in Austin, how aggressive is it in
Sat Apr 28, 2018, 10:49 AM
Apr 2018

Republican red cities Run by Sheriff Arpaio types?

Now we are getting to the REAL source Mopar151 Apr 2018 #1
Yes. A failure of command from top down that condones and allows this. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #9
Looks like "to serve and protect" has a broad interpretation. lpbk2713 Apr 2018 #2
Like that Twilight Zone episode, "To serve Man." raging moderate Apr 2018 #6
Just like the North Miami PD used mugshots of black men BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #3
+1 dalton99a Apr 2018 #5
And some people wonder why Bettie Apr 2018 #4
I once was a typist for a police station. raging moderate Apr 2018 #7
So they acted like professionals Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #12
And heaven05 Apr 2018 #8
Bookmarking. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #10
Been suspecting this for a while. WinstonSmith4740 Apr 2018 #11
I know many cops Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #13
I used to do legal work for a police organization with 18,000 mainly Texas law enforcement. Dustlawyer Apr 2018 #15
Weed out the aggressive ones Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #21
Screening applicants only goes so far if the training is based in abuse Merlot Apr 2018 #23
Or drop out, thus leaving an even larger majority of bad cops. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #25
They are over emphasized on how their lives are at risk treestar Apr 2018 #22
Needs to be a much zentrum Apr 2018 #14
If this is the training in Austin, how aggressive is it in Ilsa Apr 2018 #16
this senior citizen honkey says 'fuck da police' KG Apr 2018 #17
Well, no shit. The entire institution is dedicated to protecting property and hunting down people WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2018 #18
The police are trained to be a cold calculating occupation force. They act more as an adjunct to.... marble falls Apr 2018 #19
When did the municipal police forces become quasi-military? FakeNoose Apr 2018 #20
I think it's been building for some time, especially when the gov. started giving the municipalities RKP5637 Apr 2018 #27
We have to get military equip out of the hands of police. sharedvalues Apr 2018 #31
Please tell me that absolutely no one is surprised by this. (n/t) Iggo Apr 2018 #24
Not surprised. Glad to see this coming out. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2018 #26
This is absolutely scary- our police departments are becoming fight clubs. Initech Apr 2018 #28
Not surprising DashOneBravo Apr 2018 #29
Jesus. This is horrible. sharedvalues Apr 2018 #30
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