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A HERETIC I AM

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Thu Apr 25, 2019, 12:11 PM

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You have got to be fucking kidding me... [View all] MrScorpio Apr 2019 OP

85,000 FM123 Apr 2019 #1

85000 is a lower bound...the actual number is probably much higher. nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2019 #56

Yup Those are just the ones that got c caught LiberalLovinLug Apr 2019 #80

Uniforms do not a hero make . . . Rambling Man Apr 2019 #2

Sometimes they do the opposite DBoon Apr 2019 #54

Make a standard for hiring and conduct and stick to them or fines paid via cops retirement and uponit7771 Apr 2019 #3

We've been waiting for years for something like this data base, great post! marble falls Apr 2019 #4

Agreed Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #12

3,145 allegations of sexual misconduct!!! WTH??? spicysista Apr 2019 #5

Kick dalton99a Apr 2019 #6

Cops protect bad cops! The Blue wall! Nt USALiberal Apr 2019 #7

They're are well known to look the other way when they know a man is beating his wife and or kids. Texin Apr 2019 #25

And their union is so powerful that it's almost impossible to fire a bad cop. nt tblue37 Apr 2019 #28

"Good" cops. tazkcmo Apr 2019 #43

No. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #50

Not true mahina Apr 2019 #77

When cops get caught doing wrong, moreland01 Apr 2019 #8

Cop apologists always use the "one bad apple" excuse sop Apr 2019 #16

I happen to believe the majority of police officers are good people True Dough Apr 2019 #20

I read a piece by a former police officer who said... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #48

I'd be a lot more convinced Mariana Apr 2019 #64

Oh, I agree A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #69

It depends on the police department some are corrupt to their core JonLP24 Apr 2019 #68

"I don't know what the total number of cops is in this country" EX500rider Apr 2019 #70

No cop is any better than the worst officer they cover for The Mouth Apr 2019 #79

Ay least some of this misconduct ... Odoreida Apr 2019 #9

+Remember when trump said he wished cops would rough up people they arrested ? As if lunasun Apr 2019 #17

It sounded weird coming from a crime boss. CaptYossarian Apr 2019 #21

How so? Maybe I'm more cynical, but you know ... Odoreida Apr 2019 #33

True. We're back to Hitler's Brown Shirts--without the benefit of a DeLorean or a flux capacitor. CaptYossarian Apr 2019 #46

Yes, it's bad cops, but it's more about using the police and our criminal justice system to solve... Yavin4 Apr 2019 #10

Yavin4, that is the golden truth. DemocracyMouse Apr 2019 #32

Exactly. The conditions that cops have to work under attracts a certain element to the job. Yavin4 Apr 2019 #36

And in addition to paying teachers less than plumbers... DemocracyMouse Apr 2019 #47

We've reduced education to a series of standardized tests which advatange certain learning abilities Yavin4 Apr 2019 #65

Agreed - good point. c-rational Apr 2019 #39

Bad cops. Who knew? mountain grammy Apr 2019 #11

I applaud USA Today and the Invisible Institute for doing the heavy lifting... harumph Apr 2019 #13

Those are only the ones we know about. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #14

Until recently the info was never available FakeNoose Apr 2019 #26

Yup. But how much else was unreported, undiscovered, covered up, never investigated? Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #27

The Guardian did a series a couple of years ago mountain grammy Apr 2019 #41

Excessive force number seems WAY low. liberalnarb Apr 2019 #15

Rec this post and the research published. Required reading lunasun Apr 2019 #18

if lori lightfoot doesnt fire at least a dozen cops on her first day, mopinko Apr 2019 #19

Set higher standards AND pay more. (like teachers, in some places) MH1 Apr 2019 #22

Many are low pay, but some places pay pretty well. mackdaddy Apr 2019 #49

Interesting, thanks. The 150K jobs should have high standards. MH1 Apr 2019 #67

cops around here make extra.. stillcool Apr 2019 #63

I'm not blaming behavior on low pay. I'm saying hire more selectively in the first place. MH1 Apr 2019 #66

they don't even make the top 25 stillcool Apr 2019 #76

Yes, ACTUALLY, they are #14 - right there in the article you posted. (USA Today article) MH1 Apr 2019 #82

AND, SERIOUSLY !!! ** OSHA lacks enforcement (slips trips falls occupations); Overexertion?? MH1 Apr 2019 #83

compund this by decades . this has been ongoing for years AllaN01Bear Apr 2019 #23

I am not besmirching people who have served in the armed services. boston bean Apr 2019 #24

"Going postal" bitterross Apr 2019 #31

The militarization of the law enforcement organizations is a real problem... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #38

I'm FOR Unions in general. But I'd like the Police Unions squashed bitterross Apr 2019 #29

Wow! Quemado Apr 2019 #30

Serpico... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #34

85,000 compared to what? GetRidOfThem Apr 2019 #35

Article stated less than 10% Duppers Apr 2019 #44

85000 in a decade... Takket Apr 2019 #37

Or 1 per 38,824 people per year? I'm thinking Hortensis Apr 2019 #73

Wow! Thank You, MrS. Duppers Apr 2019 #40

Jeff Sessions: nothing to see here folks.. mountain grammy Apr 2019 #42

Damn!! Thanks for this... Duppers Apr 2019 #45

Wait, is William Barr or Jeff Sessions on the list? 33taw Apr 2019 #51

Occupations where one has power & authority over others CrispyQ Apr 2019 #52

Hang on. . . matt819 Apr 2019 #53

Sheesh Faux pas Apr 2019 #55

And the Boys Scouts had a running "Perversion File" underpants Apr 2019 #57

100% agree. We need to do this for all public servants. Cops, teachers, firefighters, etc. MadDAsHell Apr 2019 #58

They let their buddies drive drunk shanti Apr 2019 #59

Yes. Certain jurisdictions can't seem to find this info on their new hires. librechik Apr 2019 #60

Kick Hekate Apr 2019 #61

Claims of misconduct aren't necessarily indicative of misconduct. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #62

Look also at a series of articles ProPublica has published over the years. erronis Apr 2019 #71

Ex-Florida policeman gets 25 years in prison for killing black motorist erronis Apr 2019 #72

looks like those few "bad apples" have been busy spoiling the bunch - n/t Locrian Apr 2019 #74

Kick! Kind of Blue Apr 2019 #75

HOWDY MrScorpio Skittles Apr 2019 #78

This is good - people are afraid to go to cops IndyOp Apr 2019 #81