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In reply to the discussion: “Oh, shit!” Philadelphia cop sucker punches woman celebrating Latino heritage (w-Video) [View all]liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)I live in Seattle. Seattle has just been found guilty in a federal investigation saying it uses excessive force with minorities and the disabled, and I agree. The good cops don't get enough training because of lack of funding, and all too often don't do a good enough screening to keep out bad cops. I completely agree. There have to be changes. But one afternoon while my baby girl was sleeping in her bedroom and I was in the back bedroom cleaning two burglars came into my house looking to steal some Christmas gifts. I felt much safer after the cops came. I didn't know if these people were coming back or not. This was when my baby girl was less than one years old. Now, she is seventeen. Last week there was an internet threat against her high school. The school closed for one day. The local police and the FBI both worked on tracking this person down. My child had to go back to school not knowing if the threat was real and if it was real if the person would show up at anytime to do what he said he would do. They caught the suspect just today. Now I can feel safe sending my daughter to school tomorrow. Just like no one likes a lawyer until they need one, no one likes a cop until they need one either. I believe that bad cops should be dealt with. They should lose their jobs and sometimes go to jail depending on their offense, but I will always be grateful for the GOOD cops out there just like I will always be grateful for the good teachers and fire fighters out there as well.
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