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In reply to the discussion: Civil Rights in Rochester, NY: "Blow me, you little whore" [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)23. This does not pass the smell test to me.
It sounds like it was written by a tenth grader. Where was the boyfriend while his girlfriend was getting brutalized? Maybe it happened the way it's described but it's just somebody's blog post without something to back it up.
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Police State ......... they deserve to lose their jobs and register as sex offenders
Angry Dragon
Mar 2013
#1
I agree, those nasty pair should be taken from the "serve and protect" group, to be sure.
drynberg
Mar 2013
#25
There are rogue cops in everywhere there are police. IMO, most police are good..
Poll_Blind
Mar 2013
#10
It's not that "most cops" are good or are bad. Most are people with power & need checks.
Bucky
Mar 2013
#22
Because those supposedly good cops have to look the other way, that's why they can get away
Dustlawyer
Mar 2013
#44
There are millions of cops in America, so anecdotal evidence is utterly worthless.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2013
#65
Further facts are warranted. First reports are inevitably faulty. But that said...
Bucky
Mar 2013
#24
"Where was the boyfriend while his girlfriend was getting brutalized"..Did you follow the link?
Ghost in the Machine
Mar 2013
#36
My point is that's the last we hear of him other than the fact that he was released.
randome
Mar 2013
#39
You would think that if this abuse did, in fact, occur, he would have been insulted, abused, etc.
randome
Mar 2013
#46
You know, it's possible to debate the character of police forces without name calling.
Bucky
Mar 2013
#33
i'm not arguing. I want to see the "cops can do no wrong" badge sniffer population of DU
Nanjing to Seoul
Mar 2013
#70
Never met a cop I would trust holding my place in line much less protecting me.
bamacrat
Mar 2013
#34
Any corroborating evidence? I skimread the link, and it looked entirely unsubstantiated. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2013
#61