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randr

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5. What is rare is a good cop!

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2015, 10:58 AM

May 2015

When so called good cops fear holding their brother cops accountable, they are no better.

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Let's stop saying bad police officers are rare. Fact is they're plentiful from coast to coast. [View all] damnedifIknow May 2015 OP

Don't forget the horror that is Chicago marym625 May 2015 #1

Nowhere is safe, not even San Francisco. My lawyer friend could tell you stories. randys1 May 2015 #2

Future generations must be taught differently and much better damnedifIknow May 2015 #15

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2015 #3

'Rare' and 'plentiful' are not opposites. randome May 2015 #4

You are so correct jehop61 May 2015 #10

Wrong. Cops are outliers and not like us at all Exultant Democracy May 2015 #24

I've heard in NJ JustAnotherGen May 2015 #34

Michael Moore did a story on this in the 90s Exultant Democracy May 2015 #38

Who is 'they'? Every one of the 30,000 police departments in the country? randome May 2015 #48

they continue to generalize don't they jehop61 May 2015 #51

What is rare is a good cop! randr May 2015 #5

That's what I thought as soon as I read the headline. kag May 2015 #9

My first drug dealer in highschool was a cop Exultant Democracy May 2015 #25

Heard that all my life Go Vols May 2015 #36

A lot of bad cops - not ALL fadedrose May 2015 #6

The Cato Institute provides daily updates! pocoloco May 2015 #7

Police Misconduct funded by Koch Foundation Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #12

You need look no further than White Supremacists 99th_Monkey May 2015 #14

Led by JBSociety, no doubt. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #17

interesting site. Calista241 May 2015 #13

Libertarians don't like oppressive states. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #23

IMO, there are two kinds of cops. Those who shoot to kill and those who watch and/or libdem4life May 2015 #8

true, every word heaven05 May 2015 #11

This article explains a lot, as to the source & origins of the bad cop epidemic 99th_Monkey May 2015 #16

There are also a lot of ex-military who patrolled the streets of Baghdad and Kabul. Fla Dem May 2015 #32

Yes, there are several underlying causations for Cops Murdering Black Males 99th_Monkey May 2015 #39

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #18

Any place I have worked has had between 10% and 20% of employees A Simple Game May 2015 #19

Just over half of the cops who protect us beat their wives Exultant Democracy May 2015 #29

I did think I was being conservative with the bad cops when I wrote my post. A Simple Game May 2015 #50

It's the 85-90% of bad cops hifiguy May 2015 #20

Give or take 10% your spot on Exultant Democracy May 2015 #31

Yeah. It's only 90% of cops Jackpine Radical May 2015 #33

Let's stop pretending any of it is about "bad ones" and "good ones." DirkGently May 2015 #21

Bravo! That's exactly it.... Moonwalk May 2015 #22

+ a brazillion! nt tblue37 May 2015 #27

Just over half of cops beat their wives, most are bad Exultant Democracy May 2015 #28

Fishy logic, I'd say. And part of the problem here. DirkGently May 2015 #43

Well you as much as concede the point Exultant Democracy May 2015 #44

Whoa. No. Even worse math there, and still the logic of bigotry. DirkGently May 2015 #45

Well the slight over 50% of women married to cops being beat Exultant Democracy May 2015 #46

Only if your unsupported number proves your illogical conclusion. DirkGently May 2015 #49

I agree FLPanhandle May 2015 #35

Make the offending LEO's pay the lion share of the settlements, bet this shit would stop overnight uponit7771 May 2015 #26

Even one is too many. Fearless May 2015 #30

I never say that. Iggo May 2015 #37

A lot of these guys were raised on the show "Cops"... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #40

And I think the National Rifle Asshats and our loose gun laws have a lot to do with this. Initech May 2015 #41

as far as i am concerned barbtries May 2015 #42

Bad professionals will be found anywhere we decide to starve a profession... Orsino May 2015 #47