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[–] TheyKeepOnRising ago
I see that in the article, but no footage of him being taken in. Is there any source of this "pat on the back"?
[–] secretsquirrel2 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
Every officer there should be not only fired, they should be subject to charges. This is why no one trusts the police.
[–] NinjaKlaus 0 points 20 points 20 points (+20|-0) ago
With this kind of bullshit, how can they still stand there and ask why people are no longer as trusting or believing in them as they once did. That thin blue line or whatever it's called is ridiculous and it's time to stop it, not just with the police but prosecutors and other officials that work closely with the police as well. This is just damn maddening as much as it's sad.
[–] amerist 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I recall this coming up a while ago because of a similar situation where someone died because the police failed to respond to credible and imminent threats. The concept that a service paid for by taxes does not need to be competent enough to actually do the job that it has been ostensibly set up is galling. Unfortunately, having no confidence in a police station doesn't cause a totally different set of people to get hired (who can do the job.) The fact that communities exist who have a terrible relationship with the police suggests that we've fallen far, far behind the concept of upholding the Queen's Peace and having constables who are members of and pillars within the communities they support.