Police Misconduct: Tracked

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When Camden, NJ, disbanded its police force: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/police-re ... -1.5601990
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Just a few more bad apples who don't in any way reflect their peers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5023 ... -in-office
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
11 Jun 2020, 3:55pm
Just a few more bad apples who don't in any way reflect their peers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5023 ... -in-office
Im curious how cops feel about Rep. Rush who was in the Black Panther Party back in the day.

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revbob wrote:
11 Jun 2020, 5:40pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
11 Jun 2020, 3:55pm
Just a few more bad apples who don't in any way reflect their peers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5023 ... -in-office
Im curious how cops feel about Rep. Rush who was in the Black Panther Party back in the day.
The answer, I'm sure, wouldn't surprise you.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
11 Jun 2020, 6:22pm
revbob wrote:
11 Jun 2020, 5:40pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
11 Jun 2020, 3:55pm
Just a few more bad apples who don't in any way reflect their peers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5023 ... -in-office
Im curious how cops feel about Rep. Rush who was in the Black Panther Party back in the day.
The answer, I'm sure, wouldn't surprise you.
No and with that in mind Im kind of surprised they didn't do worse in there.

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https://qz.com/1864979/to-stop-police-b ... nable/amp/

I'd want to go even further and make cops like doctors: make them each buy malpractice insurance, but with rates attached to the conduct of the entire department. One of those oh-so-rare bad apples getting caught raises everyone's rates. Wouldn't that inspire all those good ones to demand better behaviour if it improves their personal bottom line? I'd think that conservatives would back that kind of market-rooted policy where cops seek to improve each other's behaviour not by an appeal to conscience or ethics, but material self-interest.
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"Defensive tactics"—y'know, being in riot gear and beating the fuck out of a defenseless person. The caption is also real. (This is from a court case.)
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We're fucked.
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Kory wrote:
17 Jul 2020, 7:53pm
We're fucked.
Did something new happen?

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revbob wrote:
17 Jul 2020, 8:25pm
Kory wrote:
17 Jul 2020, 7:53pm
We're fucked.
Did something new happen?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53453077
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
17 Jul 2020, 8:37pm
revbob wrote:
17 Jul 2020, 8:25pm
Kory wrote:
17 Jul 2020, 7:53pm
We're fucked.
Did something new happen?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53453077
Oh yeah unmarked vans snatching people off the streets.

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So it ocurred to me recently what are the chances that these "troops" in Portland are actually Blackwater types? Not sure if this question has been raised yet but the wife and I were throwing this about. I mean maybe the reason they don't have insignias etc is because they are mercenaries.

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revbob wrote:
24 Jul 2020, 8:59pm
So it ocurred to me recently what are the chances that these "troops" in Portland are actually Blackwater types? Not sure if this question has been raised yet but the wife and I were throwing this about. I mean maybe the reason they don't have insignias etc is because they are mercenaries.
I'm not drawn to those kinds of conspiracy theories, but the heady mix of contempt for the law, dumb-assed incompetence, and allure of thuggery makes this difficult to dismiss. We know it'll be true if Blackwater gets stiffed for payment.
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