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Old 09-07-2020, 06:07 AM
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I have friends and several relatives who are or have been Policemen. I have sat down with some of them and all of them say the same thing. There are “bad apples” within police departments and the answer is to do a better job of weeding them out during the “vetting process.”. Those are their words. They all agree changes need to be made in the hiring process and also in training. It won’t happen over night but I believe it has already started in some places. Politicians will spin this to suit their constituents both left and right. That’s what they do.
Bad apples? So why don't the "good" police turn in the "bad apples?" Remember the movie "Serpico?" Where have all the heroes gone?

A new police culture must be created. Starting with more than just a hs diploma. Better screening to eliminate rascists. More than a few months of a police academy.