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Ohaulick
Oct 28, 2010
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Hust

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Hustini
May 29, 2005
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This says it took nearly a decade for real change:

"Yet it would take nearly another decade for true change to come. In 2000, the discovery of widespread violent corruption in the LAPD's anti-gang unit forced the city to enter a consent decree with the U.S. of Department of Justice."

A commission was set up but not much seemed to stem from its findings. It took oversight from the DOJ to reform it.

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Looks like it was corruption but doesn't specify what the corruption was.
 

Hust

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Hustini
May 29, 2005
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I saw that earlier, did you the pic of hasidic jews circumventing this by posting a sign in support of floyd in their gathering :p
Are they saying that, COVID isn't an issue if you're protesting, but if you want to move beyond social distancing and aren't protesting then you're a racist?
 

Enron

Tickle Me
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Oct 11, 2005
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This says it took nearly a decade for real change:

"Yet it would take nearly another decade for true change to come. In 2000, the discovery of widespread violent corruption in the LAPD's anti-gang unit forced the city to enter a consent decree with the U.S. of Department of Justice."

A commission was set up but not much seemed to stem from its findings. It took oversight from the DOJ to reform it.

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Looks like it was corruption but doesn't specify what the corruption was.
Google rampart scandal
 

Salvo

J
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Dec 17, 2007
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This is how the left eats itself. Holier-than-thou dogma always trumps debate. So what you get is group-think that elevates who can be more radically stupid than the next guy without thinking.



Mine too. :D



File Transfer Protocol?



The police are there to enforce the laws that politicians and the public ask for. You can't blame the cops for starting drug wars. You have to start blaming politicians and voters who say they want non-violent offenses confronted with the possibility of violence. The moment you require enforcement of a law is the moment you raise the possibility of confrontation and possible violence.

I was having a chat with my brother today who fortunately saw a protest of about 4000 people in his beat back away from potentially violent outcomes.

There's this naive belief that women and other more vulnerable people somehow don't need protection.

Then you get to the idea of volunteer committees to patrol things, a la the Guardian Angels of NYC in the 80s.

Then you realize that to identify the people who are there to respond, they need some form of uniform and badging to be official.

And then they have to face drug gangs, so then maybe they need a gun.

And then maybe the volunteer force is subject to bribes and corruption because the drug gangs might help pay their life bills for their time doing service for the community as a volunteer, so then suddenly they collect a paycheck to keep them more honest.

And suddenly you've dismantled a police force only to recreate it all over again.

Too many people really don't understand the life of a cop. All these defund advocates should put their money where their mouth is and do ride alongs. You see how much a cop's job is stepping in when all the social net failures slip someone through the cracks and the community needs the fire to be put out.
The defunding thing is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. If anything they should be advocating more funds if they want to improve the police force
 

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