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AudibleNod OP t1_je6afd9 wrote

Reply to comment by InflamedLiver in 11 current and former East Cleveland police officers indicted after ‘appalling’ behavior caught on video, prosecutor says by AudibleNod

I'll agree.

This is forward motion. Like with the Memphis case. Once the precedent gets set, there's going to be an expectation from the public that the police rightfully and swiftly get punished for committing crimes. And once we get convictions and serious jail time, the police unions are going to gut check their membership. Sadly, this is a slow process. There's around 18,000 police departments in the US. Each with their own little fiefdom and unique relationship with the DA's office/state.

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girlfreddyf t1_je6f0gx wrote

Unfortunately the forward motion should have started decades ago when Frank Serpico outed the NYPD in 1967 - 1970.

It is utter bullshit that this is still an ongoing issue.

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[deleted] t1_je6kdoa wrote

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girlfreddyf t1_je6ld26 wrote

I used to live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan back in the 70's when cops started giving starlight tours on a regular basis. I knew a couple guys who survived those.

Cops have always been, and always will be, assholes who've been taught they can do no wrong.

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