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crmd t1_iyk6woj wrote

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Teddy Roosevelt was the last civilian who meaningfully reformed NYPD, over a century ago. And he did it by first going after the police union bosses.

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H4drienne t1_iykefod wrote

There's a great story about Roosevelt doing his own detective work and finding out that the NYPD's most prolific officer was also NYC's biggest criminal. Dude was literally paying other people to commit robberies and then solving his own crimes for clout.

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