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David Fahrenthold RetweetedBREAKING: Hours after he praised police for their restraint, an officer struck Police Board President Ghian Foreman 5 times with a baton at a protest
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beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)samnsara
(18,282 posts)guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)What is needed are rules changes that would allow for a quicker process. The current process is far too weighted toward favoring the word of the police over civilians, and ignoring actual evidence such as videotapes.
Plus the command structure has shown that it covers up for unqualified officers.
In one court case, the then Mayor admitted that there was a culture of cover up, even when the conduct was illegal. And this has cost the City, and the taxpayers, over $500 million dollars in court settlements.
47of74
(18,470 posts)Some departments are just too far gone. Minneapolis certainly comes to mind here, and Chicago looks to be shaping up to be the same.
Personally I wouldn't go to disbanding right away but would say to departments get clean in a fucking hurry or your department is grass and I'm the fucking industrial strength salad shooter.