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markpkessinger

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6. It pains me to say it . . .

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:30 PM

Jan 9

. . . but anyone who is expecting members of one law enforcement agency to protect them from the thuggish behavior of another law enforcement agency is seriously deluded. Police are inherently authoritarian in their outlook unless they are held strictly accountable for their actions and kept on a VERY short leash!

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