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gulliver

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9. Also raise the bar on how citizens judge cops

Sat May 30, 2026, 02:43 PM

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We have an "attracting the good" situation, not a "rejecting the bad." You can't go fishing with the idea that you're just going to put up a sign that says, "big fish only" on your boat and wait for the fish to jump into your boat.

These two bad cops probably had zero training that would yield warrior/warzone, gung ho, abusers. They seem like they are more probably just selfish and weak. The selfish and weak are more likely to shirk the tough parts of the job and let violent victimizers run amok in underserved communities.

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