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Buckeyeblue

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11. You are exactly right

Sat May 30, 2026, 02:47 PM

17 hrs ago

They have an us versus them mentality. They should be in their communities building relationships. Getting to know people. Gaining trust. Checking in with those who are struggling the most, not to catch them breaking the law but seeing if the need help.

They shouldn't be evaluated on the number of arrests they make. The should be evaluated on the number of people's names they know.

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Little piggies. Dawson Leery 18 hrs ago #1

I was thinking about this song the other day ... Intractable 17 hrs ago #8

It's getting harder to find good cops. gulliver 18 hrs ago #2

For cops, we need to raise the bar. Shipwack 18 hrs ago #4

European countries train cops for far longer than the US does... Wounded Bear 18 hrs ago #5

Also raise the bar on how citizens judge cops gulliver 17 hrs ago #9

Better qualifications, better training and better pay. paleotn 17 hrs ago #10

You are exactly right Buckeyeblue 17 hrs ago #11

The crux of it relogic 17 hrs ago #15

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Problem is not just them Jilly_in_VA 14 hrs ago #31

Pay them more, and you will get better people... Gymbo 12 hrs ago #43

ACAB. nt Shipwack 18 hrs ago #3

totally agree gopiscrap 18 hrs ago #6

And you're quite wrong. paleotn 17 hrs ago #14

The only "all" I know are death and taxes. paleotn 17 hrs ago #13

The blue wall of silence makes every cop a criminal. spike jones 17 hrs ago #19

Back before the Reagan tax cuts this did not really happen. The reason was that the states got money from LiberalArkie 18 hrs ago #7

It happened back then, too. It happened to me wnylib 16 hrs ago #26

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Sure did. Top cop in Chicago for arresting "DUI's" making a fortune, and stealing electronics to boot lostnfound 17 hrs ago #12

I think in England the traffic police cksmithy 17 hrs ago #16

This same thing just happened to my son. Blue Full Moon 17 hrs ago #17

"Mandatory psychology exams and background checks would be in place." Jedi Guy 12 hrs ago #39

The DUI quota bothers me too FullySupportDems 17 hrs ago #18

Too many facets of our society have incentives that are are negative and counterproductive to the greater good. Fil1957 16 hrs ago #20

An 82 y/o friend of mine was detained and handcuffed BeneteauBum 16 hrs ago #21

Cops lie because they can. happybird 16 hrs ago #22

I've never trusted police. GoodRaisin 16 hrs ago #23

FTP. The institution cannot be reformed. WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #24

I had a case with DUI. no_hypocrisy 16 hrs ago #25

That happened to me back in 1980. Dr. T 16 hrs ago #27

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I was young and easily intimidated. Dr. T 12 hrs ago #41

That's the secret cops use.... AZ8theist 8 hrs ago #45

The quota system of law enforcement is the root cause. Dr. T 15 hrs ago #28

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Long ago, in a country far away . . . Aussie105 12 hrs ago #42

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