Posted on Dec 30, 2021
Virginia AG sues town where Army officer was pepper sprayed during traffic stop
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This is the kind of stuff that gives Police Officers in general a bad name. Makes it too easy for police detractors to paint a lot of good officers with the same bad brush.
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There are a lot of good/great police officers. Unfortunately there are a lot that cover up for the bad ones which makes their actions ultimately bad and hence gives many the impression all cops are bad. When the real good cops start standing up against abuse and illegal police practices then there will be a separation of a good vs bad cop and societal trust will grow in ALL demographics
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SSG Brian G.
COL (Join to see) - Problem is that is true for nearly any demographic and while yes, there are likely some cops that do cover for bad cops, that number is on the low end. People tend to take a narrow tunnel vision approach and assume that cops should know what their fellow cops are doing and that is just outrageously stupid. For an example of this, did you know everything good or bad that your soldiers were into in your various commands? This is what too many expect. That "as you were a cop in the precinct" with him or her, that you should have known they were dirty or bad. And reality is it just does not work that way. There MIGHT be a few that know or suspect, ... MIGHT... but the average dirty cop is much like the average dirty SM. They keep it to themselves.
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