>>>>>>Well, over here, during appraisal, there is a spoken oath, to undertake their duties, among others, "...without fear or favour...". Nowhere does it say "but don't break your neck trying to save gays or blacks". The cop's duty should be performed without prejudice to sex, creed, colour, religion, sexual orientation, etc. Now if John thinks all gays are devos then I doin't see their getting a fair shake from him (maybe a shake-down!)
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>>>>>John Harvey may have strong feelings toward certain group but that doesn't mean his dedication to "serve and protect" is any less.
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>>>>>We're all prejudice to some degree....
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>>>>That's very nice of you to answer for his integrity.
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>>>>I don't know about you but I feel my only prejudice is against aggressive, impolite, violent, ill-manered, anti-social people, and that covers a wide spectrum, but focuses mainly on WASP hetero males with shaven heads over here.
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>>>BTAIM: A person can have certain prejudice, but still be able to fullfil his duty as civil servant.
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>>I didn't say he he had his baton round their throats at the drop of a hat. I said:
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>>" it must have had some inpact on your copper's oath of impartiality"
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>>BTAIM?
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>"Be that as it may" would be my guess.

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