>>...yes but in all fairness, some of the cops are indeed really good, a some of the positions do require a college degree. But I don't think it's just a 'few bad apples' that are the problem, I think the norm now is not good.
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>I think that most cops do mean well, but I think there is a built-in attitude now that leads far too many astray. This former Baltimore cop tweeted about it in the wake of Freddie Gray:
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>http://www.citypaper.com/blogs/the-news-hole/bcpnews-former-bpd-officer-reveals-instances-of-misconduct-corruption-on-twitter-20150624-htmlstory.html
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>Tamar

I read something recently about "angry white men"
Here's a recent example close to home:
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/07/hamilton_councilman_apologizes_to_muslims_after_fa.html
I happen to know many people who think that he's a hero for saying this.