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In reply to the discussion: How do we change the culture in local police departments? [View all]Calista241
(5,586 posts)36. The Justice dept hasn't done jack shit in these recent cases.
Starting with Trayvon Martin and lasting until the present day.
The only thing they've done so far is a feel good visit from Eric Holder and placing a department under "supervision."
Here is an example of A Dept of Justice review:
The Dept of Justice concluded a year long investigation into the Cleveland PD last year. This was several months before the Tamir Rice shooting, and yet somehow, they gave a cop that was deemed unfit for duty and was previously fired for incompetence a job. That cop later went on the execute Tamir Rice.
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Do you think that a Chief can come in from the outside and change the culture?
virtualobserver
Jul 2015
#6
I can't help but think that having a black President has brought much of the animus to
Nay
Jul 2015
#31
Right, every individual cop has to decide on a daily or even minute-by-minute basis
Ron Green
Jul 2015
#34
I recently read an old article about a cop who has a record number of citizen complaints.
Glassunion
Jul 2015
#38
Make the police susceptible to the same laws we are, with "enhancements".
cherokeeprogressive
Jul 2015
#39