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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Yah except they are constantly getting s*** on for making arrests and "harassment" within the community. I what the Baltimore mayors as to say about theses numbers, she ws very outspoken about the police department and nobody came blame the PD for taking a work to rule approach based on 1) what has been going n in the city 2) the reactions from the black community and 3) the mayor.
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The city of Baltimore--and thus the tax-paying citizens of Baltimore--spent $5.7 million dollars in order to settle with victims of police brutality, between only 2011 and 2014.
They're not just "making arrests," they are actually harassing the community, using excessive force on a very regular basis, and the settlement numbers prove it.
You can do your job--you can deal with homicides and genuine threats to public safety, without beating the crap out of people, innocent or otherwise. And if you can't manage to do police work without resorting to excessive force, you shouldn't be a police officer.
And if you're going to be a petulant 8 year old because you and your co-workers came under some (much deserved) scrutiny, then you should probably put on leave until you can get your **** together and realize that you're a police officer, not a marine going up against ISIS. An officer who refuses to do his job because someone expects him to do it without excessive force needs to be reminded that he/she promised to
protect and serve.