A lot of the police officers that got hired during the boom cycle, are essentially officers the RCMP or other Municipal jurisdictions didn't want. I know a couple people I went to high school with who couldn't get on locally or with the RCMP who magically appeared on the Edmonton and Calgary polices forces. Sure they have passed the tests, and ticked the right boxes, but let's be honest, they weren't top choice candidates. They were the best of what was left. Are we really surprised this has resulted in some of the issues we are currently seeing?
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