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Topic subjectRE: We need police who are from the community
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12671620, RE: We need police who are from the community
Posted by vee-lover, Wed Dec-10-14 02:30 PM
>Who know everybody aunt and uncle. Recognize who's the one
>with mental problems, and knows who's responsible for em.
>Knows where people work. Can call up a kids parent. Might
>even get invited to dinner every now and then.

That's true but this might be a by-gone era when it comes to police/community
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>Only way that'll happen is if we're raising community aware
>kids, and community aware kids would recognize the police as
>part of the community. Right now the police are coming in to
>police the community rather than be a part of it.

^^^very very true
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>It's an ingrained process at this point and I"m not sure
>anything can counter it with out perhaps legislation requiring
>a percentage of the force comes from the community, forced
>community service for officers sans weapons, and perhaps some
>other things. But the police as it is right now, you send
>your child there and they will be indoctrinated into the
>culture, or get forced out.

This is where I'm at for the most part
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