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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^if members of the police don't want to be yelled at for bigotry and under/over-policing, then they should work on eliminating bigotry from their ranks ("one bad apple spoils the whole barrel") and shifting their policing emphases.[/quote]

[b]How do you know they're not? 
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I am not a LEO, but I know many. They are good people, the type you would want in this profession. How do I know? Because I have been on ride-alongs. Because I have worked side-by-side with officers on service projects. (Yes, the police regularly do service projects.) The council has painted MCPD as monsters. It simply isn't true. The vast, vast majority of police interactions in MoCo require no use-of-force, in which the police are actually assisting the public. If you want more information, then I suggest you call and ask for a ride-along. You can also enroll in their citizen's academy. They are actually quite willing to positively engage with the community.[/quote]

Surely some of them are. But it's not enough. How do I know that it's not enough? Because I see the results.

It's not good enough to say that most of the interactions in Montgomery County are unproblematic. Even if there's proper police conduct in 99% of interactions, that doesn't excuse police misconduct in the other 1%.[/quote]

You are correct. On this, we agree. But do you have proof the other 99% aren’t angry about it, too? And is it fair to vilify the 99%? [/quote]

Well, first of all, I was talking about 99% of interactions, not 99% of police officers.

And second, if it actually were 99% of police officers working on eliminating 1% of police officers who are bigots, they'd be successful at it, wouldn't they? Or, if not, why wouldn't they be?

I certainly understand that there are good police officers who feel unappreciated and unfairly vilified. However, I think it's unrealistic to go into any public-service profession expecting people to appreciate you. Plus, again, the problem isn't the people who are saying that there are problems in the police. The problem is the problems in the police.[/quote]

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