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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me the SRO question comes down to accountability - police have none.

So, if you tell me I have to put my children in the room with someone who might be great or might be a monster, but if they ARE a monster, there is zero way to hold them accountable? I'm going to choose no thank you.

Reform the police, create some accountability for bad cops, change the culture of covering up for bad police and then we can talk about putting them back in schools. [/quote]

When a police officer violates a department policy, they are subject to internal affairs review. If internal affairs determines that the officer violated policy, they face a variety of punishments. As of right now, internal affairs reviews are not published, but that will be changing soon. I wouldn't be surprised if we all find out that penalties happen more often than we think. It is 100% a misconception that police face no penalties. It is NOT true that there is "zero way to hold them accountable." The civil and criminal court systems still apply to police officers.

Also, I've heard the "covering up for bad police" argument many times over the past couple of years. MCPD has over 1,000 officers. They all serve on shifts (18-20ish officers, but they are currently understaffed). Logically and by the numbers, they can't all work with other bad cops... unless you are attempting to argue that there are so many bad cops that one exists on each shift. I doubt you'd be able to support that with anything other than prejudice. I think if you talked to officers, you'd find they are just as sickened by the bad cops as you are. How do I know? I know many officers.[/quote]

I don't think there are necessarily multiple bad cops per shift, but the last decade of cell phone footage of cops behaving badly has - more often than not - turned up a bunch of other cops watching it happen. Do I think every cop is Derek Chauvin? No. Do I think every cop is J Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao? I haven't seen anything to lead me to believe otherwise. [/quote]

I am sincerely sorry that is your worldview. I'm equally sorry for the many, many good officers who leave their homes every day hoping to make a positive difference. They'll continue to act honorably and serve faithfully, regardless of what people think of them. How do I know? Because my spouse is one of them. He is not a J Kueng, Thomas Lane, or Tou Thao. You're welcome to think that of him, and he'll still come to your defense when it's needed. You can fight against him through your votes, eroding his ability to protect himself and limiting his safety through staffing cuts. He'll still help you, as will his colleagues.

This is where the thread ends for me. Those who hate SROs will always hate SROs and police officers because they paint all of them with the same brush. Facts, statistics, and personal accounts that don't fit a narrative will be ignored.

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