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Appalling.

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theroot.com/baltimore-cops-kept-toy-guns-to-plant-just-in-case-they-1822546984/amp?_utm_source=1-2-2

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Jon Mallin said…
In the law profession, lawyers sometimes can face bar discipline or disbarment by not reporting ethical transgressions of other lawyers. Is there anything that parallels this in law enforcement for any level of transgression?
January 30, 2018 at 1:43 PM
John Bump said…
Jon Mallin: yes, you get roughed up by your fellow cops if you report cop malfeasance, and who do you report that to?
January 30, 2018 at 1:56 PM
Jon Mallin said…
But is there any legal construct designed to prevent a complete Blue Wall? Even if it's not effective, I'm a curious about this simply from a legal angle.
January 30, 2018 at 2:05 PM
John Bump said…
lapdonline.org - Consent Decree Overview - Los Angeles Police Department is what happened when the LAPD repeatedly targeted minorities and beat confessions out of them.
January 30, 2018 at 2:07 PM
Jon Mallin said…
John Bump it seems like selective protections, based on patterns of misconduct and the federal consent decrees. It seems strange it isn't uniform across the country. Though, admittedly, in the law profession, ethical conduct is defined state by state but usually similarly.
January 30, 2018 at 2:10 PM
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