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k/r for everything said. Dawson Leery Jan 2015 #1

"Congratulations. You passed the tutorial. You are a hero now. Here's your badge." DetlefK Jan 2015 #2

we need to quit referring to cops as "New York's finest" or "Houston's finest" etc RussBLib Jan 2015 #3

Dawson Leery

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1. k/r for everything said.

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Tue Jan 6, 2015, 01:10 AM

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DetlefK

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2. "Congratulations. You passed the tutorial. You are a hero now. Here's your badge."

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Tue Jan 6, 2015, 06:02 AM

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RussBLib

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3. we need to quit referring to cops as "New York's finest" or "Houston's finest" etc

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Tue Jan 6, 2015, 10:18 AM

Jan 2015

...after all, I think almost everyone knows of some brutes and bullies who decided to join the police force. It's a well-known haven for thugs and dicks. Not all of them, of course, but a sizeable number. Putting on a badge doesn't suddenly make you a responsible citizen.

The same goes for the military.