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In reply to the discussion: Hundreds Turn Their Back on de Blasio at NYPD Officer's Funeral [View all]olegramps
(8,200 posts)They are a law on to their own and I fully agree that they are "an incredibly perilous" threat to our "democracy at the most basic levels."
If the police forces believe they have legitimate grievant issues they should take them up with the authorities rather than demanding that we can not question any of their actions.
In respect to the current situation, the present system in which the DA is empowered to bring an indictments that are investigated by the police makes it virtually impossible for them to bring changes against an officer. It is hamper by necessity of the police to investigate their own officers and for the DA who must maintain relations with the police to function properly. The situation demands that the investigation must be lead by a special prosecutor with not connection to the police under investigation.