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Which happens in part because the office of attorney general is an elected position. Police are very powerful politically. And for whatever reason, you are se
by bcrosby95 6y ago
Which happens in part because the office of attorney general is an elected position. Police are very powerful politically. And for whatever reason, you are seen as "soft on crime" if you attempt to prosecute police for carrying out crimes.
- mcherm 6y ago> for whatever reason, you are seen as "soft on crime" if you attempt to prosecute police for carrying out crimes. I suspect that the reason is a very simple worldview that divides everything into good vs evil / us vs them, and therefore cops vs criminals.
- xxpor 6y agoAs an example, the VA GOP yesterday called for Lee Carter, a member of the VA house of delegates, to resign for even suggesting cutting police budgets. https://twitter.com/VA_GOP/status/1267164943994032128 https://twitter.com/VA_GOP/status/1267164943994032128