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> preventing infiltration by organized crime Sounds like they're trying to weed out some of the bad apples then, aren't they? Would you rather they not be doin

• pc86 3y ago
  Nothing they said even remotely suggests they're against this type of background check, just that checking up on your wife's credit and social circle says nothing about whether you are a "bad apple" yourself.
  • mcpackieh 3y ago
    It's a confusing comment because in one paragraph they say the practice doesn't weed out bad apples, but then in the subsequent paragraph they concede that it probably does. The only way to square these is if cops affiliated with organized crime aren't classified as bad apples, but that makes zero sense.
    • tivert 3y ago
      > The only way to square these is if cops affiliated with organized crime aren't classified as bad apples, but that makes zero sense. I see how it was confusing, but what I was thinking was the nature of what is considered a "bad apple" has changed over time. I think police forces have been trying to prevent things like organized crime infiltration and corruption for a long time, while things like excessive use of force and racial bias have only started to be considered serious problem by them much more recently. Acting surprised about background checks seems like it's exclusively referring to the latter, while the process itself (e.g. getting friends' SSNs) seems mostly target at the former.