“A Seattle cop’s one-man war against minor pot violators ended badly for him. The officer, who single-handedly issued 66 of the city’s 83 citations for pot so far this year (around 80%), was removed from patrol duty pending an investigation by the Office of Professional Accountability, Seattle Chief of Police Kathleen O’Toole said in a statement on Thursday.”
Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/seattle-cop-issues-80-of-city-s-marijuana-tickets-in-2014-1.2723399
Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore, Gina Grad and Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks discuss this story. Is the cop racist? Why is there a disconnect between what the police and the public. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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Lately, all of the reports concerning police have made me feel that, instead of gigs (black marks), recruits are now rewarded for shooting the civilian cardboard popups during training.