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    Detective Tom Murphy spoke during the council’s public comment period, a week after Sheline and Councilor Linda Scott announced the formation of the committee on the heels of two public forums on the topic.    
    Murphy said “certain politicians” are trying to “pit the community against the Police Department,” and are “spinning a tragic situation into a political game for their reelections.”    
    “We are not your enemy,” he said. “We only care about the well-being of this city and its safety.”

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    1 year ago

    “we only care about the well being of this city and it’s safety, now leave us alone, and we don’t want you bastards looking over our shoulder all the time regardless of how often we prove this not to be the case”

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      1 year ago

      You forgot Qualified Immunity! These people are literally immune to prosecution of crimes they decided to commit while working…

      • You forgot Qualified Immunity! These people are literally immune to prosecution of crimes they decided to commit while working…

        I am anti QI, and as far as my views on police I think my profile makes it clear, but to be fair it protects against civil cases, not criminal.