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> another confirmation of how incredibly corrupt of a banana republic the US is

I don’t think that’s at all a reasonable conclusion, but yes, low-level police graft needs to get stamped out, because what the actual fuck.

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September 12, 2024 at 12:41 p.m. EDT: NYPD commissioner resigns amid federal corruption probe - https://wapo.st/3TrnijL

Great! The rule of law doesn't mean no crime happens, it means that those who commit it (and I note he claims not to be a target for the probe, so should be presumed innocent) are tried and punished if found guilty.

Stupid paywall - here's a BBC article about the resignation https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05j5ezy6nro

This isn't low-level. This is institutionalized through the police union and being enforced throughout the organization, including knowledge of that enforcement at the highest levels.

But yeah, banana republic is misapplied.

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