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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by JshWright on Monday June 08, 2020 @10:54AM (#23456997)
I'm not talking about allegations. I'm talking about confirmed incidences of bad behavior that result in, at most, a short suspension.
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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by randompwd on Monday June 08, 2020 @06:57PM (#23461703)
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> Officer Bob might have 31 excessive force complaints against him

A complaint is an allegation. It's not a confirmed incidence of bad behaviour.

Using Chauvin as example (17 complaints), From WAPO:

> A summary of the complaints against Chauvin posted by the department offers no information on why they were filed, and police declined to comment on the nature of the cases. Sixteen of the complaints were closed without discipline. The remaining complaint resulted in two letters of reprimand against Chauvin, according to the summary.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/29/officer-cha...

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Re:Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disba... by JshWright on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @04:10PM (#23470345)
A letter of reprimand for excessive force should be the end of a police office's career in law enforcement (a similar incident would certainly be the end of my time as a paramedic).
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