Police Shootings / Possible Abuse Threads [merged]

Dallas_Saint73 said
Dude was convicted of 2 DUI's prior to joining the force. Should have never been given a badge.

Not dismissing the DUIs but being convicted of drunk driving doesn't make one more likely to shoot an innocent woman in the face in her own home

But something did

I refuse to believe that there were not any clues or signs somewhere along the way to suggest that maybe this dude shouldn't have a badge and a gun

I really believe there needs to be some national standard for policing

I recognize that being a cop in a big city is different than a suburb or a small town or rural area.

I know big cities aren't the same, I'm sure New York is different than Dallas or Miami or Seattle

But there needs to be a baseline and if you fall below it you can't be a police officer anywhere in the country. Period