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What does it mean?
Vidal claims police forces are drawn from the same criminal backgrounds they are meant to police.
In plain terms
Police officers come from criminal backgrounds.
What can you take from it?
Be skeptical of those policing the law.

Where it applies

  • criminal justice
  • community safety

Putting it to work

  • scrutinize policing
  • review policies

Questions to consider

  • Where do police come from?
  • Can they enforce laws impartially?

Another view

It generalizes individual integrity across all officers.

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