1:01:02
Through my appearance
here today...
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I hope that police officers in
the future will not experience...
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the same frustration and anxiety
that I was subjected to...
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for the past five years
at the hands of my superiors...
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because of my attempt
to report corruption.
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I was made to feel that I had
burdened them with an unwanted task.
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The problem is that the atmosphere
does not yet exist...
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in which an honest police officer
can act...
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without fear of ridicule
or reprisal from fellow officers.
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Police corruption cannot exist
unless it is at least tolerated...
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at higher levels
in the department.
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Therefore, the most important result
that can come from these hearings...
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is a conviction by police officers
that the department will change.
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In order to ensure this...
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an independent,
permanent investigative body...
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dealing with police corruption,
like this commission, is essential.