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4. There were more decent cops then. There were still tons of brutal criminals among them.

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 12:37 PM

Oct 2025

The era of post-WW2 civility (which was mainly for whites only) is basically over.

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Sometimes I watch these old police detective stories on television... [View all] kentuck Oct 2025 OP

US used to have rule of law and innocent until proven guilty. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #1

I park my car like Broderick Crawford! Ilsa Oct 2025 #2

Absa-fing-lutely lostnfound Oct 2025 #6

tv shows were extremely sanitized in those days. nt msongs Oct 2025 #7

There was no golden age. Elessar Zappa Oct 2025 #8

I watch a lot of cop videos these days, the ones PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2025 #9