Downright scary!

More than one-third of recent Atlanta Police Academy graduates have been arrested or cited for a crime, according to a review of their job applications. The arrests ranged from minor offenses such as shoplifting to violent charges including assault. More than one-third of the officers had been rejected by other law enforcement agencies, and more than half of the recruits admitted using marijuana. But Atlanta police say it’s not so simple. Officials have been trying without success for more than a decade to grow the department to 2,000 officers. With competition for recruits intense among law enforcement agencies, Atlanta has had to make concessions.

You know what? If all we can get are criminals, then I'd rather not have the officers at all. I'll take my chances on my own with criminals rather than give the criminals badges. These are just not the kinds of people I want protecting and serving.

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