{"id":2104,"date":"2010-10-06T16:09:23","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T21:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2010-10-09T07:23:18","modified_gmt":"2010-10-09T12:23:18","slug":"prince-georges-police-latest-scandal-too-stupid-to-cheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/06\/prince-georges-police-latest-scandal-too-stupid-to-cheat\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince George’s Police Latest Scandal: Too Stupid to Cheat"},"content":{"rendered":"

[UPDATED BELOW<\/strong>]
\nThe Washington Post<\/em> has another horror story on the PG Police<\/strong><\/a>. The Prince George’s County Police Academy apparently had a system of organized cheating for trainees that was so obvious that even the auditors noticed. (When an entire class gets perfect grades on a whole slew of tests, that’s a clue). When some police officers tried to bring the abuse to the police brass’s attention, they got penalized for insubordination. <\/p>\n

Here’s my favorite comment from the Post website:<\/p>\n

dwj703 wrote: I could only imagine what the final exam for a PG Police Academy cadet is like:
\n How many cops does it take to throw a securely handcuffed perp down a flight of steps?<\/strong>
\nA) 1,
\nB) 2,
\nC) None, he tripped.
\n(hint: Not A or B)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> And here’s an update<\/strong><\/a> from the PG Police Chief: “”People are attempting to manipulate and exaggerate things,” he said. “Everybody does not have the entire story.”<\/p>\n

+++ And anyone who believes that the PG Police will ever divulge “the entire story” – well, tell it to the guy who miraculously committed suicide when the weight of his guilt snapped his neck a year or two in the PG jail. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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