The police can live with looking corrupt, bullying, or tyra… - Ben Aaronovitch

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The police can live with looking corrupt, bullying, or tyrannical, but looking stupid is intolerable. It has a tendency to undermine public faith in the forces of Law and is deleterious to public order.

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Ben Dylan Aaronovitch (born February 1964) is an English author and screenwriter.

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