Police done better
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Pacific Ward
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In this episode we take a closer look at the jobs that Police do, their role in society, and examining the ways they fall. They are meant to be the ones we can always trust, yet they have failed especially in recent years. They continue to get more jaded and hostile towards humanity. We can do better. We are better then this.
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