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		pfedor on Oct 19, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California Highway Patrol salaries I think the difference is that, unlike EMTs and firemen, police officers need to be difficult to corrupt.

tdfx on Oct 19, 2010 [–]

If NJ is any indication, higher salaries do nothing to prevent police corruption.

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