The San Jose Mercury News 2 weeks ago

Opinion: San Jose police don't deserve Mercury News' unfair criticism

justified. Perversely, the Mercury News cites this as evidence that the department isn't trusted and discourages complaints. JOSEPH McNAMARA, a retired San Jose police chief, is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

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