President Trump has ordered the shutdown of the first nationwide database tracking misconduct by federal police officers.

The closure, first reported by the Washington Post on Thursday, ends the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database — a resource experts said improved public safety by preventing bad officers from jumping from agency to agency.

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    1 day ago

    Why would we hold police accountable for beating the shit out of people and other crimes? They earned a shield and that shield means the law doesn’t apply to them. It’s the best reason to be a cop.

    If you can’t tell that this is sarcasm, you don’t belong on the internet.