[kingu]

“Don’t let the actions of one police officer judge the entire perception of the police department,” he said.

Let's see.. Cop steals $150,000 to go gamble with it, loses repeatedly, retires to avoid a police investigation, is on a public pension and only has to pay back $110,000 of the money he stole...

You're right, we should judge you on the prosecutor, the public employee rules that permit a criminal to retire and keep the pension, and probably the judge who released the officer on a minor bond for grand theft and embezzlement...

[Ken H]

This is Soviet-level corruption.