“...Lane had racked up a slew of traffic violations and became an officer despite having a criminal record...”
Used to be PD’s sought honorably discharged vets to hire. Now, they are looking for guys with the most minimal criminal records. Who else would want to be a cop these days and swear to enforce the diktats of criminal democrat politicians?
This just shows me that the police departments are having a hard time finding quality people to full those positions.
The way this is phrased it implies that he has traffic violations, and in addition, he has committed serious crimes, not identified, that have resulted in a criminal record. I think what the author is trying to hid is that the traffic violations ARE the criminal record, which is pretty low on the scale.
Having said that, I agree that people who can’t or won’t drive responsibly are not prime material for the ranks of the police.