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Kentucky Police Quoted Hitler, Instructed Officers to Be “Ruthless Killers” During Training

HeadlineNov 03, 2020

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vowed to take immediate corrective action Friday following reports Kentucky police used three Hitler quotes in a training slideshow and urged officers to be “ruthless killers.” One of the Hitler quotes was: “The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence.” The slideshow was first reported by a high school newspaper. A police spokesperson said it was removed in 2013 and no longer in use.

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