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I am by no means a police apologist, but investigators deal with dozens of overdose deaths a day. When a person had a history of substance abuse and the coroner says there was “no trauma or obvious cause of death," ruling the case as another overdose isn't at all "racism," its just how bureaucracy works when you have limited time/manpower/money/etc.
So... you can't do that. If you are a troll this is very sad. But if you are serious, as a public servant I could never do any harm like this to any family. Regardless of all the bullshit the public may be put out, you owe it to the society that pays your bills, (not just talking about tax dollars.) You become a public servant because you want to make society better. If that is not your reason you need to find a different occupation. The fact that I have to swear an oath to the Constitution, even though it may feel just symbolic, in order to be able to work. I guess what I'm saying is there are consequences to me doing a poor job affects the lives of entirely unrelated people's. Cops who wants be lazy can just be security guards.