“It’s very disturbing stuff. Outrageous stuff. We see it. It’s a problem.” That’s how an NYPD spokesman reacted to racist and otherwise offensive statements found on a blog that collects posts from former and current New York City officers. It’s bad for the department. It’s bad for other cops. But as ProPublica reports, there’s not much they can do about it.

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