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The Whascally Rawrlord  on February 8th, 2010

police officers are trained to comply with federal officials.

i’d be more worried about the CIA or the FBI becoming corrupt than the police services, if you would like my honest opinion.
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beverly  on February 8th, 2010

Yes, Secret Service agents are trained to watch Police Officers, but not for the reasons you have listed.

Police equipment – including official badges and uniforms – is occasionally stolen from time to time. Furthermore, it is possible to manufacture a uniform with readily available gear that is sold to the public.

For the most part, local police forces are an integrated part of the President’s security detail wherever he goes. There are advance details of agents that travel to the localities to work with local authorities setting up the plans.

The agents who are actually on the President’s detail are thus familar with where the Police Officers are *supposed* to be and what they should be doing. Therefore if someone was doing something contrary to the plan the agents have a chance to spot it and react.

I’m not sure what factual basis you are using to suggest that ‘city police officers could easily be corrupted’. Have you even one example in modern american history where a police officer has been bribed to allow an assasination attempt? Can you seriously imagine a police officer participating in such a scheme involving a person protected by the secret service?

I’m also not convinced that the background check on Secret Service agents is that much more in depth than the one done on police officers. I suppose that depends on the department. In my department I think you would be shocked to learn just how much money and time they are willing to invest in a background check. We even have *multiple* polygraph and psych tests to try and catch people who might ’slip through’.
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