⚖There Is No GDMF Such Thing as a GDMF BAD APPLE

Catherine Pugh, Esq.
7 min readApr 24, 2021

It is long past time to call BS on the whole “bad police apple” narrative. Occasionally using the Minneapolis Police Department (“MPD”) as a surface-scratch case study, here are five reasons why there is no such thing as “bad apple” when it comes to American policing.

“When it comes to American policing, there are no ‘bad apples,’ only…

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Catherine Pugh, Esq.

Private Counsel. Former DOJ-CRT, Special Litigation Section, Public Defender; Adjunct Professor (law & undergrad). Developed Race & Law course.