A Quote by Gore Vidal
Vitriolic is a needless and malign attack on something, excessive attack on something. It is a rather pointless thing to do.
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They really do feel under attack, rank-and-file officers and much of American police leadership, that they feel they're under attack from the federal government at the highest levels. So that's something we need to understand also, this sense of perception that becomes a reality.
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