thought police

Example Sentences

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He thought police would acknowledge there had been "lapses in their normal procedures" by assessing the death as non-suspicious - but understood why it could have happened.

From BBC

Asked to clarify his thoughts further on whether he thought police forces should be obliged to publish such details, he said: "Yes, I absolutely think that they should."

From BBC

Det Con Linge also said she thought police training on all levels of searches was not adequate.

From BBC

Of course, the fact that “PC” was a joke would have come as a surprise to whatever designer put the giant words “Thought Police” on the cover of Newsweek in 1990.

From Slate

"I always thought police officers were there to uphold the law and be compassionate, but that wasn't the case for me," she said.

From BBC