The Politics of Police Departments in the United States

The first irish policeman in the united states is generally believed to have been a bostonian dude named marney mc ginniskin, which is an incredibly wow fuck. He lasted only three years when the nationalist, anti catholic, know nothing party took over the massachusetts legislature. The irish would not make major inroads into northern police departments until their population grew large enough that the democratic party realized they could guarantee irish votes by giving irishmen jobs on police departments. There's kind of a stereotype of the irish police officer to day, like the paddy wagon, wet being a wagon that you throw irish people on to on their way to jail, because