And so that combination of high crime, too few police officers, resulted in a officer safety focus and a very assertive controlling style policing, which unfortunately exacerbated feelings on the part of minorities, African-Americans, Latinos that they were being treated in an inappropriate fashion, particularly those who are law abiding, which is by far certainly the vast majority of the people living in those neighborhoods.

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David Rutledge, the training officer for Cairngorm Mountain Rescue team, was involved in controlling the operation from the team's base.

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