He emphasized that police have no reason to believe Zimmerman was the victim of a serial killer.

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Mr. EDWARDS: Well, one thing that I've emphasized over the years is that we have to do a better job of scrutinizing police applicants.

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Throughout the months-long debate on the issue, he has emphasized the need to give parents access to the ratings while questioning why teachers are treated differently than police and firefighters, whose evaluations are private by law.

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