[ryanac]

"as of late"? Feels like the lack of checks and balances on the police has been going on for a while.

It's only when something major happens that people take notice, like someone putting together this report, now all of a sudden it's a new trend that's way to prevalent as of late. :P

[austenallred]

OK, I guess "as of late" means "since the Internet."

[SoftwareMaven]

If anything, I bet it has gotten better since the Internet. Pre-Internet, it would take a local news agency to ferret out problems. Now, problems can be reported by anyone and viewed by many.

[sbov]

Which allows people to read about it more often, making them think the problem is worse now.