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American police are out of control (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Over and over - good people who worked as cops quickly leave.

They either recognize the rot and make a break, or they end up in a body bag.

ACAB.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I've encountered plenty of nice cops. Though I live in Europe.

So it is quite US-centric to say all of them are bad, because there are plenty of parts in the world where they don't suck and the system isn't broken.

[–] essell 3 points 4 days ago

I agree. UK police are generally great people in my experience and sincerely want to do their role well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Nice=!good

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

> Starts with American cops

> Generalises to all cops

US defaultism at its finest

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I think "all cops are bastards" is a harmful generalization. While abuse of police power is a systemic problem, there are also many police officers who don't abuse their power. It's better to focus on the systemic issues that allow for abuse of power, rather than dismissing all cops as inherently bad.

[–] Maggoty 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

No. Because if they were doing their job they would be pushing the bad officers out. Instead the culture is either join the bad apples or stay quiet about the bad apples.

And the rot is so bad the "good ones" have, in many cases, lost touch with what their standards should look like. When the military gives more de-escalation training than the police, there's a major problem. Instead the police are going to classes that tell them to shoot first and forgive themselves later.

It's structurally impossible to remain a police officer in the US and be a good person or good police officer.

[–] PineRune 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If there are 11 people hanging out with and befriending 1 Nazi, you have a dozen Nazis. Why would it be any different for cops? Not fighting against the corruption while ~~working under~~ being part it is the same as supporting it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I 100% agree, but saying this out loud is like trying to explain to the angry mob that maybe the discussion would go better without the torches & pitchforks.