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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 17 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Damn... US cops are really just the worst most of the time.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah, Germany would never do that.

[–] Stampela@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It’s a bit of a general issue. The police in itself is good, however… it’s a job that puts people into a position of power. Power corrupts, and if you factor in that they’re not well paid (because tanks and so on are better ways to spend a budget…) but are supposed to put their lives on the line, then get treated either like the enemy or the “thin blue line” I see how things can go bad. Being a public service, they’re managed by the government and sent to deal with trouble accordingly, and the definition of trouble varies with whoever is at the top. Sprinkle in some dangerous levels of nationalism, the US being a super power and you most certainly get to hear about their unrest, while the stuff going on in your own country might be less flashy.

A small trivia bit that you might or might not know: at the beginning there was this organization that was created to protect the people from abuses by local lords. Everyone knows what an unholy shitfest that got corrupted into, given that I’m talking about the mafia…

[–] jhulten@infosec.pub 2 points 6 months ago

Police are not a net good when they are used instead of taking care of basic human needs. Police enforce eviction but never kneecap a housing scalper... I mean landlord.

[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna get eviscerated for saying this, but take what you hear here with a grain of salt.

Lemmy doesn't exactly reflect the experience of the average American.

[–] Endlessvoid@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Counterpoint: "40 percent of the officers stated that in the last six months prior to the survey they had gotten out of control and behaved violently against their spouse and children."

And that's just the ones who freely admit to being abusers. It doesn't take a huge mental leap to realize that a position of authority with a low barrier of entry is a magnet to people who want to abuse that power.

You can find the source for that survey, as well as the context here: https://sites.temple.edu/klugman/2020/07/20/do-40-of-police-families-experience-domestic-violence/

[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

According to that link the study was conducted in 1983 and counts shouting as abuse.

[–] kamenLady@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

doesn't shouting still count as verbal abuse?

[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 6 months ago

You ever shout during an argument? Congratulations, you're abusive now.

See how ridiculous that is?