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Any hypothesis that only a minority of police are bad would have to explain why the good police who outnumber them don't do anything to make the public safer/pr
by superflyguy 8y ago
Any hypothesis that only a minority of police are bad would have to explain why the good police who outnumber them don't do anything to make the public safer/protect the reputation of the police and law enforcement order generally/explain the higher arrest count of and use of violence against Blacks, etc.
- michaelt 8y agoI’ve heard it claimed of a cop pulls over a colleague’s family member for speeding and doesn’t let them off after seeing who it is, he can expect social sanctions like his locker being messed with. If the culture allows that over a mere speeding fine, imagine the sanction for getting a colleague jail time. OTOH if you play along, you get special treatment for your loved ones. And everyone is doing it...
- coldtea 8y ago>OTOH if you play along, you get special treatment for your loved ones. And everyone is doing it... In fact they're even official about it: https://www.newsweek.com/why-are-cops-issuing-get-out-jail-free-cards-788356 https://www.newsweek.com/why-are-cops-issuing-get-out-jail-f... https://nypost.com/2018/01/21/police-union-slashes-number-of-get-out-of-jail-free-cards-issued/ https://nypost.com/2018/01/21/police-union-slashes-number-of...