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Let me rephrase that: Cops _in the USA_ are almost never held liable for abuses of power including outright murders. This is unheard of in other first world co
by armitron 7y ago
Let me rephrase that: Cops _in the USA_ are almost never held liable for abuses of power including outright murders.
This is unheard of in other first world countries, especially in Europe. I'm American but I've lived in England, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland where the cops are really polite civil servants. In the UK, cops don't even carry guns.
The current state of affairs in the US, including rapid militarization of police, is a harbinger of things to come.
- pstuart 7y agoYes, good point. Typical American arrogance on my part :-)
- valley-green 7y agoCops _in the USA_ are almost always held liable for abuses of power including outright murders. We can’t disarm our police because you will always be able to buy assault rifles in sane states like Texas. Do you want your police to be outgunned by the bad guys? I would like for my police officers to be more well armed than the criminals, maybe that’s just me. I would like to see you try to do their job without any weapons. Fool.