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Have you ever considered that some cops are people who want to stop crime? And not be part of a crime? I’ve seen many people texting and driving, and every once
by colejohnson66 7y ago
Have you ever considered that some cops are people who want to stop crime? And not be part of a crime? I’ve seen many people texting and driving, and every once in a while, I’ll wish I was a cop so I could pull them over and chew them out.
- 0_gravitas 7y agoI've also seen plenty of cops flash their lights on the highway when traffic is slow just so they can get to lunch or wherever the hell faster, and then immediately turn the lights back off when they can go back to doing 80 in a 55 without people in front of them. If that isn't a casual and blatant abuse of power I don't know what is. We'd like to think most cops are "people who want to stop crime, the good guys!" but it often seems to just be people that get off on the power-trip. Even then, what crime are they trying to stop by camping behind trees to meet their ticket quotas for speeders when I can't even remember the last time I've seen a cop go the speed limit themselves? But to quote someone else that also has far more power than they should: "some, I assume, are good people"--this does not mean that there is no cause for serious concern with the operations of the "thin blue line".
- colejohnson66 7y agoI never said that there weren’t bad cops, or that good cops never abuse their power. I was responding to the argument that they join just to be thugs.
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