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It's less about compassion and more about risk. Risk in the sense of the physical danger an officer goes into, but also in the sense that we are removing protec
by jadell 6y ago
It's less about compassion and more about risk. Risk in the sense of the physical danger an officer goes into, but also in the sense that we are removing protections for the officer and holding them to a higher standard.
- CameronNemo 6y agoThe most common cause of death for police officers is traffic fatalities. Should we pay highway construction crews 300K+?
- ulisesrmzroche 6y agoThat’s a terrible analogy. Obviously they’re more at risk of dying a violent death and that’s why they need to pay more
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- giardini 6y agoNot really: they're safer at work than you are at home. Police work is very safe in the USA. But it can be very unpleasant and stressful. The idea that policing is inherently dangerous is most useful to police when negotiating the next contract.
- ulisesrmzroche 6y agoThat is absolutely not true and I don’t know why you think that, other than you’re super sheltered. You have no clue what you’re talking about Tell me why the Mexican Mafia has no teeth. Enlighten me. Tell me why the Aryan Brotherhood is less dangerous than Kubernetes It’s not ever worth discussing with y’all, seriously. The privilege here is so insane, you’ve obviously never been anywhere near a ghetto