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It's a question of tradeoffs between professional accountability and improved working conditions in a given field, based on factors like how bad things can get
by _bxg1 6y ago
It's a question of tradeoffs between professional accountability and improved working conditions in a given field, based on factors like how bad things can get in that field without accountability, how well (or poorly) employees are currently treated and paid, how likely employees are to take advantage of unaccountability, etc.
People very much care about accountability when it comes to law enforcement, because compared to regular employees in most fields they have very direct and outsized power over society. And police aren't exactly underpaid either.
- heavyset_go 6y ago> And police aren't exactly underpaid either. To drive this point home, the median salary before overtime and bonuses is $105,106/year for cops[1], and with overtime, cops can earn over $250,000/year[2]. The median salary for software engineers in the same state is 10% lower than the $105k police salary before overtime and bonuses. [1] https://www.nj.com/news/2017/05/how_much_is_the_median_cop_salary_in_your_town.html https://www.nj.com/news/2017/05/how_much_is_the_median_cop_s... [2] https://www.nj.com/somerset/2019/11/4-cops-in-this-nj-town-earned-250k-last-year-heres-how-they-gamed-the-system.html https://www.nj.com/somerset/2019/11/4-cops-in-this-nj-town-e...
- grasshopperpurp 6y agoSide point: I think it's a bad idea to let cops work OT. I understand that preventing OT would create logistical issues, but I think they're solvable, and for the safety of everyone - including police - I think we should want officers to be as clear-headed as possible.