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> why would anyone in their right mind take the job Nutjobs who want power over others and are willing to imperil themselves to pursue it will continue to beco
by bigbubba 6y ago
> why would anyone in their right mind take the job
Nutjobs who want power over others and are willing to imperil themselves to pursue it will continue to become cops. By discouraging people in their right mind from joining the police, the police will become more dangerous. 'All Cops Are Bad' becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- gremlinsinc 6y agoTechnically, I know many 'good' cops who've left policing because of the bad cops. So, I guess maybe in 2005, this would've been true in the context that our current reality is that we've already arrived at the 'All Cops are Bad' era. That's also about the time the FBI first put out warnings about White Supremacists taking over the police...
- bigbubba 6y agoI think there is a snowball effect; the more bad cops there are, the more good cops quit. A terrible feedback cycle. Unfortunately I think some police reform/abolition activists have decided to accelerate this feedback loop under the theory that making things much worse is the only way to make things better. 'ACAB' makes bad cops think they're in good company while probably making good cops want to quit (and similarly filters new police recruits.) The premise is presumably that when cops get worse, more of the public will support reform. 'Accelerationist' approaches like thus might be well intentioned, but I think the consequences are more likely to be disastrous.