11 ms·

The problem is less about the specific act of stifling the virality of police recordings and more about what this says about the mindset of this cop and police

The problem is less about the specific act of stifling the virality of police recordings and more about what this says about the mindset of this cop and police culture in general.

nashashmi 5y ago
The mindset is not isolated to police culture. It is also present in construction inspection and pretty much anywhere the job is enforcement of policies. You do the little you can to enforce rules in the most effective way possible with the least opinions being raised at the methods you used to get there. “How do I do my job and create the least amount of fuss?”
- cellularmitosis 5y ago
  This isn’t a very apt comparison. Construction inspectors don’t generally engage in practices which directly fly in the face of recent Supreme Court rulings. They also aren’t trusted with the power to legally murder you if you don’t do what they say. There also hasn’t been a recent nation-wide uproar over the behavior of construction inspectors, so I wouldn’t expect them to be more introspective than usual of how their actions will be interpreted with regard to recent current events.
  - nashashmi 5y ago
    I think those are social justice warrior points blind to the actual tasks and responsibilities of an officer. It’s a list of all the things they should not be allowed to do. Enforcers of policy in any field have some commonalities. One of them is I will check on another but I won’t like someone checking on me. Unless they are just like me ie responsible for doing checks. There is an understandable amount of leeway put into these things. Inspectors try not to be total jerks. And try not to push rules to extremes. And when they do, they do it with a camaraderie, like if you improve on the following I will let go everything else. Similar to police officers. But the average joe who is not versed in such things like young unseasoned citizens have stranger expectations.

The problem is less about the specific act of stifling the virality of police recordings and more about what this says about the mindset of this cop and police culture in general.

nashashmi 5y ago

The mindset is not isolated to police culture. It is also present in construction inspection and pretty much anywhere the job is enforcement of policies. You do the little you can to enforce rules in the most effective way possible with the least opinions being raised at the methods you used to get there. “How do I do my job and create the least amount of fuss?”

cellularmitosis 5y ago
This isn’t a very apt comparison. Construction inspectors don’t generally engage in practices which directly fly in the face of recent Supreme Court rulings. They also aren’t trusted with the power to legally murder you if you don’t do what they say. There also hasn’t been a recent nation-wide uproar over the behavior of construction inspectors, so I wouldn’t expect them to be more introspective than usual of how their actions will be interpreted with regard to recent current events.
- nashashmi 5y ago
  I think those are social justice warrior points blind to the actual tasks and responsibilities of an officer. It’s a list of all the things they should not be allowed to do. Enforcers of policy in any field have some commonalities. One of them is I will check on another but I won’t like someone checking on me. Unless they are just like me ie responsible for doing checks. There is an understandable amount of leeway put into these things. Inspectors try not to be total jerks. And try not to push rules to extremes. And when they do, they do it with a camaraderie, like if you improve on the following I will let go everything else. Similar to police officers. But the average joe who is not versed in such things like young unseasoned citizens have stranger expectations.