3 ms·
Now maybe they can stop lying to adults, that is, if they want to earn back the public's trust.
by slumdev 5y ago
Now maybe they can stop lying to adults, that is, if they want to earn back the public's trust.
- voakbasda 5y agoTrust will not be regained in my lifetime. They have created a generational problem. I will teach my kids to fear and distrust them too.
- jacob2484 5y agoIf your kids stay out of trouble, they won't be interacting much with them. These people literally put their lives on the line for public safety.
- anonymousab 5y agoOverreach and needless brutality are par for the course. Bad apples and countless years of zero independent accountability has unfortunately spoiled the bunch. > If your kids stay out of trouble, they won't be interacting much with them. Unless they're black, statistically. Then they're being pulled aside or pulled over at night and put into these interactions for just existing. You can't teach your kids to just "stay out" of their skin color, they can't just "stay out" of a system of institutionalized racism.
- slumdev 5y ago> These people literally put their lives on the line for public safety. This is true. It is also true that they don't need to lie to do their jobs. For the record, I think they're pretty good at their jobs, and 99.999% of the time, they act justly. But they still don't need to lie.
- mrguyorama 5y agoThey literally aren't even on the top ten list of most dangerous jobs from BLS https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america-according-to-bls-data.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-i... We should stop deifying police for "putting their lives on the line" when the vast majority of injuries on duty come from traffic accidents
- jschwartzi 5y agoAnother commenter on a different story shared a dutch proverb that’s appropriate here: reputation arrives on its feet and leaves on a horse.