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This is not surprising. The police are not really interested in helping people, rather just blindly enforcing the law, and let's not even talk about prejudices.

This is not surprising. The police are not really interested in helping people, rather just blindly enforcing the law, and let's not even talk about prejudices. If we tried to help people instead of chastise them, we would be a much more utopian civilisation. Happy to see experiments being done by governments in this regard.

temp8964 5y ago
> The police are not really interested in helping people, rather just blindly enforcing the law This general assertion is not true. It really depends on where do you live. In safe neighborhoods/towns, Police are usually very nice and helpful. In some bad inner city neighborhoods, Police are more aggressive.
- FredPret 5y ago
  I suppose their mood is affected by how likely it is people in the area will shoot at them
vlunkr 5y ago
> just blindly enforcing the law They are law enforcers after all, you don't get mad at coders for writing the code they were assigned. Snark aside, broad generalizations like this don't help the conversation. I would guess most cops do want to help people, and they do in many ways. Of course it's not a perfect system, and I'm also happy to see experiments like this.
sam345 5y ago
>The police are not really interested in helping people, rather just blindly enforcing the law, and let's not even talk about prejudices. Broad generalization based on a few bad apples is the definition of prejudice and fueling more prejudice is not exactly helpful. Many police choose that career because they have been victims of crime or known victims. I've personally witnessed police help young, old, black and white in situations that have nothing to do with enforcing the law. And when enforcing the law the vast majority of times the enforcement protects others from further robbery, assault, domestic abuse, rape, murder, property destruction, car accidents, etc. Good police far outnumber the bad actors.

temp8964 5y ago

> The police are not really interested in helping people, rather just blindly enforcing the law This general assertion is not true. It really depends on where do you live. In safe neighborhoods/towns, Police are usually very nice and helpful. In some bad inner city neighborhoods, Police are more aggressive.

FredPret 5y ago
I suppose their mood is affected by how likely it is people in the area will shoot at them

vlunkr 5y ago

> just blindly enforcing the law They are law enforcers after all, you don't get mad at coders for writing the code they were assigned. Snark aside, broad generalizations like this don't help the conversation. I would guess most cops do want to help people, and they do in many ways. Of course it's not a perfect system, and I'm also happy to see experiments like this.

sam345 5y ago

>The police are not really interested in helping people, rather just blindly enforcing the law, and let's not even talk about prejudices. Broad generalization based on a few bad apples is the definition of prejudice and fueling more prejudice is not exactly helpful. Many police choose that career because they have been victims of crime or known victims. I've personally witnessed police help young, old, black and white in situations that have nothing to do with enforcing the law. And when enforcing the law the vast majority of times the enforcement protects others from further robbery, assault, domestic abuse, rape, murder, property destruction, car accidents, etc. Good police far outnumber the bad actors.