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>the only difference between a cop in the US and a cop in the UK is better training and less reliance on guns Ah, so that’s why American cops routinely murder
by trasz 5y ago
>the only difference between a cop in the US and a cop in the UK is better training and less reliance on guns
Ah, so that’s why American cops routinely murder random people and go unpunished - it’s just the lack of training!
(The reality is that there’s a fundamental difference in that in Europe police is just another government branch that’s helping people, like firefighters and doctors; normal people don’t need to fear them and avoid any unnecessary interactions, which seems to be the case in the US.)
- mschuster91 5y ago> The reality is that there’s a fundamental difference in that in Europe police is just another government branch that’s helping people, like firefighters and doctors; normal people don’t need to fear them and avoid any unnecessary interactions, which seems to be the case in the US. I'm German. Our cops are infamous for racial profiling and can, at least according to several independent investigations, even get away with murdering people in their jail cells (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oury_Jalloh https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oury_Jalloh).
- hef19898 5y agoBoth things can, and are to an extent in Europe, true at the same time. The random acts of police violence are much lower here, I would attribute it to better training. Better training doesn't prevent racial profiling and this kind of problems.