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Translation: “We won’t really try very hard at enforcing laws because you said mean things about us and we’d have to file paper work. Stop wanting us to hold of
by mint2 5y ago
Translation: “We won’t really try very hard at enforcing laws because you said mean things about us and we’d have to file paper work. Stop wanting us to hold officers accountable when they abuse people and we might start caring again” -police unions and officers
- samspenc 5y agoIt could also be because elected officials, media and public opinion are making it harder for the police to actually carry out their jobs and ensure public safety. That's probably an unpopular opinion but someone has to state it and get hit with the downvotes :)
- RickJWagner 5y agoCops have a life and death job. Sure, there are some bad ones. Guess what? Among criminals, there are many, many more bad ones. Some are serial killers. Some are physical abusers. Some hurt people just for fun. Cops are dispatched to deal with them all, on behalf of the public. So we should hold cops accountable, yes. But we owe the majority of them (the good ones) all the support we can provide. Because they don't get paid much, and they put their life on the line for you whether you recognize it or not.
- bradknowles 5y agoThe problem is that all the protection mechanisms that have been put in place for officers help the bad ones the most, and don’t do much for the good ones. So things like qualified immunity need to go away.