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I think you're overextending the context of "cop". A cop ceases to be a cop when they take off the uniform. They can be perfectly nice people in outside life (
by banannaise 4y ago
I think you're overextending the context of "cop".
A cop ceases to be a cop when they take off the uniform. They can be perfectly nice people in outside life (although they can also not) but when the uniform goes on, they're contributors to a system of abuse.
"No good cops" does not mean good people don't go into policing. It means that those who insist on trying to meaningfully change the system get forced out, leaving only those who contribute to it.
- mrguyorama 4y agoIn recent cases, off duty cops have shot strangers and benefited from the incestuous cop dynamic and been protected from any consequences, so no, even when they take off the uniform, they are still a cop. There will never be a good cop until accountability is an actual thing in policing. Even a "justified" shooting by a cop should be considered a horrific failure of process.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 4y ago<< Even a "justified" shooting by a cop should be considered a horrific failure of process. I think this is where we might disagree. I can't comment for other countries. I can comment a little about Chicagoland. If there is a failure, it is not the failure of the process ( here understood as policing ). At this point, 'justified shooting' is merely what I would classify as 'necessary violence'. I am not using that word lightly, because actual violence only creates problems. It is the failure of: 1. Society that allowed a given issue to fester long enough to move beyond tension 2. Individuals' environment that contributed to it 3. Individuals' family and fiends 4. The individual Police merely deals with the aftermath. I think you got it wrong.