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As an American, living abroad was one of the biggest eye opening experiences to seeing how messed up our law enforcement system is here. I don’t think it’s as m
by hysan 3y ago
As an American, living abroad was one of the biggest eye opening experiences to seeing how messed up our law enforcement system is here. I don’t think it’s as much desensitization (which is part of it) as portraying law enforcement as “can do no wrong” heroes in our media and culture. It really skews public perception and results in a lot of people turning a blind eye… until they are the ones affected.
- pyuser583 3y agoAs an American who lived abroad, I feel the opposite. Corruption is incredibly common overseas (yes, Europe too). Privacy laws regarding law enforcement are much worse. There’s a really good video on YouTube called “Never Talk To Police.” It’s a law professor and police officer explaining to law students why they should instruct their clients not to talk to police. The police officer compares American and foreign practices, and emphasizes US police use deception, but foreign police use force. I’m sure bad and good police agencies in America and abroad. The best PD I’ve interacted with is in a mid-sized UK city. The worst I’ve seen is in a major American city.
- lm28469 3y ago> The police officer compares American and foreign practices, and emphasizes US police use deception, but foreign police use force. Semi automatic deception that ranks the US 30 in term of death by police, in the middle of third world countries, far away from any developed countries
- simonjgreen 3y ago"American and foreign" - very binary isn't it?
- semiquaver 3y agoExplicit comparisons between two things usually are.
- elliekelly 3y agoThere are so many “copaganda” TV shows in the US it’s wild. I bet every American could easily name 10 off the top of their head and that wouldn’t even begin to scratch the surface.