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Its a cute theory, but police need to be respected to do their job. A dorky uniform is contrary to that. A police force that is not respected will lead to escal
by thsksbd 3y ago
Its a cute theory, but police need to be respected to do their job. A dorky uniform is contrary to that. A police force that is not respected will lead to escalation of violence.
We might not like what I wrote, but's basic human phycology.
- zzzbra 3y agothis is a bizarre attitude, similar to the one that conflates rehabilitation with punishment and justice with retribution.
- Clubber 3y ago>A police force that is not respected will lead to escalation of violence. Escalation by whom, the police or the citizens?
- thsksbd 3y agoBy both, which sucks either way.
- anyoneamous 3y agoRespect can be earned through repeated professional and trustworthy behaviour - what you are talking about is fear.
- beebeepka 3y agoFor certain types of people, respect can only be achieved via intimidation. Or mean the same thing. Edit: I think people are completely misunderstanding this post. I made a general statement about humans. Not about policing, not about a country. Just an observation that certain types of people only seem to understand/respect violence. Not every statement needs to be "unpacked"
- Kinrany 3y agoIf that were true, the appropriate solution would be deploying intimidation techniques against those people, not wearing a uniform that does it to everyone
- beebeepka 3y agoI am deeply confused by this response. All I did was described authoritarians a little differently.
- anon373839 3y agoConsidering the totally dysfunctional state of American policing, I think we can longer afford to give police that type of “respect”.
- ghusto 3y agoWorked fine in England with _every_ type of criminal, when police were basically wearing a giant tit on their heads. Respect isn't given to people who look movie-tough-guy-cool, it's given to people who know what they're doing. When one of the earlier police commissioners was asked why the police don't carry guns, he replied that it would put too much distance between them and the public. The police in the U.S.A. seem to actively be going for that distance.
- adhesive_wombat 3y ago> it would put too much distance between them and the public It's not just one person's opinion, either. The British police is (supposed to, it's stretching further from it under the endless cuts) adhere to Peelian principles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles
- ghusto 3y agoThanks, that page is super interesting. > The Metropolitan Police officers were often referred to as 'Bobbies' after Sir Robert (Bobby) Peel So _that's_ why! :D
- thsksbd 3y agoAnd a massive billy club they weren't afraid to bludgeon people with.
- mcv 3y agoI don't know how respected US police currently are, but they definitely lead to escalation of violence. I doubt dorky uniforms would make it worse.
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- distract8901 3y agoSorry, I don't respect people who murder innocent civilians without cause or due process. Or people that can arbitrarily seize any amount of your property, forever, with no possible recourse. Or really tacticool guys in general. They're pretty much always absolute assholes.
- thsksbd 3y agoPolice killings are pretty rare (but unfortunately not sufficiently prosecuted)