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Like I said. Most. Not all. My mom suffers migraines and fell in tub when we had just moved to America. I called 911 and cop was there within 5 minutes. My mom

Like I said. Most. Not all. My mom suffers migraines and fell in tub when we had just moved to America. I called 911 and cop was there within 5 minutes. My mom can’t speak English that well. I got pulled over once for driving 50 in a 35. I didn’t realize there was a change in the speed limit. I explained this to the cop and that I was just traveling through. He and I chatted about photography (I was going to a state park to take photos) and he told me to have a nice day and be more aware. Had a lot of encounters with police in SF. Never had a problem. They even helped me when my bike was stolen by giving me a lift. So idk. I’m an immigrant guy. I’m not hostile and I’m respectful. Also helps that I don’t have warrants and a criminal record. I’m sure 90% or more of police are good people. Every group has bad people. I work in tech. I know of people who are genius tier and also some who are scammer pos type. The majority are fine people.

jfengel 2y ago
If there was a 1 in 10 chance that a police officer would beat me up when I encounter them, I'd avoid police like the plague. Even if it was a 1 in 100 chance. Police are armed, and have an overwhelming legal upper hand. Police have a position of extreme trust and need to have a much lower percentage of "bad people" than any other group. The other problem is that police have been credibly accused of tolerating the "few bad apples". If true, then I don't consider them "fine people".
- moomoo11 2y ago
  I mean the same could be said for tech. In startups most people are actually fine, but there are wolves as well. People who scam others, lie and steal, use people, etc. And there are VCs and various circles that protect them. Does that mean we just don't push forward? Your 1 in 100 or 1 in 1000 fits here as well. That's life. If you operate that way, good for you. But I operate in reality.
  - jfengel 2y ago
    There's a parallel, but the police can literally deprive you of life and liberty. And under "qualified immunity" they can often get away with it. The bar should be extremely high and I don't have faith that it is.
hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago
A few bad apples argument. Where have I've heard this one before?

jfengel 2y ago

If there was a 1 in 10 chance that a police officer would beat me up when I encounter them, I'd avoid police like the plague. Even if it was a 1 in 100 chance. Police are armed, and have an overwhelming legal upper hand. Police have a position of extreme trust and need to have a much lower percentage of "bad people" than any other group. The other problem is that police have been credibly accused of tolerating the "few bad apples". If true, then I don't consider them "fine people".

moomoo11 2y ago
I mean the same could be said for tech. In startups most people are actually fine, but there are wolves as well. People who scam others, lie and steal, use people, etc. And there are VCs and various circles that protect them. Does that mean we just don't push forward? Your 1 in 100 or 1 in 1000 fits here as well. That's life. If you operate that way, good for you. But I operate in reality.
- jfengel 2y ago
  There's a parallel, but the police can literally deprive you of life and liberty. And under "qualified immunity" they can often get away with it. The bar should be extremely high and I don't have faith that it is.

hi-v-rocknroll 2y ago

A few bad apples argument. Where have I've heard this one before?