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Law enforcement in the US has a license to kill with paid leave after. The fear that instills in an entire populace is chilling.

cm2012 2y ago
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- redleggedfrog 2y ago
  1 in 5 Americans don't like the police.
- pjc50 2y ago
  Yes, because they assume that the license to kill with paid leave will be used against someone they don't like. It's a real "fix your hearts" situation. Watch this play out in the current fiasco with USAID.
  - ranger_danger 2y ago
    And I think in the vast majority of cases, it's only used against actual criminals. You only hear about these sensationalized cases because it's out of the ordinary and not at all common.
- thatcat 2y ago
  Propaganda is effective
- potato3732842 2y ago
  What were the demographics and what exact questions were they asked? Because I don't see any way to get those numbers unless you basically just survey old people.
  - cm2012 2y ago
    These numbers are consistent across many surveys and research. Consider the fact that you may be in an information bubble.
    - lmm 2y ago
      > consistent across many surveys and research Sure, but there's a huge systematic bias in how a lot of surveys and research are carried out. If everyone is sampling from e.g. people who answer a phone call, their results will be consistent but hugely biased.
      - mlinhares 2y ago
        You haven't been to a sports even in the US right? The general population in the US is very much in favor of law enforcement and the more "end of the world" news they consume the more they think there should be MORE law enforcement and they should have even more power.
        lmm 2y ago
        > You haven't been to a sports even in the US right? I have, as it happens. But many people never do; the people who go to sports games might be a similar group to the people who answer phone calls, but they're not a representative sample of the whole population by any means.
potato3732842 2y ago
Law enforcement literally everywhere has a license to kill. They dress it up with a bunch of process to keep it from getting used on a whim but that is literally the point of law enforcement, to kill you if you don't comply with the will of the state as enforced through them.

cm2012 2y ago

80% of Americans like the police. https://www.lexipol.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/polls-favorable-unfavorable-view-of-police-bar.png https://www.lexipol.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/polls-fav...

redleggedfrog 2y ago
1 in 5 Americans don't like the police.
pjc50 2y ago
Yes, because they assume that the license to kill with paid leave will be used against someone they don't like. It's a real "fix your hearts" situation. Watch this play out in the current fiasco with USAID.
- ranger_danger 2y ago
  And I think in the vast majority of cases, it's only used against actual criminals. You only hear about these sensationalized cases because it's out of the ordinary and not at all common.
thatcat 2y ago
Propaganda is effective
potato3732842 2y ago
What were the demographics and what exact questions were they asked? Because I don't see any way to get those numbers unless you basically just survey old people.
- cm2012 2y ago
  These numbers are consistent across many surveys and research. Consider the fact that you may be in an information bubble.
  - lmm 2y ago
    > consistent across many surveys and research Sure, but there's a huge systematic bias in how a lot of surveys and research are carried out. If everyone is sampling from e.g. people who answer a phone call, their results will be consistent but hugely biased.
    - mlinhares 2y ago
      You haven't been to a sports even in the US right? The general population in the US is very much in favor of law enforcement and the more "end of the world" news they consume the more they think there should be MORE law enforcement and they should have even more power.
      - lmm 2y ago
        > You haven't been to a sports even in the US right? I have, as it happens. But many people never do; the people who go to sports games might be a similar group to the people who answer phone calls, but they're not a representative sample of the whole population by any means.

potato3732842 2y ago

Law enforcement literally everywhere has a license to kill. They dress it up with a bunch of process to keep it from getting used on a whim but that is literally the point of law enforcement, to kill you if you don't comply with the will of the state as enforced through them.