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>Not to pick on the LEOs, but they are supposed to be the best of us, holding the line, and not compromising their integrity for the transient satisfaction of a

by pixl97 11mo ago

>Not to pick on the LEOs, but they are supposed to be the best of us, holding the line, and not compromising their integrity for the transient satisfaction of an imagined felony stop. I mean for the most part this has never been the case. Cops themselves have not been very far about the criminals they are supposed to stop historically. Almost all improvements in policing have been forced upon LEO from outside organizations. >is the result of a shared fantasy One hundred percent. When I was younger I was around LEO quite often and they'd sit around and pass stories back and forth on how bad everyone else is, and how everyone was out to get them. Now they have the internet to sit around and feed each other bullshit, and worse, be propagandized to.

metadope 11mo ago
I'm elderly now, but in my distant youth I had many encounters with police officers. Every single one of them was a blessing to me. Of course, I am a white male, and my encounters with police were probably affected by my (traditionally) privileged status. I do not blame LEOs for the growing encrouchments on my (our) personal liberties. I view them as bona fide public servants, motivated mostly by genuine generosity of spirit, wanting to help people. But police culture is another matter, and it is the culture than corrupts. Because it is such a boring job (for the most part), management is always seeking new ways to keep their officers engaged, enthused, gratified. That job, sitting alongside the highway, is less boring if there's an ongoing story that you're part of, a team that you serve, that's counting on you. So you're going to do your part, hold up your end, carry your weight, even if that means you need to do something that makes your conscience go squiggly, it's okay, it's just the compromise expected of a player, taking a little one for the team. That corruption is something that management enables, and wink nod encourages. And management does it, and gets away with continuing to do it, because a large portion of the public are okay with it too. What are the chances that the next mistaken AI-assisted surveillance conclusion is going to capture you in its crosshairs? It's a small probabilty, right? Just don't drive near the border, don't drop any women off at motels, don't drive I35 in Texas: you'll be okay.
- potato3732842 11mo ago
  >I'm elderly now, but in my distant youth I had many encounters with police officers. Was that pre war on drugs or just pre 9/11? Either way that world doesn't exist now. Yeah, there's workplace dynamics to it and the individuals my not necessarily be bad but but the whole institution is rotten, mostly a reflection of the governments that they serve IMO. To the average person interaction with the cops represents nothing positive.

by pixl97 11mo ago

metadope 11mo ago

I'm elderly now, but in my distant youth I had many encounters with police officers. Every single one of them was a blessing to me. Of course, I am a white male, and my encounters with police were probably affected by my (traditionally) privileged status. I do not blame LEOs for the growing encrouchments on my (our) personal liberties. I view them as bona fide public servants, motivated mostly by genuine generosity of spirit, wanting to help people. But police culture is another matter, and it is the culture than corrupts. Because it is such a boring job (for the most part), management is always seeking new ways to keep their officers engaged, enthused, gratified. That job, sitting alongside the highway, is less boring if there's an ongoing story that you're part of, a team that you serve, that's counting on you. So you're going to do your part, hold up your end, carry your weight, even if that means you need to do something that makes your conscience go squiggly, it's okay, it's just the compromise expected of a player, taking a little one for the team. That corruption is something that management enables, and wink nod encourages. And management does it, and gets away with continuing to do it, because a large portion of the public are okay with it too. What are the chances that the next mistaken AI-assisted surveillance conclusion is going to capture you in its crosshairs? It's a small probabilty, right? Just don't drive near the border, don't drop any women off at motels, don't drive I35 in Texas: you'll be okay.

potato3732842 11mo ago
>I'm elderly now, but in my distant youth I had many encounters with police officers. Was that pre war on drugs or just pre 9/11? Either way that world doesn't exist now. Yeah, there's workplace dynamics to it and the individuals my not necessarily be bad but but the whole institution is rotten, mostly a reflection of the governments that they serve IMO. To the average person interaction with the cops represents nothing positive.