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There are always a few bad apples in any profession including the police, and bad apples should be prosecuted and convicted. I once severely injured my knee an
by silexia 9mo ago
There are always a few bad apples in any profession including the police, and bad apples should be prosecuted and convicted.
I once severely injured my knee and spent two weeks in the hospital. I was extremely bored and became temporarily obsessed with watching videos of police shooting people. I probably watched over 500 of these videos. I would guess I have seen a majority of the police shooting videos that are available on the internet. In every single video, I would have shot before the police officer did. I was amazed by the restraint the vast majority of police have, despite dealing with extraordinarily dangerous situations with people attacking them with guns, knives, vehicles, and other weapons. I would suggest you look beyond your lived experience and privilege and consider what police actually have to deal with day to day.
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoRespectfully, I don't care what they have to deal with. If you can't operate within the law doing the job, quit, find a job more to your liking. The job is a choice, there are other jobs. There is no excuse for the violence and misconduct. They are not special, they just took a job they prefer the benefits over the work, broadly speaking. Perhaps we simply have different standards around accountability, which I accept. When you have a monopoly on force, you should be held to a high standard.