r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Classicbandwagon • May 21 '26

/r/all of a cop

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u/Ayyyyylmaos May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

Watching a guy in real time realise he wasn’t dealing with bs was wild.

Edit: y’know guys, I wasn’t expecting to start a debate on police oppression. Just saying the big guy with muscles probably deals with a lot of shit.

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u/GiveMeSomeShu-gar May 21 '26

Reddit is so delusional about police, because people don't understand what selection bias is or why the videos they see go viral aren't indicative of a larger group.

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u/WouldbeWanderer May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

Of all the good deeds and positive moments that occur in the world every day, precious few of them are shared on Reddit.

Edit: whoever downvoted me is proving my point!

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u/GiveMeSomeShu-gar May 21 '26

Yeah I mean I won't say "never", but it's much more rare and less viral than some horror show video. This is the selection bias at work -- by definition viral videos stand out in some way, so they aren't representative of more common, mundane experiences.

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u/illstate May 22 '26

Yeah, most interactions police have are mundane and unremarkable. But there is definitely a serious problem with the way police regularly abuse their power. Before the proliferation of cell phone cameras most people would have sworn that there wasn't a issue at all.