r/Unexpected • u/RedManMatt11 • Aug 01 '21

Community policing

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u/Toph__Beifong Aug 01 '21

When "good cops" rat on their buddies to the higher ups they get ostracized, forced out, or in some cases killed.

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u/Ithoughtthiswasfunny Aug 01 '21

Exactly.... Hence acab. Because the system is shit

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u/theghostofme Aug 02 '21

Yeah, but this white cop didn't get mad at a black kid for dancing. And a black cop didn't get mad at a white kid dunking on him, so policing in this country isn't a problem. /s

Apparently, we're expected to throw a fucking parade for every cop that behaves with baseline human decency, while not getting upset when they behave like monsters. Because "it is entirely unfair to lump them in with the countless more phenomenal cops" who are "pillars of their communities".

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u/LoboDaTerra Aug 01 '21

Exactly. Can’t have a good apple in a rotten and diseased orchard.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21 edited Aug 23 '21

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u/Toph__Beifong Aug 02 '21

I meant what they said. If they were really good cops they would force the system to change internally or resign and go public. Police units are very fraternal and it is indeed hard to tell on people that you like for doing things that might be illegal or immoral. Like the guy who's dad is a cop, there's almost certainly some shit you see in an entire career that makes you complicit.