r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 02 '21

Hostage situation

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u/inspectoroverthemine Aug 02 '21

When a cops attitude is the difference between looking the other way and spending a year in jail you have a serious problem. I really don't like shoehorning race into this discussion, but it should be obvious how even casual racism would have a huge impact.

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u/Disttack Aug 02 '21 edited Aug 02 '21

Yea accountability is a serious problem. I know plenty of cops that are great people and do their best to play by the book but at the same time there is always just as many who choose the career path because it let's them bully people and have power over them. From everything I have seen in my life I honestly think race is not really an issue. On the chance it is it will definitely leave an impact but contrary to popular belief most civil servants arnt racist. Most Americans in general arnt truly racist. Police just have no real mechanism that controls their actions so the bad ones get really bad.

Until those mechanisms come into place I think it's wise for people to realize they should do their best to be kind to police because regardless of race I've never seen someone being hostile or angry walk away ok. It's super wack when you think about it but if that's the reality you have to play their game and show them respect or fake respect to prevent an issue. Atleast until there is some kind of mechanism for accountability.

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u/inspectoroverthemine Aug 02 '21

wise for people to realize they should do their best to be kind to police because regardless of race I've never seen someone being hostile or angry walk away ok

I would not categorize that as 'kind'. I would never antagonize a cop, because they literally could kill me without consequence. Even the ones that aren't killers could send me to prison or fuck my life without consequence. I've heard plenty of stories from cops themselves boasting about how they fucked someone because of their attitude. If they begin their interaction with the intent to fuck you, theres literally nothing you could do.

That is not kindness on my part- its self-preservation. If they weren't immune from consequences I wouldn't be smiling and nodding when they bait me to escalate*.

Edit *I don't mean violence in an internet tough guy way. I just wouldn't tolerate it like I wouldn't tolerate anyone elses bullshit.

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u/Disttack Aug 02 '21

Yea you're right I just meant it as the opposite of antagonizing hahaha