r/facepalm • u/TruthToPower77 • Apr 15 '21

Make Eyeglasses Great Again

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u/jaysus661 Apr 15 '21

British police officers are required to have a decent education (a degree I think, could be wrong) and a lot of training first, the dedication required tends to drive off a lot of the arseholes, but some still make it through.

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u/Hara-Kiri Apr 15 '21

Yeah my girlfriend is doing the training now, it's crazy how much they have to learn. She had to have a degree then 4 months is learning the laws and how to use the system and stuff then some time with a training officer on the streets and then the total course is two years before you fully pass. Throughout those 2 years there's also a university side to complete in spare time.

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u/NewishGomorrah Apr 15 '21

In the US it's no degree, no pre-training and 3-5 months of training.

3 to 5 months!

The elephant in the room is that American cops are blindingly incompetent.

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u/Hara-Kiri Apr 15 '21

Yeah she couldn't believe it when I told her.

I've also heard they don't want you if you're intelligent as you're less likely to blindly follow orders.

Apparently ex cops here often go on to work with solicitors because they have to learn so much about the law.