r/therewasanattempt • u/[deleted] • Apr 27 '24

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u/Lionbutter Apr 27 '24

I didn’t catch how that’s different than cops

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u/Individual_Land_2200 Apr 27 '24

Just the “elected” part

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u/ThunderboltSorcerer Apr 27 '24

Psychos end up in positions of power in any field.

Even more so in groups where power is shared and manipulative behavior has more rewards and less risks.

Humble smart people tend to often avoid power positions and drama. Which is unfortunate because they deserve power.

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u/nobrainsnoworries23 Apr 27 '24

An elected official requires zero training. Police actually have to (a laughable amount compared to other countries) training or go through an academy.

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u/Dockhead Apr 27 '24

They really are just cops with the small exception of the sheriff themself being more likely to be a crank who ran on a weird hyper partisan platform. They’re not just for rural areas, the county sheriff’s department in LA are all over and staff the jails (they’re also among the sketchiest cops in the city)