• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    But then again, our cops are friendly, helpful and nonviolent

    I’d say it’s a lot more likely that you’re not aware of what happens in your super secret country you can’t disclose.

    It’s a pretty safe bet:

    If someone thinks their country is perfect, their country is just good at propaganda.

    Because even people who live in the “best” countries have complaints.

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        4 months ago

        A lot of places train their police to de-escalate conflicts, as a default. This leads to far more reasonable encounters.

        E.g. in the UK, we have some issues with racism and excessive racial profiling. I know quite a few people who dislike the police (of various ethnic groups). I know very few who fear the police (outside of them doing their job).

        I also know a couple of people who work within the police (backroom). They are actively trying to deal with racism within the force. Unfortunately it’s a bit of a game of whack-a-mole, but at least they are trying.

        America seems to be an exception. Just seeing your police out and about put me mentally on guard. They don’t radiate professionalism, but bully swagger.

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          4 months ago

          Yeah, but OP doesn’t personally suffer…

          Yet.

          But if OP is convinced everything is fine, they’ll never stop it from getting worse.

          And eventually they’ll transitions from “us” to “them” in the eyes of the government and police.

          They’re in that lazy compliance stage fascists support.

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            I mean, yeah, it’s not a big deal if you don’t think about it further. I don’t like knowing that the people who are supposed to be impartial and who might have to intervene in a situation in which I find myself in danger don’t think I’m as valuable as a German citizen is. If the police had faced consequences, I would be a lot less concerned, because as you said, bad things happen everywhere. With no consequences, it means there’s tacit systemic acceptance of that type of behavior and attitude.

            As for why a bastard would want to be a cop? You don’t get to witness a man burning alive as a banker.

            As I said, it’s better here, but that doesn’t mean it’s fine or good.