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In reply to the discussion: Why Many Police Traffic Stops Turn Deadly [View all]KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)6. I personally know 3 people who have left their police jobs.
One retired early and the other two are still "in the business" but not on patrols. All three said their decision had more to do with giving up trying to make things better from within. Three officers in 3 different departments, felt the "good cops" were in such a minority that they had to give up the good fight and move on.
The man who retired early said they'd get better training if they watched more Mayberry and less Dirty Harry. He was only partly kidding. He said police aren't being trained to diffuse. They are being taught to enforce and where the line is.
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And in the moment of confrontation, how is the cop supposed to know whether the person is armed?
Jedi Guy
Oct 2021
#11
So you're honestly comparing kids breaking school rules to adults breaking laws?
Jedi Guy
Oct 2021
#27
Yeah but they've lost the benefit of the doubt on that "use of force" now and some are ...
uponit7771
Nov 2021
#31
Yeah, the anti-cop extremism on DU is something else, especially for a "reality based community."
Jedi Guy
Nov 2021
#38
I got away with a lot of shit when I was a wild young thing because I was white.
hunter
Nov 2021
#41
It's their training. Cops are taught everyone presents a threat and all encounters are potentially
sop
Oct 2021
#5
Why? Because police have guns but most of them don't have the temperament or wisdom...
hunter
Oct 2021
#14
Covid has shown that the "feared for their lives" claim is completely bogus.
Crunchy Frog
Oct 2021
#16
"contempt of cop"? More like weak-minded and insecure cops licking their wounds by killing those
Solly Mack
Nov 2021
#33