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hifiguy

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14. Police unions have made it virtually impossible to fire

Reply to clydefrand (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 23, 2014, 12:47 PM

Oct 2014

bad cops. And police culture more or less prevents good cops from reporting bad ones.

Generally, I think it's the bullies who seek the badge. Back in the 1970s I knew a couple of guys who wanted to become cops someday - I asked one why and he said, with not a trace irony, "so I can beat up n*****s."

It's the 70% of bad cops who make the rest look bad.

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Concerning the ongoing deluge of stories about police misconduct -- [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 OP

You hear a lot about the 'bad' ones, but clydefrand Oct 2014 #1

Police unions have made it virtually impossible to fire hifiguy Oct 2014 #14

It's in our nature to be mean to the weak: Standford Prison Experiments: LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #2

Hilarious. In our nature, because of a shitty, contrived, unscientific and incomplete role playing Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #8

I don't know what your idea of 'standard prison life' is LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #9

I had a high ranking police officer in my family until he passed away about a decade ago Fumesucker Oct 2014 #3

I'm afraid police work attracts authoritarian bullies. Nitram Oct 2014 #4

A little of both probably but more of the latter tularetom Oct 2014 #5

Every occupation has employees who shouldn't be in that field. BKH70041 Oct 2014 #6

Bullies seek out the job rock Oct 2014 #7

Didn't Zimmerman attempt to become one? He definitely seems like a bully type to me. nt nc4bo Oct 2014 #16

I watched how cops became more aggressive on the series Cops LeftInTX Oct 2014 #10

It's mostly the media influencing you because they want sensationalism Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #11

I'm sorry, but there is a serious problem with police culture in this country. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #12

I worn deny there are issues Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #13

Here in Denver too.. this is a real and serious problem. mountain grammy Oct 2014 #15