You do realise you’d trade one group, who have rules they mostly follow, and consequences they occasionally face, for multiple warring groups that have no rules, right?
I bet if you offered any of these people a job as a police officer, they would stop all of their comments, accept the job, and act like they never said anything against law enforcement.
Becoming a cop isn’t hard… if any of these people wanted to be a cop they could easily become one but they don’t because they aren’t literall fucking monsters.
Honestly, the response from this story has been utterly vile.
Only of you prefer the taste of boot
You deserve to live in a world without police.
I’d love to live in a world without gangs of armed, bigoted, corrupt psychopaths with extra rights and the ability to murder at will.
Enjoy your shoe-shine flavored toothpaste
You do realise you’d trade one group, who have rules they mostly follow, and consequences they occasionally face, for multiple warring groups that have no rules, right?
lol, did Fox News tell you that?
We have that now, lol
Yeah I absolutely would.
I rather have unarmed security guards protecting neighborhoods.
I rather have trained armed swat teams when there’s a major assault happening.
I rather have professional detectives doing investigations.
I rather have expert specialists do wellness checks.
Right now, those four are under the police force, and they solve everything with a gun. Police as a whole is a giant blob of unmanaged corruption.
What you’re describing is a competent police force.
Impossible with all the corruption
Plenty of countries manage it just fine.
I bet if you offered any of these people a job as a police officer, they would stop all of their comments, accept the job, and act like they never said anything against law enforcement.
It’s obvious you’re new around here.
Not really. I had Reddit between 2011 and 2024. Most Lemmy users came over from Reddit.
Anyway, why don’t you apply to work for your local law enforcement office?
Your account is 19 days old. Why would I go work for a systemically corrupt agency? Do you think that one person can change it?
I’m not new here and that has no bearing on your effort to change the status quo, or how you view it.
If you’re not new, then you should not be surprised by the strong hatred for cops on Lemmy.
Actually no, being an officer is a horrible job, and even where I live, it’s not very well paid.
Becoming a cop isn’t hard… if any of these people wanted to be a cop they could easily become one but they don’t because they aren’t literall fucking monsters.
If you’re intelligent, it’s impossible. They screen for that.