Ricki Yasha TarrSep 17, 2024

I'm going to say something unpopular, and if you really don't like it, that's fine, you can block me. I understand.

Just because someone is a cop or served in the military doesn't make them a bad guy. It is illogical to assume that just because someone ends up working in a corrupt system that they are corrupt. There are a million reasons people can work a job. This is akin to telling someone who works in a retail store that they are a responsible for Unregulated Capitalism. Believe me, we want decent people in these places. Police and military aren't going to disappear just because we don't like it. Creating enemies of people, because of circumstances is not only a shit thing to do, it polarizes people against our goals. We remember the people are kind to us. Yes, the system is broken and corrupt, but so are most systems, treating people poorly isn't the answer.

Show threadHenry Braun
@RickiTarr some cops are good *people*, but that doesn’t mean they’re good cops. A good person wouldn’t report their friends over minor transgressions, but if a cop does that to a friend who’s also a cop then they’re enabling corruption. To me ACAB means that it’s virtually impossible to be a good cop even if you’re well-meaning and a generally moral person.
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Show threadRicki Yasha TarrSep 17, 2024
@hbraun A well meaning and moral person can't eat bananas because they are nearly always the product of slave labor and brutality