They're real enough for anyone on this forum.
Last edited by Opaque; 15 Jun 2020 at 10:14 AM.
Being a cop is not a dangerous job, statistically, and the numbers of cops who die "in the line of duty" include deaths from traffic accidents (most common) and heart attacks and such. It's not even in the top 20. But the culture of police work is built on a belief that it is.
Delivering pizza in the wrong city is more dangerous than being a cop, but we don't have parades when the pizza guy gets shot.
The Louisville PD and AG who have still not fired or charged the police that shot Breonna Taylor.
I recall an incident in my old neighborhood where undercover cops sitting in an unmarked car saw a teenager running from a fight past the car, unaware of any cops, and they hopped out and shot him in the spine, paralyzing him for life. They didn't get fired, didn't get charged.
If you mean "defending" as in "saying they're good," no one thinks this is good, but they are protecting and enabling the people that do this.
That's why the slogan is "Matter." It's about consequences, or the lack there of, when cops shoot black people. It's not enough to just say this is bad, there needs to be justice.
It's why "Blue Lives Matter" is so ridiculous. There are always consequences for people that kill cops. It's like saying "Rich people need to eat too." Like, yeah, technically true, but they're the last people who are going to have trouble with that.
Last edited by Frogacuda; 15 Jun 2020 at 11:55 AM.
Cops spend 90% of the work day not solving crime.
Cops also seize more property than is lost to burglary each year.
Some towns make a great deal of money by seizing money intend for buying used cars and trailers.
Most of those "dangerous" job are based on fatalities per x/workers and all of the articles that I looked over had police in the 12-18 range but there's quite a difference between being a cop in Cody, WY and St. Louis, MO. Furthermore, these "dangerous" polls aren't considering the likelihood of encountering violence when on the job (where being a nurse is actually the most dangerous, believe it or not). I'm not going to try to talk you into something if you don't believe that it's true. The cop job that I'm thinking of - the guy/girl in the squad car pulling people over, responding to domestic violence and violent crimes 911 calls, undercover narcotics, street beats, etc... is among the most dangerous and violent jobs in the country. If you add bean counters, parking ticket meter cops, beach cops, etc... then that'll water down those numbers. You're entitled to your opinion, of course.
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