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Re:Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Quali... by jadell on Sunday May 31, 2020 @07:55PM (#23374189)
It's less about compassion and more about risk. Risk in the sense of the physical danger an officer goes into, but also in the sense that we are removing protections for the officer and holding them to a higher standard.
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Re:Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Quali... by CameronNemo on Sunday May 31, 2020 @09:46PM (#23374813)
The most common cause of death for police officers is traffic fatalities. Should we pay highway construction crews 300K+?
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Re:Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Quali... by ulisesrmzroche on Monday June 01, 2020 @02:53AM (#23375952)
That’s a terrible analogy. Obviously they’re more at risk of dying a violent death and that’s why they need to pay more
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Re:Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Quali... by giardini on Monday June 01, 2020 @01:25PM (#23381098)
Not really: they're safer at work than you are at home. Police work is very safe in the USA. But it can be very unpleasant and stressful.

The idea that policing is inherently dangerous is most useful to police when negotiating the next contract.

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Re:Police act like laws don't apply to them because of Quali... by ulisesrmzroche on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:44PM (#23398379)
That is absolutely not true and I don’t know why you think that, other than you’re super sheltered. You have no clue what you’re talking about

Tell me why the Mexican Mafia has no teeth. Enlighten me. Tell me why the Aryan Brotherhood is less dangerous than Kubernetes

It’s not ever worth discussing with y’all, seriously. The privilege here is so insane, you’ve obviously never been anywhere near a ghetto

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