Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but police often close ranks

Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by wildmusings on Friday June 26, 2020 @01:45PM (#23654760)

In one weekend, over a hundred people were shot in Chicago by criminals. I'm not sure you appreciate how many extremely violent, dangerous criminals there are in the US.

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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by socialdemocrat on Friday June 26, 2020 @02:32PM (#23655312)

I hope you see the difference between people not being able to trust law enforcement and not being able to trust gangsters.

This crime is in many ways the result of the violence of the police which means other citizens are afraid to call and cooperate with the police. Exactly what you need to reduce this crime.

Similar stuff happened in Iraq. When civilians could not trust the American occupying force then militias and terrorists filled the power vacuum.

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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by renewiltord on Friday June 26, 2020 @01:57PM (#23654938)

I think I appreciate it well enough to stay far away from Chiraq.

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