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Re:A man spent a year in jail on murder charge that hinged o... by jdjd6 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @02:03PM (#28267858)
1. What are those incentives you mention?

2. That applies to everyone, not just police.

3. This is a fallacy due to media portrayal. If you are late to your job what happens? Probably nothing or you get asked not to do it again. The same mistakes you make, police officer will get investigated by internal affairs and punished over.

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Re:A man spent a year in jail on murder charge that hinged o... by FireBeyond on Sunday August 22, 2021 @02:55PM (#28268364)
This is equally a fallacy - "if you are late to your job" "will get investigated by internal affairs". No, they won't. But they will be protected by one of the strongest unions in the country, if not the strongest.

Policing is also a lot less risky a job than is commonly perceived.

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