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Re:Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts disa... by beardog on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @10:20AM (#35975554)
I'm not one to trust police, however I recognize that police work is stressful and scary at times so it is more plausible to me that police are having panic attacks, maybe a form of mass hysteria about fentanyl rather than tons of them lying about it. I do not disagree that police have a serious honesty and accountability problem though so i'm sure there have been cases where it was lying about the fentanyl.
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Re:Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts disa... by cratermoon on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @12:50PM (#35977997)
All those issues you mention may be driving the lying, and as you mention there's an accountability problem. More transparency would help.
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Re:Cops say they're being poisoned by fentanyl. Experts disa... by sdwr on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @01:36PM (#35978660)
Yeah, the cycle goes:

  1. be overly vigilant to a real or percieved threat for an extended period of time

  2. "threat-finding" starts leaking into regular life

  3. freak out about a normal situation falsely identified as a threat
The 3rd step resolves the whole thing, and is actually good (if nobody gets hurt!). That's a chance to take a breather and shine some light on the situation, or start the whole thing over again.
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