Former Cop Breaks down the Real Problems with Policing in the U.S.
nootens Published 06/11/2020
This blog post written by a former California police officer offers an insider explanation of exactly how police departments can encourage bad behavior among cops.
The full version is available here, but these excerpts highlight the writer's most noteworthy points.
It's worth noting that the person who wrote this did so anonymously, so it has yet to be proven 100% that he really is a former police officer. Take this with a grain of salt or don't believe it at all.
Either way, it does a good job identifying larger systemic problems that both make cops' jobs harder and put citizens in inherently risky situations, rather than simply ragging on cops.
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The full version is available here, but these excerpts highlight the writer's most noteworthy points.
It's worth noting that the person who wrote this did so anonymously, so it has yet to be proven 100% that he really is a former police officer. Take this with a grain of salt or don't believe it at all.
Either way, it does a good job identifying larger systemic problems that both make cops' jobs harder and put citizens in inherently risky situations, rather than simply ragging on cops.
For more cop content, click here.
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He addresses the "bad apples" argument by saying he was laughed at for trying to report bad behavior.
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He ends by arguing that police departments need to reconsider how guns are incorporated into police work.
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