Anonymous wrote:I have enough socialization with law enforcement to know that most of them are just lazy ass welfare kings and queens. Majority are also drunks and cheating on their spouses. Most of them don't lift a finger at work, yet we give these people on average $100,000 in compensation, let them drive around in $50,000-80,000 SUVs all day, and then a pension & health care after 25 years of sitting on their butts. Some of the lazy asses in major cities are bilking for $150,000 to $400,000 in wages via overtime scams! It is all a total waste of money.
Anonymous wrote:I have enough socialization with law enforcement to know that most of them are just lazy ass welfare kings and queens. Majority are also drunks and cheating on their spouses. Most of them don't lift a finger at work, yet we give these people on average $100,000 in compensation, let them drive around in $50,000-80,000 SUVs all day, and then a pension & health care after 25 years of sitting on their butts. Some of the lazy asses in major cities are bilking for $150,000 to $400,000 in wages via overtime scams! It is all a total waste of money.
Anonymous wrote:Personally, I have always had very positive interactions with police officers. I appreciate that they are there to serve and protect. I appreciate their service and I wish there were more of them.
Anonymous wrote:Nonsense, they aren't set up to train well or hire good people.
Anonymous wrote:Throwing money at them gives them more military grade weaponry, thats it.
Anonymous wrote:We'd all happily fund police who didn't have intelligence bars to not hire those that do too well in testing.
Anonymous wrote:We'd fund good training for deescalation, thats gets lip service but the training has been proven to teach the opposite.
Anonymous wrote:We'd fund better oversight to remove and keep discriminatory/criminal/violent officers off the job and not skipping to other departments.
Anonymous wrote:They are not set up in a good way and very resistant to change.
Anonymous wrote:There are some departments that are better and some that are nothing short of evil.
Anonymous wrote:Too many are in police gangs, and circle ranks to enrich themselves/assault minorities/assault women and protect each other from accountability.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1. Militarization of local law enforcement
2. Corruption of federal law enforcement
Steroid and HGH abuse. Systemic racism. Abnormally high rates of domestic violence. Excessive compensation and disability retirement tax evasion schemes. Few bad apples spoiling it for the majority who possess integrity and truly want to uphold the law and make the world more safe for everyone.
Not sure I’d go so far as to say dislike, but manhandling 1/2 of the dream team that brought us Cherry Garcia doesn’t help.
I learned from the doctors on r/medicine that a very large percentage of male LEO take testosterone, on the order of 30%+ (I believe someone even had stats to back this up). It serves a psychological purpose for them.
I've run into a-hole cops and others who are decent people who have good insight into social issues.
You can usually just stop your post after r/
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1. Militarization of local law enforcement
2. Corruption of federal law enforcement
Steroid and HGH abuse. Systemic racism. Abnormally high rates of domestic violence. Excessive compensation and disability retirement tax evasion schemes. Few bad apples spoiling it for the majority who possess integrity and truly want to uphold the law and make the world more safe for everyone.
Not sure I’d go so far as to say dislike, but manhandling 1/2 of the dream team that brought us Cherry Garcia doesn’t help.
I learned from the doctors on r/medicine that a very large percentage of male LEO take testosterone, on the order of 30%+ (I believe someone even had stats to back this up). It serves a psychological purpose for them.
I've run into a-hole cops and others who are decent people who have good insight into social issues.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would like better education and training for them. They don't seem to know about keeping body cameras on, when people in public or in their cars are allowed to film interactions, or about legal rights in general.
Agree. But our view points out the absolute stupidity of supporting BLM’s defund the police movement. If you want better policing, provide more training; but training costs money.
Defunding the police guarantees worse outcomes for everyone. And yet: D.C. went along with it for years. I STILL see idiotic DMV residents with BLM signs on their lawns/in apartment windows.
Driver's license are gate keeping. You need 580 hours of education to cut hair. To drive a car, it's a 15 minute test. It's obviously just a money grab.
Anonymous wrote:1. Militarization of local law enforcement
2. Corruption of federal law enforcement
Steroid and HGH abuse. Systemic racism. Abnormally high rates of domestic violence. Excessive compensation and disability retirement tax evasion schemes. Few bad apples spoiling it for the majority who possess integrity and truly want to uphold the law and make the world more safe for everyone.
Not sure I’d go so far as to say dislike, but manhandling 1/2 of the dream team that brought us Cherry Garcia doesn’t help.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm sure some cops are truly good and compassionate people who want to help people. However, in my experience, most of them are grouchy and aggressive. It doesn't feel good to interact with them - I'm not a criminal btw.
In my experience, cops have never helped when I needed help and have caused me unnecessary problems just because they could.
Nicely stated.
At best police are a nuisance.
At worst, they are an occupying enemy force.
Either extreme, they are not needed anymore. Probably never were.
MPD were dispatched to 622,593 calls in 2024.
That is a good example of how wasteful having police forces is. Tons of money could be saved cutting away most all police and a sizeable portion of the military.
"911, what is your emergency?"
"I have a cat stuck in a tree!" "My BF called me a bad name!" "I heard a noise outside and it's dark and I'm scared."
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The only reason police exist is to protect the corrupt rich elite 1% and enforce their "laws" on the proles.
I need you to flesh this statement out for me. It makes no sense.
Perhaps try thinking about it. Spoon-feeding someone the obvious rarely enlightens them.
I figured you couldn’t explain it. No big deal. Good luck.
Google Jim Crow laws.
Look up the color of money.
We can teach a kindergartener calculus, you have to do some educating on your own part.
What is the penalty for stealing a carrots $1000? What is the penalty for insider trading and making $60K off it?
What happens when I can’t pay my bills? I’m evicted and homeless
What happens when a white male cant pay his bills? He declares bankruptcy, keeps all his assets, doesn’t pay me or you or anyone, renames his business and moves on. Well then I can’t pay my bills because he didn’t pay me.
Do you know what debtors prison is?
Don't steal.
Don't commit crimes.
Don't do or possess controlled substances.
Don't drive without a license.
Don't drive an unregistered car.
Don't drive an uninsured car.
Don't miss court dates.
Don't neglect to pay fines.
Don't neglect to pay court costs.
Problem solved.
Da comrade. Obey zeee rules! Be unt goot subject! All laws are just! Zeee state is always correct comrade!
Given the choice between living with you and living with the person who listed the rules, I’ll take the rule-follower.
Because you crave the illusion of safety rather than independence and accountability for yourself.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Ben Franklin.
He might have had a skullet, and a deviant with the older ladies, but he was right about that.
freedom x security = constant --Larry Niven
It's not a binary choice, but how much we decide to hand over to the state for enforcement. You really don't want me to start enforcing my arbitrary laws. I probably don't want you to start enforcing your strange idea of justice. We live in a society; we aren't sovereign citizens.
I really don't care. Just stay out of my way.
Your existence consumes resources that I might need.
The same could be said about you.
Peaceful people don't try to take from others. No laws or cops needed.
Bad people will attack you, regardless of laws and police, and cops aren't obligated to protect you.
Your ethics aren't my ethics.
They don't have to be. Nobody said that. But you have no right to tell others that your ethics should be universally obeyed either. See the disassociation that is going on?
Anonymous wrote:Every time the police screw up, other officers pop up everywhere to announce that those officers are the exception but also all officers are under unbearable stress so the only judgment anyone should pass on them is that they're heroes.
If your first move is to tell us to ignore what we've seen, don't expect us to be on your side. You're not on ours.