DrewCrew62 t1_j809664 wrote
Reply to comment by allhailthehale in Who is the new police chief? ‘The community is on his shoulders’: Providence’s new police chief is known for his compassion and discipline by rhodyjourno
It’s very weird to me fire departments started doing the same thing with a red line. Like, I don’t believe anyone was ever going after firefighters, because their entire job is to stop people from dying and they’re well respected overall.
allhailthehale t1_j80cpjc wrote
I think it's because they all work together so much so there's a sense of solidarity. Lots of paramedics are pretty on board with the thin blue line stuff too.
canibringmydog t1_j80revq wrote
I don’t mind firefighters with theirs as much. It still gives an ick but at least I know they’re not killing people because they got scared and then celebrating how now one can touch them with a flag lol
DrewCrew62 t1_j80rndi wrote
Yeah it doesn’t really bother me either, it’s just kinda weird that it exists in the first place. But as a previous commenter said, there’s a ton of overlap on the front line between EMTs, police, and fire
barsoapguy t1_j815dz8 wrote
Police in the US only kill like 1K a year, most of those shootings are justified. This is much ado about nothing.
canibringmydog t1_j818sfh wrote
In 2023 if you still believe that is true, and you think cops should kill anyone, I’ve got nothing to say. Best of luck.
barsoapguy t1_j81cd10 wrote
We have as many weapons as we have people bro, shit is gonna go down.
Syncope7 t1_j84pqcl wrote
City councils go after firefighter unions everyday. Always trying to cut benefits, reduce pensions, or prevent them from getting top of the line equipment. That’s the solidarity.
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