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theshogun02 t1_jed2bd7 wrote

Exciting but not surprising results. Those charged with upholding the law tend to be the ones that think they are above it.

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assjackal t1_jeedtjf wrote

It's crazy to me people buy into the whole fentanyl poisoning thing with cops. You can't get an overdose by skin contact, that's not how the drug works at all.

They just use that to cover up the fact cops get high on it frequently and can't pass a drug test.

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pichael289 t1_jeeilhk wrote

My sheriff is that asshole you saw with the big ass hat that was on Tucker Carlson. He got rid of the narcan in my county (Butler county Ohio, between Cincinnati and Dayton) at the peak of the opiate crisis. This is one of those kind of people. Scared everyone to death and in the same breath told us our neighbors and family members don't deserve to be saved. We lost hundreds of people, I lost my best friend. This shit is no threat to normal people, but anyone who so much as takes a pill they aren't sure about is at risk of death. Asshole also fought against any and all rehab facilities, made sure there were few resources to actually fight this issue. It's a political tool, a scare tactic. But when it comes to actually fixing the problem they chose to sweep it under the rug. We've got college kids overdosing on bad Adderall, but there's this "the junkies get what they deserve" sentiment hanging around. It's all theater, a big political fucking circus

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AbigailxThrowaway t1_jef1upu wrote

This. The war on drugs was terrible and affected anyone living in a low income area, nobody cared about the countless suburban kids doing drugs around school.

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khaalis t1_jeek9hl wrote

Cops are just criminal gangs with badges, unions and good lawyers.

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ackillesBAC t1_jef4d4q wrote

Definitely not all cops, but some are and that is a major major problem

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Errantry_ t1_jef9cmw wrote

When there are growing and existing examples of cops doing criminal shit, I think its a systemic issue that places the blame on all cops that continue to take partake in a system that is broken and corrupt

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ackillesBAC t1_jefb9dc wrote

I dont think it's any where near all cops. But the good cops that let the bad cops get away with it are as much of the problem.

And police gangs taking over senior positions then demoting and terrorizing the good cops I'd say is the majority of the problem. And I'm including senior positions in the unions that intentionally protect the bad cops. It is full blown organized crime.

But the difference is you join the mob you know you joined the mob, I still think many join the police force to do good, some get corrupt, some get removed because they won't go corrupt.

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Errantry_ t1_jefc918 wrote

Very well said. What I meant to get across with my comment just better explained. I too think this is a problem and until the religious cop protectors wake up and realize that, we will continue to have an organized crime syndicate tricking people into thinking they do the best for the public rather than for themselves and their patrons.

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DUMP_LOG_DAVE t1_jegantk wrote

Indeed. There’s the glaring issue of police culture. Tribalism is so deeply entrenched in American society that it’s no fucking wonder why law and order built around “us versus them” has done nothing but generate hostility. Good intentions aside, the fact most cops are absolute morons means this culture is going absolutely nowhere without really upending policing in America. It fucking SUCKS how corrupt and racist these power wielding assholes are. Same goes for politicians. It makes me so damn sad.

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PaxNova t1_jegkq8d wrote

> But the good cops that let the bad cops get away with it are as much of the problem.

The problem, imo, is that good police are restricted by requiring evidence, while bad police can easily destroy it before the ivnestigation starts. Good police can't arrest them if they cannot prove their case. Body cams should help a ton.

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