DeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 month agoWhat I Learned at the Police Academy: Officers are trained to see the world as a violent place—and then to act accordingly.www.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down11cross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkWhat I Learned at the Police Academy: Officers are trained to see the world as a violent place—and then to act accordingly.www.theatlantic.comDeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareD61 [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 month agoPeople paid to run around with military weapons, body armor, and combat vehicles: “My life is more important than your life”
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoAnd heavily overpaid given the training, amount of work they do, and risk: “I’m not paid to be at risk, I’ll stand outside”
People paid to run around with military weapons, body armor, and combat vehicles: “My life is more important than your life”
And heavily overpaid given the training, amount of work they do, and risk: “I’m not paid to be at risk, I’ll stand outside”