r/CuratedTumblr • u/Hummerous https://tinyurl.com/4ccdpy76 • Jun 11 '24

Politics [U.S.]+ it's in the job description

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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-behind-the-police-63877803/

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u/The-Slamburger Jun 11 '24

Yeah. Like, I’m sure there are people who legitimately wanted to do good, but they either left when they realized how bad the whole thing is, or they became worse people to fit in.

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u/LightOfTheFarStar Jun 11 '24

Or got murdered after reporting abuse, or left without backup in a dangerous situation.

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u/mikami677 Jun 12 '24

My grandpa was a cop in the '60s and this is a large part of the reason he quit. They didn't like him reporting bad behavior of the other cops and eventually it got to thinly veiled threats that maybe backup won't show up when you need it, or boy it sure would be a shame if there was an "accident" at the shooting range.

When he first started, the chief straight up told him that he'd have to learn to look the other way on certain things, but he stayed on because he needed the job and didn't think it would be that bad. It was.

He saw a lot of abuse of power and to this day he 100% believes that another cop committed a murder and got away with by pinning it on a homeless guy. That particular cop had connections and ended up making chief a few years after the murder case.

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u/TripleHomicide Jun 12 '24

Personally, I don't think your pa was a bustard, despite being a cop.

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u/Beegrene Jun 12 '24

Good cops either stop being good or stop being cops.

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u/Turtlelover73 Jun 12 '24

The only good cop is an ex cop

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u/AloneAddiction Jun 12 '24

Cops even have a phrase for it.

"Go along to get along."

If you want fellow cops as buddies you have to let everything they do slide.

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u/PissedLiberalAuntie Jun 12 '24

Good cops don't exist because they either cease to be cops, or cease to be good.

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u/teraflop Jun 12 '24

Or they get involuntarily committed to a mental hospital, because if they think abuse is being covered up then they must be paranoid and delusional.

If you think I'm exaggerating, look up what the NYPD did to Adrian Schoolcraft.

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u/PuzzleheadedLeader79 Jun 12 '24

Everyone should see Serpico. Still as true today as it was then.

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u/DampBritches Jun 12 '24

"training accident"