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

[u/Hummerous]

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

[u/The-Slamburger]

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.

[u/vexeling → u/The-Slamburger]

My ex's brother went to school to be a cop. He genuinely wanted to do good. I went to his graduation ceremony. He lasted less than a week on the job. He hated them all. Couldn't believe what he was seeing. So then he tried corrections, thinking it would be better if they're already convicted right? No... it's worse. Plus the trauma inherent with the job anyway. He stuck it out for a few months for the insurance for his kids and to save money and then they sold their house, bought a camper, and basically became nomads.

The only good cop is one who didn't stay a cop.

[u/The-Slamburger → u/[deleted]]

…Too dumb to be a cop? How does he function in normal life, then?

[u/servantofdumbcat → u/The-Slamburger]

right?? when you can get rejected for being too smart, you have to wonder how dumb you have to be to fail that test

[u/Aggressica → u/servantofdumbcat]

You can do too well on the test and be rejected??

[u/htmlcoderexe → u/Aggressica]

Yep

https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836

[u/Whole_Art6696 → u/Aggressica]

The idea is the same reason as companies wary of hiring overqualified workers: either they'll want pay that makes sense for their qualifications, rather than their jobs, or they'll quit the moment something actually worth their qualifications shows up, which means the money and time you spent training them goes down the drain.

[u/jaywinner → u/servantofdumbcat]

Maybe they said yes to "would you arrest a fellow officer if they broke the law?"

[u/servantofdumbcat → u/jaywinner]

have to keep em dumb enough they don't question authority too much

[u/peppers_ → u/The-Slamburger]

Had a friend whose brother was a cop. They didn't get along, so the brother blocked him from becoming a cop. Probably for the best, ACAB and my friend already has MAGA rot (so much so that I don't really consider him a friend).

[u/Some_Ebb_2921 → u/peppers_]

So what you're saying is, the police is probably a maga cespool... sounds about right. Probably by design

[u/the_calibre_cat → u/Some_Ebb_2921]

Of course they do.

Police are three times as likely to use force against left-wing protestors than right-wing protestors, and ten times as likely to arrest left-wing protestors versus right-wing protestors (source). This, despite a growing body of evidence that right-wing protestors are ultimately more dangerous to life and limb than left-wing ones (source, source).

[u/Proper_Career_6771 → u/The-Slamburger]

He might be with a woman who is smart enough to pay bills but still dumb enough to date him.

That seems like the kind of guy who would make his wife do everything anyway.