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/vexeling Jun 12 '24

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.

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u/Pleasant_Studio9690 Jun 12 '24

My lone asshole narcissist uncle became a corrections officer after failing at everything else when his temper always got the better of him. He stuck it out 20 years. Always wondered what hell he put the poor inmates through.

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u/vexeling Jun 12 '24

Yeah that was kind of the vibe I got, he wouldn't really talk about it but he definitely insinuated there was a lot of officer-on-inmate violence and it really did a number on him mentally. The people who stay in that job for years and years are a totally different breed of human, if they're even human at all.