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Aristus

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23. This is not an intractable problem.

Reply to treestar (Reply #21)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 12:46 PM

Jun 2020

Cops in other countries don't do this kind of thing.

If we adopt the same standards they abide by, we can improve law enforcement tremendously.

Yes, cops have to have a certain level of education. But it's obvious that that level is not sufficient to produce cops with better decision-making faculties. We need to increase that level.

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If cops are fragile enough to burst into tears over a late Egg McMuffin, [View all] Aristus Jun 2020 OP

That one certainly needs a vacation. Or shouldn't have been a cop in the first place. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1

I still say she was a fake. grumpyduck Jun 2020 #2

I agree snowybirdie Jun 2020 #13

Stacy Talbert, deputy from McIntosh County, Georgia. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #17

Stacy Talbert, deputy from McIntosh County, Georgia. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #16

Thank you both. I sit corrected. grumpyduck Jun 2020 #19

Soooooo many people want to wish this away. Jirel Jun 2020 #20

Their time is precious and they have important work to do dalton99a Jun 2020 #3

I suspect that she was crying over the general sense... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #4

Gee, I wonder why. Aristus Jun 2020 #5

Yeah, some people live in a fantasy world. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #7

Not only that... Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #6

It wasn't over it being late customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #8

We can't afford cops who crack under pressure. Aristus Jun 2020 #9

I agree customerserviceguy Jun 2020 #10

Tears are not a sign of cracking under pressure. delisen Jun 2020 #11

Convincing oneself that people are poisoning your Egg McMuffin kind of is... Aristus Jun 2020 #12

I don't have a link to the post, but someone posted verified cases of food tampering done to cops. cwydro Jun 2020 #14

I know the incident with the milkshakes in NYC turned out to be a poorly-cleaned Aristus Jun 2020 #15

Hugely different circumstances treestar Jun 2020 #21

This is not an intractable problem. Aristus Jun 2020 #23

Most of them aren't involved in these things treestar Jun 2020 #27

And we can undo it. Aristus Jun 2020 #28

Screw her. Jirel Jun 2020 #18

Talked to one last night treestar Jun 2020 #22

It's not as though the bad cops are flying under the radar. Aristus Jun 2020 #24

This is a very new, young one treestar Jun 2020 #25

If you don't commit a crime, then you have nothing to worry about. Aristus Jun 2020 #26

Not really the same treestar Jun 2020 #29

Once again, it comes down to how group-think can influence individual decision-making. Aristus Jun 2020 #30

Way too mentally unstable 👎 Raine Jun 2020 #31