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7. They seem to support Fascism
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:26 PM
Nov 2020

because it obviously gives them much more power and far less accountability. They can even get away with more judge, jury and executioner style police work as wannabe Judge Dredds.

Fascism likes bad cops a lot, in fact good cops are bad cops in that kind of police state. They go hand-in-hand.

Trump has a lot to offer them and so he gets their full support. They are next in line for more power and can ignore the basic ideas of working for the people's respect, etc. It's too tempting to resist.

That happened during the Wiemar Republic, too, when the police accepted the Nazi's because it solved all kinds of enforcement problems for them.

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what makes u think the majority of cops are "good ones"? good cops who cover for bad msongs Nov 2020 #1
+100000 Nevilledog Nov 2020 #5
I believe the majority of people are basically good people. And I don't believe that good cops with Atticus Nov 2020 #6
Most cops who lose the jobs go and apply to another jurisdiction and get hired because they don't demosincebirth Nov 2020 #17
Lots of reasons, granted. And here we sit well knowing they are not on our side. LizBeth Nov 2020 #20
Joe is proposing a national registry that will stop the job-hopping for the bad actors. nt Atticus Nov 2020 #24
LE personal, want to make points with us, instead of standing against us, Hotler Nov 2020 #2
The good cops end up quitting. iemitsu Nov 2020 #3
No good cops. They had there chance the last handful of months and they all stand down LizBeth Nov 2020 #4
"Simplistic" is the best I can muster for that. nt Atticus Nov 2020 #9
Or watching the last 6 months and the silence from that blue line as they get in the caravans and LizBeth Nov 2020 #13
I simply believe you paint with way too broad a brush. nt Atticus Nov 2020 #16
Well staying quiet does make it a pretty broad brush cause I am not hearing any "good" cop LizBeth Nov 2020 #31
This is what happens to good cops wellst0nev0ter Nov 2020 #35
They seem to support Fascism Newest Reality Nov 2020 #7
ACAB aidbo Nov 2020 #8
Coast to coast...they're all behaving the same stillcool Nov 2020 #10
The majority of cops are not "the good ones". Statistical Nov 2020 #11
I see your point, but the brown shirts also got their due. demosincebirth Nov 2020 #19
There are no good cops. Codeine Nov 2020 #12
It is easy to say what "all of them" should do when it is not your ass that is on the line and when Atticus Nov 2020 #14
If the majority of them were good Codeine Nov 2020 #26
"If the majority of them were good then the pressures and "being hung out to dry" wouldn't be Atticus Nov 2020 #28
The good / bad always rends itself useless Clearly fogged in Nov 2020 #15
Are you sure you are in the right thread? That was thoughtful! Thanks. nt Atticus Nov 2020 #18
I think joe and kamala know what to do Clearly fogged in Nov 2020 #22
I'm not sure there are that many "good cops" JonLP24 Nov 2020 #21
"Some" is a useful word, as in "some" cops are mean assholes. "Some" is not nearly the same as "all Atticus Nov 2020 #23
I have seen police treat left wing protestors a lot worse than right wing protestors JonLP24 Nov 2020 #25
Depending on your color, your age, and your politics BlueIdaho Nov 2020 #27
More and more of us are figuring out Codeine Nov 2020 #29
My son and I were having this conversation today. I agree with you. LizBeth Nov 2020 #32
defund/demilitarize the police bdtrppr6 Nov 2020 #30
I think a lot of cops are good. I used to think the majority were renate Nov 2020 #33
The only thing a cop cares about is their retirement plan ansible Nov 2020 #34
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