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In reply to the discussion: Cops just shoot Everybody now, with surprisingly little social resistance [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,539 posts)Depending on what is put in it determines whether he can get hired again. Insurance requirements would prevent bad actors from being hired by any law enforcement agency. Is it fool proof, no, nothing ever is, but from what I have personally seen, the bad cops then become rent-a-cops.
We both would agree, I think, that the problem of bad cops seems to be escalating, even taking into account that cell phone video has now shone light on what has been happening since the first cop was sworn in. We would also probably agree that the 1% and the corporations will use cops to try to stop future protests.
Where we disagree is that I believe that their are cops that are still worthy of both our respect and admiration. Being an attorney I know what it is like to have people pre-judge me based on my occupation. You, like many, probably agree that ALL attorneys are crooks. I know that to be false but it does not change the perception. People distrust what they fear, and many people fear both cops and attorneys.
I will never stop fighting for what I believe is the only chance of saving this once great nation, publicly funded elections and complete campaign finance reform. It will take a massive uprising focused exclusively on this root cause of our problems, corruption of our whole political process, to fix this situation. We will need some support from people in law enforcement gained by conversations with friends and family to overcome the brainwashing they get. Without cops on the inside fighting for our cause it will be that much more difficult for us. I for one am not ready to throw in the towel and make an enemy of each and every law enforcement officer b/c many of them are corrupt, or just plain abusive.