The Federal Bureau of Investigation "arrested multiple California police officers on Thursday as part of a major criminal investigation into racist text messages of dozens of law enforcement officials," The Guardian's Sam Levin reports."Early-morning federal raids rounded up officers from Antioch an...
  • PunnyName@lemmy.world
    519·
    1 year ago

    All Cops Are Bastards

    Got 10000 good guys and 1000 bad guys? You have 11000 bad guys.

    Until all the toxic fuckers are gone, this will be the mantra.

    • halfempty@kbin.social
      30·
      1 year ago

      Good cops get fired. Do you know what happens when an abusive cop’s partner tries to prevent an instance of brutality or racism?

      • utopianfiat@lemmy.worldEnglish
        212·
        1 year ago

        You’re just as bad as they are.

        I’m almost certain I’m not as bad as a cop who bragged about beating innocent black people.

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
        182·
        1 year ago

        All. 100%. What good person would join a group designed to oppress labor in favor of the owning class?

        Let’s be real. Cops don’t stop crime. Adding cops to an area doesn’t reduce the crime rate. They also don’t solve many crimes. So why would anyone be a cop? So they could exercise power over others. That isn’t good, is it.