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Originally Posted by redpoint5
My experience is there are good and bad people in all occupations. The reason bad people in law enforcement is a problem is due to the frequency they are thrown into high stress conflicts.
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Sure, there are good and bad people everywhere, but some fields tend to attract a disproportionate share of one or the other.
I have to vehemently disagree about high-stress situations being the cause of bad cops. In the great majority of instances, the cop has exacerbated the situation, if not created it in the first place, by acting like an authoritarian jackass. And that really is the reason you have a lot of bad cops out there. It is really the one line of work in which bullies can satisfy their natural urges without fear of consequence.
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My point is that while there is likely racists performing their duties in any job, the US has mostly trained their law enforcement to be an overaggressive untouchable gang. If they view you as a suspect, you are likely to be mistreated regardless of color.
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A suspect, or someone they can push around with impunity. That is where the racial differences come into play. Cops tend to push black people around not because they're black
per se, but because they're perceived as people they can push around with impunity. Same reason they push around poor white people. Same reason your high school bully picks on the skinny geek kids, and not the 6'4" football player.