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Ratioing the police. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 246 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you see someone stealing food... No you didn't

[–] [email protected] 130 points 2 years ago (37 children)

Stealing food doesn't mean you're immoral, it means society is immoral.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If they're stealing it to eat, sure.

If they're stealing it so they can sell warm coat meat down the local flat roof pub and spend the proceeds on heroin, then... you probably also want to pretend you didn't see it because you're not paid enough to be stabbed by a junkie with a used syringe.

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[–] [email protected] 137 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Imagine driving around, probably with a punisher logo somewhere on your uniform or gear, and then posting your big bust of… store brand groceries

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s their phone wallpaper if you can’t see it anywhere else

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[–] jscummy 31 points 2 years ago

No one else has pointed it out yet but this cop also somehow got himself a $90k Hellcat for his patrol car.

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I care less WHY they stole the food. I just find it distasteful when the cops post these "look how bad ass we are" social media posts. Crime, no matter why it was committed, should not be used as someones time to celebrate or the special time before the trial to convince the public that the suspect is guilty via Facebook,etc. Least of all by the group of people who do the arresting.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

It's because the police view themselves as a "team" that is basically 'playing' against the other team....everyone else. To them, this is a win and shows how good they are. It's quite disturbing how indoctrinated they are and almost nobody realizes it.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They deleted the Tweet and released a halfhearted apology.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 years ago

As is tradition

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

Now he just sits back and waits on his promotion. Nailed the asshole part of the evaluation

[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 years ago

Having to steal food is super tiresome. Would rather not have to, but I've never felt bad about doing it. Imagine that. The normalization of the degradation is my issue personally. Putting people on one side of a moral line based on bullshit economic factors that for the one stealing are a kin to the winds of fate.

[–] Timecircleline 56 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They weren't even stealing name brand groceries! Lots of those are store brand products.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

"A female" seems kinda dehumanizing, like talking about an animal or words spoken by an incel.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That caught my eye too, but I think it might be a reflection of how law enforcement speaks “a female suspect” “a male detainee” etc.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago

Inspector Javert over here.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Police are useless

[–] jscummy 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You'll change your tune when you get robbed and you need someone to show up 4 hours later and shoot your dog

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My car was stolen last week. 48 hours later my partner tracked it down and went to get it. The police hadn’t even requested the carpark CCTV in that time. We had to call the police to actually enter the place it was at so we didn’t get arrested for breaking and entering ourselves. The police will count this as their win, their solve even though they did practically nothing. They didn’t even arrest the guy who had our car. As useful as a chocolate teapot.