I was chatting with an acquaintance earlier today. I said something to the effect of “I would consider it the worst parenting fail if my daughter became a cop”. This acquaintance then asked why that was, probably with about 50% indignation and 50% genuine curiousity.

Honestly, I kind of drew a blank. Like, I know how to explain it in a long post or like a missive, but I really couldn’t think of how to explain to someone who probably isn’t a leftist in just a quick comment. So I just went with:

“Well all they do is beat up on black kids”

Which… is of course correct. But tbh I fell that answer is just missing a lot. A beat later I almost said something about how cruel they are to homeless folks around here but by then moment had passed.

How would you all explain - in the span of a single one-liner - why cops are bad? I’m not looking to knock someone over with my impressive rhetoric or whatever. Not looking to convince them. Just so I can feel I articulated my position correctly. Just got my own sense of pride. Help me out here.

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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    1 year ago

    Every police officer is either a Derek Chauvin or a Tou Thao.

    If they're not the ones doing the crimes against humanity, they're protecting the others who are, and preventing regular citizens from doing anything about it.

    • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]
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      1 year ago

      Every police officer is either a Derek Chauvin or a Tou Thao.

      Sometimes they're a dorner

      ...not nearly enough of the time, though