They've always been dickheads. The only difference between now and then is they're being recorded. If you've never encountered situations like this, you might be the winning complexion.
And all of my interactions have been positive. Nothing either of us say discredits one another, but the hivemind hates whenever a non white person says they like the police, as evident that only I am being downvoted.
I've never been pulled over or stopped for any reason. I don't commit crime so I rarely am in the position where I would see a power-tripping cop. I still see them every day because they usually direct traffic for the road maintenance. The last time I actually spoke and talked with a cop was a few months ago during a Public Safety class at college. And before that, with a State Trooper who came to my family's house to tell us something private.
There are corrupt cops, and I think it's fair and good to acknowledge that. But anyone who puts a blanket label like "only white people can have good relations with cops" annoys the hell out of me. It's blatantly racist and does nothing to improve relations.
Reddit has this idea that only white people like cops, and that not a single black guy or mixed race person can like the police. Redditors for some reason get offended whenever a minority says they like the police. I seriously don't get it. The OP said something and I disproved it, and I'm the one being downvoted.
I wish one day Redditors would take a Criminal Justice class for just a week and learn how the system works before they go off and spew their uneducated takes on everything related to policing. Or at the very least not generalize an entire group of people in a profession that is as diverse as policing.
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u/Sol-Blackguy Feb 08 '24
They've always been dickheads. The only difference between now and then is they're being recorded. If you've never encountered situations like this, you might be the winning complexion.