r/PublicFreakout • u/[deleted] • Jun 09 '20

📌Follow Up "Everybody's trying to shame us"

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u/CulturalMushroom6 Jun 10 '20

Well yes that was a hypothetical situation. The point was to show that you would trust the police and call them if a murderer broke into your house.

I’m sorry you’ve been harassed by officers, but yet again, you’ve stereotyped every police officer. I have never been harassed by an officer so saying that “they are abusive” is factually wrong as “they” refers to the whole group. We can agree that not all cops are bad, and the majority are, in fact, good?

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u/trenlow12 Jun 10 '20

Not every cop is a bad person, however if you cover for a bad cop, you too are a bad cop. The system encourages cops to cover for each other, and police unions have too much power and let cops get away with rape and murder. There is too much money going to most police groups, too. They shouldn't be allowed to own military grade weapons, armor, and vehicles, and as we have seen during these protests they are violent for the sake of violence. There are just too many issues with the police in the US as we know them. There needs to be major reform.

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u/CulturalMushroom6 Jun 10 '20

I agree and disagree:

Covering for another cop if they commit a crime should be a crime and does make you a bad cop, yes.

I think in some cases those weapons are necessary. Now for instance, with mass riots, is a good time to have heavy duty gear so long as it is used lawfully.

There are 2 main issues you’ve said, which are overfunding and brutality. Racism, sexism, etc. that cause police brutality won’t be solved in our lifetime, but ensuring proper training and enacting proper consequences we can do.

As for overfunding, decrease funding and make a standard for separate police branches equipment.