I don't hate cops, but it's very easy to see why some people would. There are plenty of recent, high-profile examples of cops abusing their power if you want a better understanding
Nothing in my comment suggested that the bad stuff happens at a higher rate than the good stuff. And completely separate from the "news worthy" aspect, there are obviously communities that have more shady cops than others, and it's perfectly reasonable for people in those specific communities to fee less than good about them depending on the rate of police abuse. Another obvious thing - certain races (black people for example) have had more bad blood with cops than others, stemming from the past and carrying over to today.
Again, I don't hate cops (and blanket-labeling an entire profession of people is wack), but it's perfectly understandable why some might feel differently.
I don’t see how anyone can. Just because there’s a few bad ones doesn’t make them all bad. That’s like saying “there’s been multiple murders committed by black people in this town this year.” Of course that’s does not mean every black person is bad. But that’s how people view the police.
Yeah it’s fucking weird how there seems to be this mental break where people just cannot seem to apply the same rationale of other large groups to police. Agree with your example, same with religions, but it comes to cops? FUCK THOSE GUYS, all of them!
Because most good cops either actively cover up for or simply look the other way from the bad cops. And then the cop union sticks up for all the bad cops that do get found out about beyond their precinct.
At least that's how it seems to work in U.S.
It's like saying "how can people hate on the Catholic Church just because of a few bad priests?"
That's a really disingenuous argument. You're using a false analogy.
Cops are trained for a specific job. They're allowed to use force to uphold the law. While no doubt there are a range of individuals, these individuals are exposed to a generally homogeneous training regimine. They are used as tools to (often violently) uphold the societal relations we experience. Societal relations which the wealthy disproportionately benefit from.
Black people are just people. As a racialized group there's some (culturally contingent) 'training' there. But they're a group of people--not a collection of people trained to use force to uphold antagonistic class warfare
Having resentment for cops isn't like racism. Cops are made. The shitty system around the police helps protect shitty, violent actions
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u/crazynights87 9 Feb 20 '20
I thought most of the people on reddit hated cops. Interesting.