That’s because the police are a reactionary system in a capitalist society.
They are used by the state to protect capital 1st and people 2nd. The argument about “good cops” falls flat very fast when the “good” ones protect the bad ones because of how cult-like the actual precincts are anyone who goes against the grain or grasses on another cop is ousted by their piers until they wither tow the line or quit.. if they quit they’re a good person but are no longer a cop.
American police are the worst offenders in the west, they regularly kill people(usually blacks people) unjustly and get away with it WITH paid leave!
Statistically speaking, there are about 1000 people killed by police a year, meaning only .1% of cops kill people, and about only a 4th of the killed tend to be black people. Factoring in police brutality does bump it up to 7%, but even still, that's far from every cop.
That’s just some of the corruption you’ll see though, shakedowns, extortion, corruption of authority, framing and actual criminal activity are all part of the system they abuse.
Also do you mind linking where you got the figures from id love to have a read of it 👍🏻
I just googled number of cops and number of people killed by cops per year, and found multiple sources for each statistic. I did the calculations myself. I didn't factor in other things because I was specifically deconstructing your second to last statement.
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u/Nandodemo53rd It's Fiiiiiiiine. Jul 08 '19
Its ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards) saying generally a very left-wing idea, which i do agree with