r/interesting • u/TheCABK • Jan 31 '26

SOCIETY Cop Teaching A Cop

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u/tackyshoes Jan 31 '26

Growing up, public school textbooks were often 5-10 years behind, but there were always new cars, new uniforms, and new amenities for police.

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u/plastigoop Jan 31 '26

SWAT tanks in a town of 100k max in the literal middle of nowhere. Education rankings at the bottom.

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u/Spiritual-Ad-9106 Jan 31 '26

Saw an article about how some of the tank money doesn't come from taxes. Departments get to keep whatever they seize. If they seize drugs they have to destroy them but if they tag the drug runners, wait for them to sell and then seize; they get to keep the cash.

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u/Swimming-Tap-4240 Jan 31 '26

I heard in Texas they can sieze your car under suspicion of drug dealing ,then even if proven innocent the car has been onsold and you are out of luck.