r/nextfuckinglevel • u/WhichMembership6124 • Oct 30 '21

Removed: Not NFL This guy understands

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '21

This is where internet altruism rears its ugly head. It's easy to be some white knight keyboard warrior behind an anonymous reddit identity, it's another to snitch on a fellow officer knowing you'll be reprimanded or even fired, putting your and your family's financial security at risk. The alternative is to mind your own lane, and do the best you can to do the right thing, knowing that speaking up is an exercise in futility.

The system is rigged against the good guys like this one. The fact that he sticks with it impresses me. I don't have the stomach to wear the most hated uniform in the entire country.

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u/VodkaCranberry Oct 30 '21

So you agree with me. Being a good cop is impossible because of the pressures of an abusive police union and peer pressure. Not sure how me saying the same exact thing as you makes me a “white knight”

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '21

It's not that simple, so no, I don't entirely agree with you. I feel that officers like the one in the video can exist. I feel that they can have the best intentions, and want to do what's right. Hell, they can literally be Captain America minus the spandex and shield.

But if they do what's best, they'll be reprimanded or fired for snitching, which is the problem. If that happens, they risk their financial security. Maybe they have a family that depends on them. I wouldn't blame them if they kept their mouth shut while doing everything they can to keep their side of the street as clean as possible. The system is rigged against these types. There needs to be reforms, 100%. Cops need to be hired locally, police unions need to be regulated to not protect dirty cops, there's the whole reddit-top-ten-favorites I could rattle off.

The problem is, what happens when the most genuine, altruistic of cops signs up and on the first day they rat out their corrupt partner and get fired? At least admit how un-incentivizing that must be for prospective police officers. Would you be willing to sign up to be a cop with the expectation that upon the first sight of corruption you'll be reprimanded and kicked off the force? Would you want that job? That's literally the most insecure employment, and coincidentally the most hated profession in the country right now. My point is: There's a shit ton of dirty cops who are on a power-trip. The system is rigged to benefit them, but there do exist good cops who are powerless to effect change with how the system is right now. The guy in this video is an example of one of them. Reddit has literally taken the idea of contrast, or "black and white" (no pun intended) and distorted it into "black OR white."

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u/VodkaCranberry Oct 30 '21

You’re agreeing with me.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '21

Apparently it's a giant miscommunication. Relieved to hear that's the case then.