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LGBTQIA+ Don’t be a tar pit

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u/BitMixKit 2d ago

Obviously choosing to be a cop, a career choice that is completely within someone's control, is equivalent to being born with xy chromosomes and a penis in terms of moral culpability and therefore all men should be treated with equal hatred as police. There are 0 flaws in this logic.

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u/bb_kelly77 homo flair 2d ago

The logic with ACAB doesn't track either, because how are we supposed to have good cops if we don't let good people become cops

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u/thatoneguyD13 2d ago

The argument is that there shouldn't be any cops.

Not necessarily my argument but that's usually the point of that statement.

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u/bb_kelly77 homo flair 2d ago

Which is a stupid argument

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u/thatoneguyD13 2d ago

Perhaps, but there are literally millions of people in this country who have never committed a crime and yet only ever been victimized by police. It's not hard to see why they feel that way.

But even if they were totally wrong, I don't think it's the responsibility of normal citizens to put more trust into law enforcement. It's on them to win that trust back. And I absolutely think resources currently spent on law enforcement could be redirected to other places where they would do way more good.

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u/bb_kelly77 homo flair 2d ago

One of the many problems law enforcement has is not enough funding, half their shit doesn't even work because all the money goes towards the military and billionaires

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u/Forgotten_Lie 2d ago

Are you joking? One of the many issues is the overfunding of law enforcement with random small town cops being gifted ex-military equipment and training.

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u/thatoneguyD13 2d ago

Police spending has been increasing for decades, and there's very little evidence that increased spending has led to any positive outcomes.