okay. And I know a bunch of lawyers too, so dont clutch your pearls just yet.
All Im gonna say is props to you. I let people build trust over time. It seems to me that youre confusing trust for just openness and treating people fairly. Like, people can start as a blank slate where you give them chances but still be cautious.
but thats whatever, I appreciate the answer. I really do.
onto the discussion as a whole: Not trusting cops doesnt mean you hate every single cop. For me personally I know cops and Ive fallen out with a few I knew but retained others. A lot of cops are enabling a system, it doesnt matter if they mean to or not, its just the truth. I know a few of those cops believe they are trying to change the system from the inside and I say keep fighting the good fight. Its still an industry thats systematically rotten and needs to be revised and reformed with better focus and standardization. By standardization I mean in accountability.
but thats just my opinion. To change the system there needs to be clear backing at the federal level for whistleblowers and shit. IA only does so much and has its own issues. And I mean thats still just barely scratching the surface.
Defending the shit aint doing anyone any good and the thing people miss the most is that its not helping the good cops.
Now this is a good response. I strongly agree that they really do need to encourage whistleblowing and up accountability so cops face repercussions rather than paid leave when they fuck up.