Current Events > Why is it unpopular opinion to say not all cops are bad

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averagejoel posted...

all cops, as part of the terms of their employment, agree to enforce all laws. this includes laws that are unjust or cruel.

cops are not bad because of the actions of a few of them; they're bad because they're cops.

Which unjust and cruel laws are you referring to?

gunplagirl posted...

Don't forget that statistic that says 40% of all officers are guilty of domestic abuse. And that's just the ones we're aware of. Most never actually get punished for it.

People who keep quoting mentioning that number, are you aware the studies done are from the early 1990's?

http://womenandpolicing.com/violenceFS.asp

Two studies have found that at least 40% of police officer families experience domestic violence, (1, 2) in contrast to 10% of families in the general population.

Those two studies are from 1991 and 1992. Domestic violence incidents per person have dropped drastically since then.

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The studies are that old because police unions forbid anyone looking into the statistics now

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Cops have this code where they protect each other no matter how big a crime they commit. That makes them bad to me. Their job is to serve and protect citizens not themselves from facing consequences.

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darkprince45 posted...

Ive proven that 40 percent is such bs but you guys still post it non stop

Researchers tend to agree with the following: there is a problem, but there is an important need for more research. The 40% highlighted by the oft cited National Center for Women and Policing does refer to research, however see the first sentence I wrote. They cite a 1991 congressional testimony, and an academic article published in 1992. These are decades old snapshots. It is like taking crime rates from the early 90s to speak of crime today.
Another caveat to keep in mind is that these studies did not involve national samples. Most researchers studied a single department, often situated in urban settings. It is unclear how representative any of these findings are at a national scale.

Another study suggested that as many as 2040% of police officer families experience domestic violence, in contrast to 10% of the general population, (U.S. Department of Justice, 2000). However, in our large IPV survey, which was anonymous, we obtained a rate of physical abuse of approximately 7% (Gershon et al., 1999). And in a small sample (n=48) of female spouses of police officers also surveyed as part of that study, 8% reported being physically assaulted, (Gershon, 1999).

just like when you guys use the all cops have low iq and they want those guys!!! But its an article from 2000, from one department, hiring one guy. With the average iq of officers being just above Average actually

You guys want to use over 30 year old information based on ONE department

I wouldn't expect the Anarchists to understand logic.

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Diogeknees posted...

The studies are that old because police unions forbid anyone looking into the statistics now

Oh fucking stop

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Guilty by association
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shockthemonkey posted...

lmfao @ calling a fucking tankie an anarchist

That's just as bad, if not worse. Might as well call himself a Nazi while he's at it.

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