You're right and wrong. The first paragraph is absolutely accurate -- I live near some of these areas (SW Connecticut) and the contrast is stark.

The second is not. There are absolutely people who take pleasure in the bullying behavior cops are often associated with. They're the ones who want the cushy jobs in Greenwich but don't get them (probably for the aforementioned reasons in many cases) and wind up being doubly punitive and cruel to people in Bridgeport.

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bko 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Violent crime / property crime per 100k people:

Bridgeport ~393 ~1,700

Greenwich ~9.4 ~867

More cops, more crime! In other news, wet sidewalks cause rain.

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ethagnawl 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I actually don't disagree with that aspect of it.

What I was saying is that there are absolutely cops who do _like cracking heads_. I (very personally!) know cops and they're often attracted to the job primarily for the benefits (retire with a pension after ~20 years; the part they'll tell anyone) and because they get to treat people like they did ants on the playground or freshman on the football team with impunity (the part they'll tell whoever is around after 10+ drinks).

	▲	bko 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> they get to treat people like they did ants on the playground or freshman on the football team with impunity I've never seen this. Instead I see cops taking abuse more often than not. Crazy person in the street screaming at the cop and the cops just waiting to see if he starts attacking someone. Seeing them navigate literal drugged out zombies and decide whether they really want to call the medics this time as it's a monthly occurrence with this exact individual. Things like that. I feel like you get your impression of police from TV show and movies rather than real life.