| ▲ | SkyeCA 14 hours ago |
| Police are largely incompetent, what do you really expect? |
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| ▲ | askonomm 13 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| In USA* Many other countries have proper multi-year colleges specifically for the field of policing, and rigorous physical and mental health tests required to get the job. In those countries the police is more educated and more competent than the vast majority of the population. |
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| ▲ | iLoveOncall 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | I can't think of any country with a competent police force. The problem is that in most countries (except the US), it is an extremely badly paid job, so it only attracts people who get something else from it: power. |
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| ▲ | mrits 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| *People |
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| ▲ | SkyeCA 13 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Most people don't have the power to strip me of my freedom and legally shoot me. If anything the police should be held to a higher standard than the average person. | |
| ▲ | Hikikomori 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | People are likely on average a lot more competent than american police. | | |
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