>a career in law enforcement but I just happen to end up
>falling in love with computers before I was old enough to be a
>cop then I started comparing salaries and it was a wrap.

it makes sense cuz those shows greatly influence children's perceptions of policing.

>I still don't have a negative view of law enforcement overall.
>I have multiple family members and friends that work in law
>enforcement at all levels. It's a tough but necessary job.

Necessary is debateable, especially when you get into the weeds of "necessary for what?"

Yes
>I know the overall system is corrupt AF and needs to be
>completely overhauled but its one of those things that's
>easier said that done.

that's a bit of a contradiction tho. you can't acknowledge that the overall system is corrupt and needs to be overhauled while saying that you have no negative view of law enforcement.

Yes there are some POS racist cops that
>have no business near a badge and a gun.

do you know why? because those types overwhelmingly are drawn to the police force precisely because it gives them license to wield their hatred without accountability. that's been the case throughout the entire history of the police force, which began from slave patrolling. KKK members whose chapters were disbanded and outlawed turned to the police force and the military in droves.

If you study the history of the country you were born in, you might feel differently...no snark...being serious here.

>There are still actual crimes that occur every day and people that commit
>those crimes.

That is true. We've had this discussion before and you refuse to wrestle with the fact that there are two kinds of crime. You're talking about person to person crime. What do the police do for white collar crimes, which actually harm far more people? (bribes, insider trading, wage theft, fraud)


But if you want to just look at person to person crime...its mainly a function of poverty, lack of access to jobs and education. If/when we address the root causes of crime, the police become less necessary.


>It sucks that everything is politicized and you have to be on
>one side or the other.
>
>Its complicated.


Yeah, it is very complicated. But to be clear, fairness and equity is the antidote to politicized..that buzzword just means that some shit isn't fair for everyone. So you're basically buying into the fact that equity doesn't matter if you're bemoaning how "everything is politicized"...

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