• GregoryTheGreat@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    This thread makes me think that normal people should be cops too. People who don’t want to be cops should be cops. Like a true public service. Do it because you aren’t the typical type of person to be one.

    Thoughts?

    • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      While I think it would be helpful too many things are structured to keeping things the way they are. Like systems are set up with a default outcome in mind. If something is set to collect a payment then the auto payment works super well, but canceling is made rather byzantine. Police work to someone who does want to serve their community might be the same way. If someone calls over a “homeless person sleeping in the bench near by” what can you do? There isn’t much the department will help you with and if you don’t push them around they will call again to say “you are not doing your job”. Default outcome is shittier cops.