Former Cop Breaks down the Real Problems with Policing in the U.S.

nootens Published 06/11/2020 in wow

This blog post written by a former California police officer offers an insider explanation of exactly how police departments can encourage bad behavior among cops.

The full version is available here, but these excerpts highlight the writer's most noteworthy points.

It's worth noting that the person who wrote this did so anonymously, so it has yet to be proven 100% that he really is a former police officer. Take this with a grain of salt or don't believe it at all.

Either way, it does a good job identifying larger systemic problems that both make cops' jobs harder and put citizens in inherently risky situations, rather than simply ragging on cops.

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He begins saying he was trained to over prosecute petty crimes.
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Then he made a game out of arresting people for breaking obscure laws.
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He addresses the "bad apples" argument by saying he was laughed at for trying to report bad behavior.
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He claims new cops are taught to expect violence at evey turn.
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He says some cops felt good about inflicting violence.
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And claims he focused too much on petty drug possession crimes.
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At the end he lists different reforms he argues would be effective.
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You can read more about civil asset forfeiture here.
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He claims holding cops financially responsible for their mistakes would force reform.
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He ends by arguing that police departments need to reconsider how guns are incorporated into police work.

1.
2.
He begins saying he was trained to over prosecute petty crimes.
3.
Then he made a game out of arresting people for breaking obscure laws.
4.
5.
He addresses the "bad apples" argument by saying he was laughed at for trying to report bad behavior.
6.
He claims new cops are taught to expect violence at evey turn.
7.
8.
He says some cops felt good about inflicting violence.
9.
And claims he focused too much on petty drug possession crimes.
10.
At the end he lists different reforms he argues would be effective.
11.
You can read more about civil asset forfeiture here.
12.
He claims holding cops financially responsible for their mistakes would force reform.
13.
He ends by arguing that police departments need to reconsider how guns are incorporated into police work.