Not my original content, but something I stand by
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2024
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I'm gonna get eviscerated for saying this, but take what you hear here with a grain of salt.
Lemmy doesn't exactly reflect the experience of the average American.
Counterpoint: "40 percent of the officers stated that in the last six months prior to the survey they had gotten out of control and behaved violently against their spouse and children."
And that's just the ones who freely admit to being abusers. It doesn't take a huge mental leap to realize that a position of authority with a low barrier of entry is a magnet to people who want to abuse that power.
You can find the source for that survey, as well as the context here: https://sites.temple.edu/klugman/2020/07/20/do-40-of-police-families-experience-domestic-violence/
According to that link the study was conducted in 1983 and counts shouting as abuse.
doesn't shouting still count as verbal abuse?
You ever shout during an argument? Congratulations, you're abusive now.
See how ridiculous that is?