▲ 64 ▼ How would you feel if someone moved next to your residence and you found out they're a cop? Would you move away? Or try to get on their good side? Or something else? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 6 months ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 83 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 6 months ago* (1 child) Actually, being a cop is legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Cops always defend their bad apples, thus the whole bunch is spoiled. For context, I'm Canadian and am regularly downright proud of our courts. Our cops on the other hand, no. Just no. Routinely in the papers for egregious criminal activity and abuse of people rights. In the US, the courts and the cops have long been a shambolic shitshow of gangsterism. Your mileage may vary based on your country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) So? That's still not what organised crime means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I'll use the US as its a much clearer example. For profit prisons with kickback schemes from judges.. Illegal arrests and fines to generate dollars for podunk towns, Abusing RICO statutes for civil forfeiture to straight up rob people extra judicially. It's straight up racketeering.. Almost everything the LAPD, NYPD, Baltimore PD Ever did. They are notorious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) That looks a whole lot like like practices you don't like, but which are legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I think you, like they, are abusing the term legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime. In another context, maybe we'd be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Murder and robery are crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Cops always defend their bad apples, thus the whole bunch is spoiled. For context, I'm Canadian and am regularly downright proud of our courts. Our cops on the other hand, no. Just no. Routinely in the papers for egregious criminal activity and abuse of people rights. In the US, the courts and the cops have long been a shambolic shitshow of gangsterism. Your mileage may vary based on your country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) So? That's still not what organised crime means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I'll use the US as its a much clearer example. For profit prisons with kickback schemes from judges.. Illegal arrests and fines to generate dollars for podunk towns, Abusing RICO statutes for civil forfeiture to straight up rob people extra judicially. It's straight up racketeering.. Almost everything the LAPD, NYPD, Baltimore PD Ever did. They are notorious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) That looks a whole lot like like practices you don't like, but which are legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I think you, like they, are abusing the term legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime. In another context, maybe we'd be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Murder and robery are crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) So? That's still not what organised crime means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I'll use the US as its a much clearer example. For profit prisons with kickback schemes from judges.. Illegal arrests and fines to generate dollars for podunk towns, Abusing RICO statutes for civil forfeiture to straight up rob people extra judicially. It's straight up racketeering.. Almost everything the LAPD, NYPD, Baltimore PD Ever did. They are notorious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) That looks a whole lot like like practices you don't like, but which are legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I think you, like they, are abusing the term legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime. In another context, maybe we'd be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Murder and robery are crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I'll use the US as its a much clearer example. For profit prisons with kickback schemes from judges.. Illegal arrests and fines to generate dollars for podunk towns, Abusing RICO statutes for civil forfeiture to straight up rob people extra judicially. It's straight up racketeering.. Almost everything the LAPD, NYPD, Baltimore PD Ever did. They are notorious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) That looks a whole lot like like practices you don't like, but which are legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I think you, like they, are abusing the term legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime. In another context, maybe we'd be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Murder and robery are crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) That looks a whole lot like like practices you don't like, but which are legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I think you, like they, are abusing the term legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime. In another context, maybe we'd be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Murder and robery are crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 child) I think you, like they, are abusing the term legal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime. In another context, maybe we'd be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Murder and robery are crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime. In another context, maybe we'd be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Murder and robery are crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) Murder and robery are crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago In another context they're lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force. permalink fedilink source parent