Ep1cFac3pa1m comments on [Video] Civilian treats a cop like cops treat civilians

[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Cops are civilians. That’s the whole point of having cops do the policing instead of soldiers. A lot of the problems we have with cops now are because that’s been forgotten.

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 weeks ago

yeah, they refer to anyone who isn't a cop a civilian nowadays -- a subtle assertion saying that they're not civilians themselves.

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[–] DudleyMason@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

No, cops stopped being civilians the moment the qualified immunity doctrine was formulated. Cops are soldiers deployed to the interior of the empire.

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