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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Officers need a UCMJ similar to the military.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    If rhey insist on military terms and tactics, a military court martial is only fair. Especially the parts about force and civilians.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Not only that, but crimes specific to police officers just like soldier specific crimes. Hold them to a higher standard, and when that power is abused only the most brutal of punishments.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Every time. Y'all forget THE essential fact every time this comes up: cops are enforcers for the rich only, and unless something they do affects the rich, nothing will change. They're not military, they're barely smarter than a glue-sniffing mutt and twice as psychotic. 🤦🏽‍♂️

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Or an anti cop insurgency.

    I live in Los Angeles, where the cops keep getting caught bringing in the big moral panic drug of the day and slaughtering people and being literal Nazi street gangs.

    And I'm just putting the name "people persecuted by police" out there; somebody please use it, and please live up to it.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    And rules of engagement while we're at it.

    How is it that a soldier sent into literal combat against people he knows are armed and intend to kill them has to be more careful not to shoot someone than a police officer responding to a call about a black person using the sidewalk?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    I was deployed, and our rules of engagement was more strict than police officers. We had to keep it on us at all times (exception being for PT and shower time). There were very specific situations about when and where we could use our weapons.

    What is ridiculous is “I was a scared little bitch” was not a reason to use force. Police can get away with killing civilians, unarmed civilians, because “I was scared”. If we did that, our ass would be in Leavenworth. Cops are fucking pathetic.

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