Cross posted from https://lemmy.ml/post/50419579

After September 11 2001, “it became almost impossible to criticize a police officer’s misbehavior without prefacing comments with genuflections toward the officer’s relative ‘heroism.” “They risk their lives for us every day,” was the common refrain. - https://policecrimes.com/police-jobs/

Being a Pilot is 400% more dangerous than being a police officer

Being a Roofer is 350% more dangerous than being a cop

A Garbage Collector is 244% more dangerous than being a cop

Being a Construction Worker is 129% more dangerous than being a cop

Being a Groundskeeper is 124% more dangerous than being a cop