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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Our police training is bad, and too short

The job attracts power hungry bullies, no amount of training will correct their base nature.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

To some degree. But other counties seem to have done better. And it makes no sense it takes 6 years to become a lawyer, but then only 6 months to enforce the law as a police officer. They're basically guessing at what they think the law is.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Other countries' police officers don't have the power they do in the States.

And it makes no sense it takes 6 years to become a lawyer, but then only 6 months to enforce the law as a police officer

I once applied to work in the county jail's pharmacy and they sent me back an offer to be a cop instead.