• Flying Squid
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    6611 months ago

    They’ve basically became untrained social workers who are terrible at their jobs. They spend lots of time dealing with mental illness and substance abuse issues and they think those can be solved with violence.

    • @WittyOriginalNames@lemmy.world
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      3711 months ago

      Not even that. Read the article. They spend 11% of their time responding to calls. The rest of the time they’re harassing people which are 50% of the time minorities.

      • @Treczoks@lemmy.world
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        311 months ago

        they’re harassing people which are 50% of the time minorities.

        That you got wrong, it’s way more than 50% minorities.

    • SnausagesinaBlanket
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      1911 months ago

      They spend lots of time dealing killing people with mental illness and substance abuse issues and they think those can be solved with violence.

      • Flying Squid
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        1311 months ago

        Usually only if they aren’t white. If they’re mentally ill an white, they still might get roughed up and tasered, but they usually reserve the gun for darker skin tones.

      • @Etterra@lemmy.world
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        411 months ago

        You forgot the gunshot. They love shooting defenseless people, especially if they’re anything but white.