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[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm from the city this cop was from and if I remember correctly he was shot in the head and survived but obviously not the same. Maybe he died I don't really remember.

I'm not a fan of the police but on a human level some awful stuff happened to this guy.

Edit: looked it up because I was curious he underwent brain surgery and survived.

Fuck the police as a whole tho

[–] DaBabyAteMaDingo@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I used to have that same belief but watching "good" cops cover for bad ones made me realize they're all scummy.

[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

I agree even this guy but life has nuance and I felt this was info that is pertinent to the meme.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

There is always some nuance, but in general most morally upstanding people drop out of training or are pushed out of the force in some way.

[–] Ibex0@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the rub, ask yourself why doesn't it happen more often that a "good cop" calls out a "bad cop?" It just seem so rare. I don't understand why, these are people from the same community. 🤷‍♂️

[–] WhipTheLlama@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Good cops are usually punished for calling out bad cops. The system is broken.