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[โ€“] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The pay only sucks at the start, then you learn how to exploit overtime and pick up detail shifts.

[โ€“] Knightfox@lemmy.one 0 points 10 months ago

Yeah, but that comes back to the same point where pay incentivizes bad cops. It's not quite that clear cut, but it's not far from the truth. I don't begrudge someone working a second job, and assuming we're talking about good cops not getting kickbacks, police shouldn't have to work two jobs to make ends meet.