Not my original content, but something I stand by
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2024
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Why no cops?
In the US cops:
Imagine how much it would fuck you up if a cop kicked you around, threw you in lockup with the wrong gender, and then you see the shit stain getting paid to be at Pride.
And just being there, getting paid to do nothing is the best you can hope for. Plenty of times they just watch bigots harass or attack the people at Pride and either do nothing or arrest the victims.
Cops who want to come to Pride out of uniform on their own time because they’re LGBT+ or whatever, most people don’t care about that.
Damn... US cops are really just the worst most of the time.
I'm gonna get eviscerated for saying this, but take what you hear here with a grain of salt.
Lemmy doesn't exactly reflect the experience of the average American.
Counterpoint: "40 percent of the officers stated that in the last six months prior to the survey they had gotten out of control and behaved violently against their spouse and children."
And that's just the ones who freely admit to being abusers. It doesn't take a huge mental leap to realize that a position of authority with a low barrier of entry is a magnet to people who want to abuse that power.
You can find the source for that survey, as well as the context here: https://sites.temple.edu/klugman/2020/07/20/do-40-of-police-families-experience-domestic-violence/
According to that link the study was conducted in 1983 and counts shouting as abuse.
doesn't shouting still count as verbal abuse?
You ever shout during an argument? Congratulations, you're abusive now.
See how ridiculous that is?