• zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    That’s not my understanding. “All cops are bastards” because even the “good” cops are complicit in a corrupt system. A cop who is actually a good person can’t remain a cop for long, because they would have to fight the very system that they’re a part of. In order to remain a cop, you have to remain silent to the injustices that you’re aware of.

    • Firestorm Druid@lemmy.zip
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      10 months ago

      I agree. I’d argue though that these two directions complement each other instead of being contradictory.