So, time and time again we see "bad" cops abusing their power, overstepping the law, and often resulting in injury or death of a person.

But at the same time we hear about "oh, not all cops are like this."

Well, where the fuck are the good cops? Why aren't they turning people in? Why aren't they saying something?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200306/our-brains-negative-bias

Because a cop doing bad shit is more news worthy than one doing his job.

I'm not talking about a cop doing his job. I'm talking about cops who turn in bad cops for being bad cops.

Quote from: Mad Max on April 09, 2015, 08:07:23 PM

Quote from: SexyBarracuda on April 09, 2015, 08:05:37 PM

https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200306/our-brains-negative-bias

Because a cop doing bad shit is more news worthy than one doing his job.

I'm not talking about a cop doing his job. I'm talking about cops who turn in bad cops for being bad cops.

It's not as easy as "hey, you're corrupt! You're coming with me!" If there's corruption in the police force, the "bad cops" are the ones with power.

I don't disagree.

You know officers have a code of sorts right? They stick together. And, not only that, but It's probably easy to assume that the obvious corruption in said organizations outnumbers the decent individuals.

If a decent individual stuck his/her neck out just to make a point about an asshat.

They'd probably be canned, I wouldn't be surprised if they got paid a "visit" to by more defensive members of the force, and so on.

They're doing what every single decent person in our history has ever done. Keep their head down because they don't any trouble, and they can't make a difference.

It's like the argument for just rolling over the east with endless carpet bombs. You're going to hit people who aren't causing trouble. And you can't see them, because they keep their heads down and out of the way.

It's ingrained into our species to focus on the threat. Not the thing minding its own business.

If my cousins were to actually point out the corruption going on, I can assure you they'd be canned, or worse faster than anyone could hear about the corruption. for the cops, there is an unwritten code where you don't talk about your co workers, or your own job and what you deal with until a long ass time after it happened. and even then, sometimes you don't even WANT to talk about the fucked up things in the job until decades after.

It's like, for one brief moment, you and me were exactly the fucking same.

This simple logical deduction you moron, a good cop doing his job isn't filmed and doesn't make the news. A bad cop, however, is a news magnet.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200306/our-brains-negative-bias

Because a cop doing bad shit is more news worthy than one doing his job.

Just like a bad guy with a gun is more news worthy than a good guy with a gun. People are more up in arms to defend the "Good cops", but seemingly divided on defending "Good guy gun owners"

When will people finally see that TV media is so far one sided and bias too often?

No such thing as a good cop. No man has the right to use coercion against another. Anyone enforcing the will of the state against his fellow man is scum, therefore all cops are "bad cops".

DAMN THAT'S EDGY

Do "good cops" need to be praised all the time though? They're just doing their jobs. I mean in light of recent events like Ferguson pointing out that there are good cops is essential but other than that there is no need.

Yeah, this pretty much. No reason to masturbate to law enforcement just because they're doing their jobs.

blue wall of silence

Quote from: SexyBarracuda on April 09, 2015, 08:05:37 PM

https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200306/our-brains-negative-bias

Because a cop doing bad shit is more news worthy than one doing his job.

I'm not talking about a cop doing his job. I'm talking about cops who turn in bad cops for being bad cops.

That does happen, but as stated by Barracuda you won't hear about it as often.
However when you hear about these officers being arrested because dashcam footage recorded their offenses or something.........that's basically what you are talking about. Bad cops getting arrested.