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For some reason they find it really difficult to not be abusers (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

People give too little credit to how much crimes the police stops simply through self control.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

As the old saying goes, "power corrupts, and since cops are bullies and already pretty stupid , they get corrupted faster."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

'power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely'

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I assume it’s because positions of trust in society attract those who want to abuse that trust.

Never trust a cop though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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