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    Some British police forces are routinely armed, and use firearms significantly less than their American counterparts

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      6 months ago

      America is an outlier at the high end. Doesn’t change the fact we must assume all cops are bastards. There may be a few good apples who ruin the barrel, but one bad one can absolutely ruin your life on a whim with no comeback on them, so we assume they’re bastards to protect ourselves

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        6 months ago

        Not everyone has the lack of accountability America has. Being a cop doesn’t make you a bastard.

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          There is not nearly enough accountability in the UK. Reread the last sentence of my previous post for clarification

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            6 months ago

            The police here rarely draw their personal protection weapons nevermind use them

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              Really not the point I am making, my dude. My point is that we must assume that all police are bastards for OUR OWN protection, not that they routinely murder people