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Lee-Lee

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11. It's mostly the media influencing you because they want sensationalism

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:18 AM

Oct 2014

And if your preconceived bias is to oppose cops you will see what you want to see.

There are around 1,000,000 sworn LEO's of all kinds in this country.

When you actually sit down and break it down, what percentage of cops are reported as causing problems?

How does that relate to the percantage of people in the general population who break the law?

How does it relate to percentage or politicians who abuse thier office?

How does it relate to the percentage or doctors who commit malpractice?

The institutional bias here on DU is anti-cop and of course that shades perception. It's no different from someone with racist tendencies seeibg all black people as "thugs" when they interact even if it isn't true, because the media and the circles they travel in only show and relate to black people as criminals.

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Concerning the ongoing deluge of stories about police misconduct -- [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 OP

You hear a lot about the 'bad' ones, but clydefrand Oct 2014 #1

Police unions have made it virtually impossible to fire hifiguy Oct 2014 #14

It's in our nature to be mean to the weak: Standford Prison Experiments: LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #2

Hilarious. In our nature, because of a shitty, contrived, unscientific and incomplete role playing Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #8

I don't know what your idea of 'standard prison life' is LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #9

I had a high ranking police officer in my family until he passed away about a decade ago Fumesucker Oct 2014 #3

I'm afraid police work attracts authoritarian bullies. Nitram Oct 2014 #4

A little of both probably but more of the latter tularetom Oct 2014 #5

Every occupation has employees who shouldn't be in that field. BKH70041 Oct 2014 #6

Bullies seek out the job rock Oct 2014 #7

Didn't Zimmerman attempt to become one? He definitely seems like a bully type to me. nt nc4bo Oct 2014 #16

I watched how cops became more aggressive on the series Cops LeftInTX Oct 2014 #10

It's mostly the media influencing you because they want sensationalism Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #11

I'm sorry, but there is a serious problem with police culture in this country. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #12

I worn deny there are issues Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #13

Here in Denver too.. this is a real and serious problem. mountain grammy Oct 2014 #15