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3 Good Cops That Got Fired — For Being Good
Note: This article was cut down from five examples to three for conciseness. It appears Medium is displaying the old title.
There is no such thing as a good cop.
Tensions between American citizens and police departments across the country continue to be tense. Many citizens are removing their consent to be policed by ever more heavy handed and violent forces. In return, stunningly, police forces have acted with near reckless abandon on many peaceful protesters.
One of the conversations the unrest has sparked is that of police reform. On one end, more force is necessary to establish order, but this is simply the solidification of the United States as a police state, even if advocates of “law and order” tell you otherwise. As I have written about previously, order is given when laws are just. You cannot mandate order through force, and have it also be just.
On the other side, the #ACAB “All Cops Are Bad” hashtag trends. Most people feel the truth lay somewhere in between these two extremes. But I actually disagree with the compromise here — I buy into the idea that “all cops are bad”.
Stick with me, law & order people.
This should not be confused with the idea that “all cops are bad people”, which I do not believe to be the case. The #ACAB calls…
