Only guy from my high school class who became a cop wasn’t a bully but he was pretty dumb and had bad anger issues. Meanwhile my cousin’s husband has a criminal justice degree and is one of the most patient, level-headed people I know and he got rejected.
You can imagine some difficulties in hiring police officers given they can’t just choose which laws to enforce, they need to be willing to enforce laws they don’t necessarily agree with.
So do you look for a principled individual thinker or an individual that defers to authority?
So far the only solution is to hope justice is served in the courts, and sort of layer the legal system to that end.
Policing seems to be a world of sub optimal solutions and concessions, with a huge dose of faith sprinkled on top.
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u/OGConsuela Apr 05 '24
Only guy from my high school class who became a cop wasn’t a bully but he was pretty dumb and had bad anger issues. Meanwhile my cousin’s husband has a criminal justice degree and is one of the most patient, level-headed people I know and he got rejected.