Reply #84: this validates a belief i've held for years,

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ever since rodney king:
"Officers after academy, have to work in the jail for a few years. There they deal with many really bad people each and every day. This jades and hardens them after they meet every conceivable “con job” possible. After a while they choose most of their friends from a pool of co-workers, who have a set point of view. After this indoctrination, they have a slightly different view of the world than most of us."

my theory is that police work should be like the military in that a person would go on to another career after about 5 years. too many career law enforcers end up as bad or worse than the bad guys they deal with. episodes like this really illustrate the sickness that can take over.