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[–] breakingcups@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No, no. Many European countries don't even have mandatory service. The real difference is we don't have a gun fetish and we don't view cops as warriors that need to be armed to the teeth with military surplus to be able to stand a chance against ~~civilians~~ criminals. We also don't teach courses on how it's us vs. them and how you should always have killing on your mind in encounters with the public.

[–] RinseDrizzle@midwest.social 6 points 3 months ago

Our training is fucked.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Maybe so. But I still like my idea too.