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As of 30 minutes ago at the time of posting, the NYPD has detained two young Black men after they refused their demands to show ID without explanation or cause. (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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The NYPD is skulking through the L train demanding IDs from Black and Latino men, again with zero justified cause or explanation as to why.

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[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (8 children)

There are no good cops.

[–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Hard disagree. My wife was stopped due to expired registration on our car - My fault, long story. The cop gave her a fix it ticket. Nothing else happened. They're a good cop, or at least they were in that moment.

You know what would have happened if they were a bad cop in that moment? She would have been deported for having brown skin.

Good cops don't make headlines, but they exist, and I'm grateful for the good ones we've encountered.

That being said, bad cops can fuck right off.

[–] FlockAdmiralEmu@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

My dude, that cop did the bare minimum of their job. I don't believe that should be your definition of 'good'.

[–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Bare minimum would have been not pulling her over in the first place, or giving a warning. I've encountered cops in the past that ticketed me for things that I found out later I should not have been ticketed for, and they were dicks while they did it.

This wasn't the bare minimum, and they didn't abuse their power. Definitely wasn't a "bad cop".

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

Definitely wasn’t a “bad cop”.

But by virtue of being a cop, was a bastard.

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