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Wraithorn · 51-55, M
Let me add something just as a matter of interest.
I was a policeman in South Africa for 21 yrs. For the first 3/4 of my career I dealt with all crimes except traffic offences. This is because we have seperate traffic police here.
Then suddenly we were told that each of us MUST issue a certain amount of traffic fines per month. If we didn't we would be disciplined.
So we reluctantly had to waste time on traffic offences while more serious offences happened elsewhere.
People thought we were pigs and targetting them unnecessarily.
In other words...not all cops are pigs. It is their employer the government who is the pig.
The same government that people vote into power. Unfortunately the police are the frontline of that government and must take the abuse that actually should be aimed at their employer, your government and everyone who voted for that government which may very well include yourself.
I was a policeman in South Africa for 21 yrs. For the first 3/4 of my career I dealt with all crimes except traffic offences. This is because we have seperate traffic police here.
Then suddenly we were told that each of us MUST issue a certain amount of traffic fines per month. If we didn't we would be disciplined.
So we reluctantly had to waste time on traffic offences while more serious offences happened elsewhere.
People thought we were pigs and targetting them unnecessarily.
In other words...not all cops are pigs. It is their employer the government who is the pig.
The same government that people vote into power. Unfortunately the police are the frontline of that government and must take the abuse that actually should be aimed at their employer, your government and everyone who voted for that government which may very well include yourself.