r/nextfuckinglevel • u/bendubberley_ • 1d ago

A police officer in Mexico prevents someone's suicide attempt, on a bridge, with no safety equipment.

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u/Ellusive1 1d ago

One bad apple is all it takes

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u/PMMEURPYRAMIDSCHEME 1d ago

The saying is one bad apple ruins the bunch, not one bad apple makes the bunch smell bad. Because if you don't take out the bad apple the rot spreads. Any long time cop is guilty of tolerating the bad cops, and that makes them a bad cop too.

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u/landon0605 1d ago

But these are people not apples. People that have families to feed and bills to pay. Cops, unlike most jobs would require you to completely relocate your family to find a new job. You can't just go grab a job with the XYZ competitor down the road if you see something you don't like. I'd also argue you don't go blow up your entire work place every time you see something that you would deem unethical. I'd also bet that if you have any work experience, you know how difficult it is to get someone fired even if you decide to be the squeeky wheel and you're actually in a position to fire someone.

Shitty cops should be punished (arrested, jailed given death penalties. Idgaf to be clear), but to lump every cop together based on the shittiest outlier is what children with no experience in the real world do.

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u/brontosaurusguy 1d ago

Bullshit.  Some of us have been repeatedly victimized by police

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u/landon0605 1d ago

You should probably sue your PD for a nice payout if you can prove this at all.

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u/brontosaurusguy 1d ago

No offense guy but you're really living in fantasy land

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u/Arachles 1d ago

Even if they get the payout.

Do you think this is a solution? It will repeat and maybe on time the police abuse is stopping you and keep you behind bars for a few hours but the next is a fucking gun to the head because reasons.