Social Isn’t Police Corruption relatively less than other industries?

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

I work as a mortgage advisor in Canada in the sub-Prime lending department.

And we have to fudge numbers on at least 20-30 percent of our applications in order to hit targets.

It’s just a part of the business.

Think of teachers, lawyers, accountants.

People in every single industry do shifty practices.

If anything like 10-20 percent of cops were outright corrupt it would show that the police are one of the most ethical industries in North America, no?

 

[7437]

Donyou have any evidence that is the number?

Or did you pull a number out of your ass and then claim it shows they are less corrupt.

 

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

Donyou have any evidence that is the number?

Or did you pull a number out of your ass and then claim it shows they are less corrupt.

I pulled it out of my ass.

 

[Amerikuracana]

No. Most of them really want to pretend they are gangsters with their badge. Well, maybe not most, but has to be close to half.

 

[7437]

I pulled it out of my ass.

Ok. Enjoy the dump

 

[MicroBrew]

I work as a mortgage advisor in Canada in the sub-Prime lending department.

And we have to fudge numbers on at least 20-30 percent of our applications in order to hit targets.

It’s just a part of the business.

Think of teachers, lawyers, accountants.

People in every single industry do shifty practices.

If anything like 10-20 percent of cops were outright corrupt it would show that the police are one of the most ethical industries in North America, no?

Police can kill you / a loved one, seriously injure you , throw you in jail.
None of the other jobs can do this.

 

[Protectandserve]

Due to the level of responsibility and power given to police the even low levels of corrupt cops is unacceptable

 

[tonni]

You have to take into account the societal effects of police being corrupt vs teachers being corrupt. The greater the real or possible damage to individuals and society as a whole, the more dangerous.

A corrupt teacher will make you lose your grades and that sucks, but a corrupt cop will get you killed or put in prison for a very long time.

 

[tonni]

Police can kill you / a loved one, seriously injure you , throw you in jail.
None of the other jobs can do this.

A teacher can give you detention, that’s almost like prison.

 

[aunshi189]

A teacher can give you detention, that’s almost like prison.

I bet you were one of those kids who tried to bring up the Geneva Conventions in class

 

[tonni]

I bet you were one of those kids who tried to bring up the Geneva Conventions in class

 

[nhbbear]

While i will say that the number of corrupt cops is lower than people assume or claim, they can do so much damage. Much more damage that a teacher fudging grades, or many other industries save for medicine.

 

[San Griente]

I’m pro cop, but let’s get real.
Here’s a job where you and your partners find yourselves staring at trunks full of dope and cash on a regular basis. And where you have traffickers with every incentive in the world to buddy up with you.

Corruption’s gonna happen.

 

[San Griente]

I work as a mortgage advisor in Canada in the sub-Prime lending department.

And we have to fudge numbers on at least 20-30 percent of our applications in order to hit targets.

It’s just a part of the business.

Think of teachers, lawyers, accountants.

People in every single industry do shifty practices.

If anything like 10-20 percent of cops were outright corrupt it would show that the police are one of the most ethical industries in North America, no?

I feel for you. I’ve had a lot of clients go down hard for the exact same thing. The argument that “everyone does it and it’s necessary if you’re gonna make it in this business’ unfortunately doesn’t work at sentencing time.

Plus, the mortgage fraud guys were, IMO, following the implicit instruction of the banking system and regulators. The decision to amp up lending was made way over their heads, and they were just the foot soldiers who took the fall.

 

[TUFNewb]

brb shorting Canadian banks.

 

[PrinceOfPain]

You have to take into account the societal effects of police being corrupt vs teachers being corrupt. The greater the real or possible damage to individuals and society as a whole, the more dangerous.

A corrupt teacher will make you lose your grades and that sucks, but a corrupt cop will get you killed or put in prison for a very long time.

I think I'd be just as concerned about corrupt teachers, if not more so.

 

[tonni]

I think I'd be just as concerned about corrupt teachers, if not more so.

Can they get you jailed for life while society applauds?

 

[PrinceOfPain]

Can they get you jailed for life while society applauds?

No, but they might contribute to the temperament and ignorance of someone who could. They might contribute to the temperament and ignorance of many someones who could.
They could inspire greatness, or completely fail to.

In any event, the potential impact that a teacher might have is far further-reaching than that of most cops.

If a cop gets you jailed for life, wouldn't that (assuming you're innocent) be a failure of the system rather than just of the cop?

And, generally, by the time you're interacting with cops, you're pretty much fully formed. A teacher gets you when you're still building your view of the world.

 

[Based and White Pilled]

You have to take into account the societal effects of police being corrupt vs teachers being corrupt. The greater the real or possible damage to individuals and society as a whole, the more dangerous.

A corrupt teacher will make you lose your grades and that sucks, but a corrupt cop will get you killed or put in prison for a very long time.

I think teachers was a bad example

Corrupt teachers could be part of pushing false narratives on entire generations of people. It's just a different kind of corruption.

 

[tonni]

I think teachers was a bad example

Corrupt teachers could be part of pushing false narratives on entire generations of people. It's just a different kind of corruption.

I'd rather have my kid come in contact with a corrupt teacher than a corrupt cop. At least you can protect against the teacher or take your kid out of the school altogether. Can't take em out of jail.