• cynar@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    America has “police by intimidation” as its default response. Most of Europe seems to have “police by consent” as the default.

    It leads to a different mentality. They might still roll out the whole cavalry, but it will more likely be led by a polite knock at the door, and an initial attempt to de-escalate.

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      27 days ago

      You’re being a little too optimistic, there. It might not be the same toxic culture, but ACAB.

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        27 days ago

        The UK force has its problems, but it functions fairly well. It also has a lot of people in it who honestly want to do a good job.

        The problem is the rules and mandates coming down from the government. (And the political upper management level of the police)