In most European countries you need a 4 year university degree in criminology to become a cop. They have the same standards for average police officers as we in North America have for Federal law enforcement. So while it's certainly true that some European countries have shitty cops, the ones with stricter barriers to entry have slightly less shitty cops.

Here's an interactive map although it does seem to be missing a fair bit of data for Europe. The USA has the most abysmal Police training time at just 500 hours of training between being a civilian and being a Police officer.

edit: lol whoops I never actually posted the link earlier. Here it is: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/police-training-requirements-by-country

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hmm. Come to think of it, I don't think I've really heard of many cases of FBI agents or similar federal agents doing shootings like ordinary cops do.

Only ones that come to mind are Waco and Ruby Ridge but those occurred decades ago.

Better education and training would really, really help.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No, they just write death threats to people like Martin Luther King, Jr.

They find mentally unstable people and use undercover agents to convince these people to commit acts of terror, often even giving them the tools to succeed... And then they swoop in to stop the attack and yell to the media "SEE WE SAVED THE DAY AND STOPPED TERRORISM!!" Nevermind that this person would have never been in this position without the FBI's backing. It's a lot easier than stopping real terrorism and gets them the budgets they want.

I mean COINTELPRO, the villification of black panthers, the railroading of Bruce Ivins in the anthrax attacks...

You must be living under a rock if you think the FBI is any better.

EDIT: made links inline instead of separated.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The quality of the cop is irrelevant when their entire purpose in existing is to serve the rich owning class by oppressing everyone who gets in their way.

Stop making excuses.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In developed countries they serve the people instead of just the ruling class. Get out of your country sometime. Not everywhere is as bleak as yours.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I wonder where you think I'm from..

Either way, you're the one who needs to expand their narrow view, not me.. Here are some links I happen to have to hand, feel free to look things up for yourself in your own time (lol, as if..)

https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again

https://www.enainstitute.org/en/publication/mark-neocleous-capitalism-was-created-by-the-police-power-interview-at-ena-institute/