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I find the actual quote kind of problematic on multiple levels. ACAB aside, not every cop is a good guy let alone a hero.
And he is crediting police with a record 50-year low? I don’t buy that.
But yes, the perception that Republicans are “tough on crime” needs to go away cause their fear mongering has nothing to do with actual crime prevention.
I think saying things like that is also meant to be inspiring. Like when you tell all the kids on a hockey team that they're great and they're gonna kick ass out on the ice, but you know who they're about to play and they don't stand a chance. But who knows, maybe telling them they're great will get one or two of them to dream about being a future hockey hero, and they'll get out on the ice and really kick some ass for once - make that extra pass, hit the net for a shot, or hold off on that big, useless, cross-check to the head that would put them in the sin bin for 5 minutes.
If the kids can dream, so can you, right?
I know that he has to say what he said regardless of if it’s true or not. But the problem is that many cops are actual bad guys.
If a third of your hockey team is perfectly capable of playing well but spends the whole game fighting and abusing their spouse, saying 100% of the team is doing great just gives validation to the bad apples.
Maybe you'll inspire those bad apples to be great.