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Crystal G

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What is wrong with the entire police system in America… (DISCUSS)

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#20902384 - 11/28/14 09:30 PM (9 years, 4 months ago)

As we all know, there is a huge problem with police authoritarianism and police brutality in America. We are basically the ONLY developed country in the world where police brutality is so damn bad, despite the fact that violent crime exists in many other developed countries.

Take for example, this video of this cop breaking this guy's legs with a baton over and over again, even though the man was already lying down and handcuffed:

Or how about the police officers who beat Kelly Thomas, a schizophrenic homeless man to death?

What do you think is the problem with police in America? Is it gun control? The psychology of gang mentality? Or something else?

Me personally, I think a huge problem with police mentality is the fact that not enough of them have university degrees, and that too many of them are recruited directly from the military.

There's also a huge problem with the fact that police departments often test for things such as physical aptitude tests or performing lie detector exams, but very rarely will they conduct a series of psychological evaluations to determine whether the candidate has PTSD, anger issues, alcoholism, etc. All of which SHOULD automatically make somebody ineligible to be a police officer.

The problem with recruiting military personnel is that military personnel often have an authoritarian perspective due to the way they are trained in the military. In the military, the only thing that means squat is rank and seniority. If somebody of a higher rank than you in a position of power commands you to do something, you obey orders, period. There is so much brainwashing and blind obedience to authority practiced in the military.

The fact that veterans are imbued with Messiah-like statuses really doesn't help with the authority-complex, either. And until the 1980's when hip hop and anti-establishment media first became mainstream, the police used to be imbued with the same God-like statuses.

Veterans who have been to combat already are ingrained with the "shoot-to-kill" mentality and are already familiar with the use of excessive deadly force. Treating civilians as if they are members of Al-Qaeda in the end, is what is costing us so much in the penal system and what is wrong with the entire police system of the United States.

The other problem too, is that seeking therapy is often considered "wimpy" within the police community. If you experience some type of trauma while working, you are not encouraged to talk about it. Instead, you are encouraged by your peers to drink at the bar or drink yourself to death, or at least until you black-out, every time you feel the urge to disclose your feelings. (This information was told to me by a practicing psychologist who used to be a police officer with PTSD.)

The concept of therapy has such a stigma within the police force, that perhaps it would be a good idea to make it mandatory to provide a certain number of hours of therapy to each police officer every few weeks or so.

Please everybody discuss your thoughts.

Edited by Crystal G (11/29/14 12:54 AM)

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