One of my new friends is/was a cop. Just found out about it. I genuinely believe ACAB, and this news has me conflicted because my new friend seems really cool and super nice. I don’t know him super well yet, though. He’s a big part of this new friend group and I don’t know how to process this and how to deal with the fact he’s a cop.
I don’t want to look past the fact he’s a cop, but I want to stay his friend and stay in this friend group.
Any advice for dealing with this shit?
I can’t talk to my therapist about it until Thursday.
As I said “I know law enforcement isn’t as great everywhere as it is here”. Wherever you live it sounds pretty bad. But we’re talking here on lemmy.world, not lemmy.usa.
And then still, it’s never good to presume everyone in a particular group is bad. Usually, most people are nice, even when the most vocal and/or visible ones are.
Hard disagree. Being a cop offers a lot of power and a defence of the status quo, which typically draws in a lot of bastards. If anyone tries to speak out about the bastards, they’re harrassed for not being a team player. So cops are either full bastards, enablers (which makes them bastards) or harrassed until they quit.
All cops are bastards. If you’re not a bastard, you either become a bastard or stop being a cop.
I’m sorry, it’s sad to see how different your experiences have been.