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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 45 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I can’t recall if it was in the Behind the Police miniseries or a more regular Behind the Bastards episode, but there was a breakdown of how even once you’ve completed the police academy, you have to train for a year (IIRC) under a training officer, and if the TO thinks you’re not cut out for the force, you are not permanently hired, and other forces will probably not give you a chance. TOs, by the bye, are typically drawn from officers who have been taken off normal duty due to numerous complaints, like the ones made by people who have been harassed or assaulted by cops.

It’s not just the academy, the whole system selects for bastards.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 0 points 16 hours ago

Interesting. So no more will I advocate for:

“PEB”

(Policing Enables Bastards)

Nor the too distracting “ALL CAB” (“wait but only sith…”)

But the “select” language, seems powerful if can be backed up across many sources