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What is the profession you wouldn't work, even for a day and even if paid your weight in gold? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 11 months ago by qyron@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No I wouldn't. It would go against my ethics and my politics. Police are police, everywhere. Ultimately they exist to protect the interests of the ruling classes. While the level of violence and corruption and abuse of power might vary from place to place, and there may be good work that they do, there is violence and corruption and abuse of power wherever there are police. I want no part in that, no money is worth it. And I wouldn't last long in a racist and sexist workplace anyway.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You could be the change you want to see and earning alot of money, to maybe do more change you care about.

It's literally worse for everyone, that you say no to this. Including yourself.

[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean I'm very flattered that you think that me joining the police would revolutionise it but... No. That's not how change happens. Otherwise it would have already happened. I'm sorry my decision to turn down a fictional offer of joining the police offends / upsets you.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Dw, not upset. It's fictional, and so is the arguments we are making for this. It just doesn't make sense in this fiction setting, that's all.

[–] _TheThunderWolf_@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

if you earn lots of money then given that police is state funded thats ~5mln away from the state which is good or bad depending on many things