Creating a fundamentally adversarial relationship with the people they’re (supposed to be) protecting
Fundamental misunderstanding as to the role of police in a capitalist society. They’re not there to protect you, they’re there to enforce laws which are designed to maintain the structure. It doesn’t matter how friendly and nice a cop is when they’re called to carry out an eviction, to haul off a worker who assaulted a business owner who refused to pay them, or put down a protest.
Oh I’m aware of this; I just also happen to have more of a perspective than most on high stakes verbal negotiation, especially in the context of mental illness, so I naturally choose to speak specifically on the part of the problem I have the most knowledge about and what I have found to be the specific solution. Not gonna say I’m perfect at that, but internet culture could stand to do that a lot more as a whole.
Fundamental misunderstanding as to the role of police in a capitalist society. They’re not there to protect you, they’re there to enforce laws which are designed to maintain the structure. It doesn’t matter how friendly and nice a cop is when they’re called to carry out an eviction, to haul off a worker who assaulted a business owner who refused to pay them, or put down a protest.
Oh I’m aware of this; I just also happen to have more of a perspective than most on high stakes verbal negotiation, especially in the context of mental illness, so I naturally choose to speak specifically on the part of the problem I have the most knowledge about and what I have found to be the specific solution. Not gonna say I’m perfect at that, but internet culture could stand to do that a lot more as a whole.