And? What's the alternative? Telling black people to just let Hank Hill take the position in becoming your cities guardian? I was merely replying to OPs question that as black people if something is plaguing your community it only makes sense to infiltrate your own within the ranks.

Naivety. They think they can do sum postive or make a change

There’s literally not a difference lol. Black cop end up showing out/going hard for the white cop lmao

Man these hypothetical black cops yall talking about must’ve just not been born into after the 80s. We coulda really used some good black cops when CRASH was raiding innocent ppl’s houses

Imma stick my d*** outside your mouth if you keep talking s***

Shut up nigga contribute to the thread or leave

So they star in p***. That’s literally it

I mean it can. But that's because it takes a certain type of person to sign up to be a cop in the first place. Everybody i knew was trying to become a cop in HS was some herb ass dudes. If a nigga like me was to be a cop I wouldn't go for that, but then I also wouldn't make it on the force.

Melanated discussion only

Money. Same thing with the military branches

Even though cops ain't rolling in money. Becoming a cop is a easier career to get into than going to college to start your adult life

Puts the target of being a black man slightly off your back.

Desperation.

they want to help their community

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bEcAuSe I waNt to MaKe ChaNgE iN My CoMMunity

yeah….aight

no we don't

we need less police presence all around, and to demilitarize the police

black people can still be anti-black. black cops dont fix s***

Most people don't really think about it past the money and benefits. When I was 20 I became a firefighter because 45k starting sounded good at the time.

Not really institutions aren’t autonomous beings

Yes fundamentally it’s racist but a huge part of that stems from the people in and the culture they bring

That’s like saying “the educational system” is racist. Sure it is but ik i sure as hell had a better time when I was thought by mostly black teachers versus the opposite in parts of my life

desperation and scarcity

There's no way I could be a cop and pull apart a family.
Really good question @op
There are pros and cons but in Western Society, the bad outweighs the good. Especially if you're entering the system to 'enable' the system. Meaning, you aren't taking the knowledge of State/Local and Fed rights and teaching others or starting your own Police Force, you're arresting an uneducated person or writing them a ticket to fulfill a quota.

F*** this is a damn good question.

washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/11/23/dc-200-homicides-gun-violence

nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0211-5

learn the game

youhave to ease it in son could take years

That's fair. It's most def a hard convo to haven given the context we all have with the police so I get you 100%. Agree to disagree on some aspects tho

You don't see how one could want to be a cop just to lesser someone's chance of a deadly or life changing outcome during a routine traffic stop or simple police interaction?