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		ncallaway on March 21, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘Testilying’ by Police: A Stubborn Problem It baffles me that jobs with more power over people, tend to come with more protection for abusing that power. The more power a job holds, the higher a standard of conduct necessary and the higher the punishment and enforcement for abuse should be.

tyingq on March 21, 2018 [–]

I spent some time in the US military in the 80's and 90's, and it was similar to the situation with cops. It did seem to improve after the infamous "tailhook" scandal, but I suspect it's still bad. "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" seems unavoidable. Human nature is what it is.

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