> We're all just human beings, and most people join the police because they want to do the right thing
Many people join the police because the pay very well, they're some of the highest paid government employees, and often make more than software developers do. They'll also get a full pension with benefits after working for only 20 years.
I've never seen an EMT or a social worker destroy homeless people's belongings, but I've seen cops do it. People who want to do the right thing typically go into other fields than law enforcement.
> Many people join the police because the pay very well, they're some of the highest paid government employees, and often make more than software developers do. They'll also get a full pension with benefits after working for only 20 years.
You have to consider risk factor also.
> I've never seen an EMT or a social worker destroy homeless people's belongings, but I've seen cops do it. People who want to do the right thing typically go into other fields than law enforcement.
This is very general statement. I have seen social-workers taking bribes. You can't characterise whole force based on
some incidents. This applies to everything religion, race, gender, region etc. There are good and bad people. But please don't assume whole system is currupt. We need to encourage good things and shun bad things.
If we're considering risk, then Amazon and pizza delivery drivers, garbagemen, landscapers, fishermen, construction workers, and farmers all have higher risks on the job than cops do.
According to the BLS, the biggest risk to a cop on the job is their own driving and parking, followed by heart attacks from not eating healthily or getting enough exercise.
> This is very general statement. I have seen social-workers taking bribes
In general, social workers don't take bribes. Making life difficult for homeless people is literally the cops' job because being homeless is criminalized in most of the US.
Many people join the police because the pay very well, they're some of the highest paid government employees, and often make more than software developers do. They'll also get a full pension with benefits after working for only 20 years.
I've never seen an EMT or a social worker destroy homeless people's belongings, but I've seen cops do it. People who want to do the right thing typically go into other fields than law enforcement.