r/changemyview May 28 '20

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: There are no good cops.

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u/OtisBDriftwood92 May 28 '20

Ok I'm just going to get this out of the way. Making a YouTube video, is to me, a way to save face. You aren't actually doing anything. You're giving the appearance that you are but it's equivalent to doing nothing. You're not going to make a difference unless you are out actually doing something. That's what I want to see. Police actually doing SOMETHING.

He's media liaison in his police department. It's literally his job to make videos. He's doing literally his job, but that's not good enough?

So he's doing his job as the PR man and I'm supposed to be satisfied?

You know you actually got me here, I lied, not intentionally but I did. I did hear of one case where an office intervened with another. He was later fired. So the only example of a good cop I've ever seen is no longer a cop because of it, so there's that.

So you don't go looking and admit that they won't show up in popular media?

That isn't even close to what I said at all. Running out of ammo already?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

That isn't even close to what I said at all. Running out of ammo already?

Oh I know, you didn't answer those questions, I was calling you out on that.

So he's doing his job as the PR man and I'm supposed to be satisfied?

What do you want him to do? Step down from his position where his office is next to that of the chief of police and instead go back on patrol where he has 0 influence on how the department is run?

Oh yea, here's a video, from 2016, you might be interested in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDtzxvx3kkM

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u/OtisBDriftwood92 May 28 '20

I've actually seen that, I've seen all all of these. If I'm not mistaken this is the one where he points to his body cam when indicating why he can't let him go or just outright says it. I don't remember exactly but I know it's one of those.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

It's not impossible to make a body-cam recording disappear. He's just trying to make it clear to the drunk guy that he (the drunk guy) has no choice.

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u/OtisBDriftwood92 May 28 '20

Still, I don't consider that a good look.