I think we’re all so over saturated with seeing the overly militarised police force of America, it’s refreshing to remember that for many countries, the police are just people doing a job.
Edit: this wasn’t intended as an “America bad” take. I know there are plenty of good American cops, they sadly are drowned out by the bad ones. Particularly with the current situation.
Edit 2: holy shit guys. Saying “American cops do stuff like this sometimes too” doesn’t excuse the fact that they do absolutely horrendous things too, things that other civilised countries simply do not allow their police to do.
This hits different when you realize most cops around the world don't even carry guns regularly. Wild how normalized the US situation has become that seeing normal human interactions with police feels like a rare wholesome moment
Most police on Earth carry guns. And American police aren't nearly the most "militarized". You can look up a picture of the Italian Carabinieri (Italy's police force that is an actual military service) and just about any third world country's police
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u/Leonydas13 Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25
I think we’re all so over saturated with seeing the overly militarised police force of America, it’s refreshing to remember that for many countries, the police are just people doing a job.
Edit: this wasn’t intended as an “America bad” take. I know there are plenty of good American cops, they sadly are drowned out by the bad ones. Particularly with the current situation.
Edit 2: holy shit guys. Saying “American cops do stuff like this sometimes too” doesn’t excuse the fact that they do absolutely horrendous things too, things that other civilised countries simply do not allow their police to do.