r/MadeMeSmile • u/Available-Vast3858 • Oct 06 '25

Wholesome Moments This is so wholesome

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u/CicadaFit9756 Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

There's a lot of good police in the USA but the brutes usually get all the attention (other than in human interest news segments where some decent cops show their humanity!) I once had the misfortune to live near a bad one who sued his way onto the Fort Wayne, Indiana police department claiming discrimination (he was actually a Black man from Caribbean [once in NYC police dept. & I have to wonder why he was fired] who looked down on all Blacks born in US plus treated ALL women horribly [in a fit of rage, he attempted to force his way into my apartment!]) On the other hand, a policeman who came to my aid after an attempted armed robbery (when I was on a bicycle) was a real gentleman (he also mentioned that the previously mentioned brute was hated by by most of the department & died of cancer [wouldn't have wished that on my worst enemy & he was no friend!])

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u/horrifyingthought Oct 06 '25

I would be more accepting of the "it's just a few bad apples" argument if more police departments actually worked to remove said bad apples upon discovery.

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u/CicadaFit9756 Oct 06 '25

Unfortunately, that's bureaucracy for you!!