Some of us here to know what it's like. Also, I understand where people are coming from with the ACAB sentiment. Never affected me, or how I felt the public saw me as someone to look for to help them without fear of being targeted, etc., because of their skin color.Tell your uncle Slyrelishman thanks him and will always have his back!
Those of us behind a keyboard can't imagine what it is like to put on your uniform and not know with 100% certainty you'll be safe while doing your job.
And then you come home from work and see your profession slandered by a biased media that bleeds into social network. The world isn't THAT scary and the majority of people WANT to do good for each other. End the hate on all ends!
these posts are always so funny cuz there is that data show that American policing is shity as fuck in from the ground up really racist. But yes is the bias media.Tell your uncle Slyrelishman thanks him and will always have his back!
Those of us behind a keyboard can't imagine what it is like to put on your uniform and not know with 100% certainty you'll be safe while doing your job.
And then you come home from work and see your profession slandered by a biased media that bleeds into social network. The world isn't THAT scary and the majority of people WANT to do good for each other. End the hate on all ends!
The primary purpose of the police is to protect the state, the ruling class, and private property. There is no doubt many people join the force because they want to help their communities and fellow citizens; that is the power of propaganda. "ACAB" isn't "all cops are mindless drones that exist to only fuck over minorities and poor people," it's a statement that they are part of a larger system that they are unable to reform because it exists to not be reformed. People who call out corrupt cops typically risk losing their job, or worse, so they become silent and complacent. It's a system where people protect their own. It's not that it produces 100% evil as a system, it's that it's fundamentally designed to enforce the state and law to the last letter.
There is certainly value in a sort of rescue group that you can call on in a time of need, or help when you are dealing with a violent domestic dispute, or the like. This would be a fundamental need in most societies. The police force cannot be in that in its current state. Assuming one day our children are in a position where they need to call the police, presumably the police should be able to protect them without any sort of danger even if people say mean things about them online.
Speaking as a big Spider-Man fan, I think that's a different situation because Spider-Man is traditionally positioned as an outsider to the system - both the press and police don't trust him. Having him work with a cop, and use surveillance technology to that end, just felt like a betrayal of a lot of the character's core ethos. It's not just working with a cop, it's that it contradicts the character.
A murder machine cop would traumatized a good portion of society who fear they will meet that cop everyday. Whether you're okay with that or not, I dont think AAA companies want that kind of imagery in their games. They would get a lot of back lash for it.I just want a realistic-ish action game, give me a game version of Mission Impossible, Fast and Furious, John Wick
why does everythign have to be post apocalyptic, or fantastical
wut.
Tell your uncle Slyrelishman thanks him and will always have his back!
Those of us behind a keyboard can't imagine what it is like to put on your uniform and not know with 100% certainty you'll be safe while doing your job.
And then you come home from work and see your profession slandered by a biased media that bleeds into social network. The world isn't THAT scary and the majority of people WANT to do good for each other. End the hate on all ends!
lol26 posts in over two years.
One of those posts was to say you would refuse to buy Persona 6 if the protagonist was a woman.
Another was to say that a cosplayer getting banned for blackface was part of "cancel culture."
those poor oppressed copsI knew there were going to be some quality opinions coming into this thread. Moderation has been extremely complacent thus far towards hateful rhetoric aimed at an entire profession worldwide, so I guess it's okay to continue.
Not really looking forward to a game where you randomly kill black people "for the lulz" then have to make sure your cam is off, you plant the drugs successfully then write the report noting the person was coming right at you so you feared for your life but have to explain how all the bullets got in their back
This. Kinda disappointing about the generalization in this thread.Ahhh yeah the police as a whole are exactly like that. All of them.
That sounds great! I'll have to play This Is The Police. I'm surprised there aren't thinkpieces on why that game stands out amongst all the other cop propaganda.I own it but haven't played too much of it.
The idea is that you are an aged police chief who needs to save up a million for retirement. Problem is playing by the rules and doing the right thing don't reward you as much as being a corrupt PoS.
It's almost impossible to make that much money by locking up violent criminals and gang leaders. Plus the mayor you report to is extremely corrupt and demands you to act like his personal army.
New Zealand, where Maori are more likely to be overly incarcerated than whites, and where the police and justice system are called "fundamentally racist" doesn't sound very different from where most people live.I never got that sentiment living in NZ, but understand that its a common sentiment where a lot of people live. I think fantasy sci-fi settings like Astral Chain are pretty cool either way.
Ok I'm black too ya black card will be mailed to u in 3-5 business days 🤷🏿♂️. Yes my mindset is based off of my personal experience only... not the hundred years of black ppl dealing with this issue. If those " good cops" aren't marching in the streets/ denouncing their brotherhood when they do obviously fucked up shit then they are bad cops.Your one anecdotal statement sure proves that every single cop in America is corrupt, yup. This mindset is toxic; no different than the cops who are discriminate based off skin color or assume all brown people are criminals. And I'm black.
New Zealand, where Maori are more likely to be overly incarcerated than whites, and where the police and justice system are called "fundamentally racist" doesn't sound very different from where most people live.
Nope actually. I've been a Bobbie for 11 years and im not racist or a bully or any of those things.
Resetera gets on its high horse as soon as it feels a group of people are misrepresented yet it's ok to tar every police officer with the same brush.
In my time I've met racist and god awful shite officers but they have been in the minority. Shit people like there are in every walk of life. Not the majority.
Some of you will have had bad experiences with the police and that's why you hate them. However to say we are all like that is just complete and utter bollocks.
In my line of work, we have systems in place to out bad and abusive staff. If something is suspected either by staff or by a service user through complaints, it's put into an incident form or safeguarding alert, and then a full investigation will be conducted on that staff member to verify the claims and if found guilty, fire them. This can be escalated to the very top. If abuse occurs, it affects the whole service's reputation and is taken very seriously. After all, our work is to deliver the best level of care to people in need, not to protect our own or others' jobs. We have independent governing bodies like CQC to make sure every minute detail is up to scratch, down to using the safest bins for medical equipment. I've seen quite long-standing team members suspended or fired because of certain bad practices that might be routine and normalised but nevertheless there are consequences.Off topic, as a cop myself, I agree that there are certainly evil cops. I understand that it's a profession that certainly can and does attract a certain type of person (evil) that seeks to abuse the system and its power. But that does not discount that there are plenty of good cops that are good natured people who want to serve and protect in positive ways. But, again, the good certainly does not discount, erase, or justify the bad.
I don't think my agency is perfect. But in my time here, we have certainly rooted out some bad people. I'm also proud that we have an entire division/road units dedicated to lower income community relations, who actively participate in community outreach programs, such as safe trick r treating zones for kids and Christmas toy programs for needy kids.
My agency overall is pretty occupied with helping our community/jurisdiction (over 50% black), keeping lines of communication open, and staying active to serve and protect. Certainly a stark contrast to a neighboring civi service policing agency with a municipal jurisdiction that seems to have issues about public perception.
I mean, in LA Noire you play as a cop who's also a shit, and you work with cops who vary between kinda okay and shittier than you are.I do not want to play as a cop, especially an American one.
Edit: Actually, I'd be in for a cop game that's in line with Spec Ops or Papers Please.
L.A. Noire is kind of that.I'd like a game with detective work where you solve smaller crimes and then go after a serial killer through the entire thing.
The singleplayer in Hardline is what you're asking for. It basically was a American cop tv show of sorts.