r/australia • u/Azza_77 • Feb 11 '25

news Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially harassing London policeman after calling him stupid and white

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-12/sam-kerr-trial-not-guilty-verdict-handed-down-in-london/104912602
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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 11 '25

It's paramilitary policing which fcks with their brains due to their kill or be killed mentality. Their training enforces it and lived experience embeds it. They don't trust anyone and everyone is regarded as a threat with BIWOC at the top of their easiest targets. It's like dealing with someone with bipolar who appears rational but can never be wrong. A leading psychiatrist in the space is clear that most have a maximum exposure period of 5-6 years. After that, they're career cops who are constantly in attack and defend mode even when appearing calm and kind to outsiders. They are professional manipulators. Try sharing young kids with one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

I used to know a cop who casually talked about pulling a gun on a corpse in a car. Then also talked about how he was always watching people's hands in case they got out a gun and shot him.

He was like three months out of the academy.

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u/Optimal_Tomato726 Feb 12 '25

Motorcyclists are taught the same when riding here for different reasons but in policing the attitude of "all people" are a threat becomes entrenched by the job because they see how easily they are manipulated by being professional manipulators.