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		lr4444lr on Oct 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Police can’t demand you reveal your phone passcode... It's not in bad faith, but it is rhetorical: people protecting their own, at an industry or occupational level, is the rule, not the exception.

Sohcahtoa82 on Oct 22, 2021 | [–]

Yeah, the problem is, as I mentioned, the consequences to society are very different between a cop being abusive versus your local plumber or other $JOB.

ineptech on Oct 22, 2021 | [–]

For violence? Really? When was the last time you found yourself defending a coworker who beat someone up in the workplace?

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