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by brutusborn 1053 days ago
He’s not being charitable to cops who abuse their power, he’s pointing out that good cops receive backlash due to the actions of bad cops.

Being outraged at cases of abuse doesn’t mean you have to stop empathising with the difficult job that most cops have.

Reminds me of this quote: “almost everything in the world is broken and almost no one is evil.” Don’t let your anger at evil people make you reflexively think badly of their colleagues. Focus on your love of humanity rather than your hatred of authority.