One of my new friends is/was a cop. Just found out about it. I genuinely believe ACAB, and this news has me conflicted because my new friend seems really cool and super nice. I don’t know him super well yet, though. He’s a big part of this new friend group and I don’t know how to process this and how to deal with the fact he’s a cop.

I don’t want to look past the fact he’s a cop, but I want to stay his friend and stay in this friend group.

Any advice for dealing with this shit?

I can’t talk to my therapist about it until Thursday.

  • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
    5·
    19 days ago

    Yep Good cops don’t stay cops.

    They end up leaving a corrupt system, joining the corrupt system or leaving in a body bag.

    • Willy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      19 days ago

      there are probably some good departments. then this wouldn’t apply, but I have no experience know how many are good.

    • stinky@redlemmy.comEnglish
      23·
      19 days ago

      Leaving in a body bag? I assume you mean because a bad cop killed them. It’s surely not from the nature of the job itself; being a pizza delivery person is statistically more dangerous.