One that comes to mind for me: “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is not always true. Maybe even only half the time! Are there any phrases you tend to hear and shake your head at?
One that comes to mind for me: “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is not always true. Maybe even only half the time! Are there any phrases you tend to hear and shake your head at?
All Cops Are Bastards
Apparently, prejudice is fine when it’s against all members of a specific job!
I mean, duh? You choose to become a cop, it’s not forced on you in any way.
Much in the same way all child rapists are bastards, or the way all Nazis are bastards.
Are you being sarcastic ?
The point is that if that weren’t true, the good ones should be dealing with the bad ones. And sometimes they do.
But that isn’t the case in some places.
The phrase is intended to call attention to the fact that in some places things have gotten so bad the police is no longer capable of policing itself. It’s not that they’re all the worst, it’s that they’re all just bad enough to not lift a finger against “their own” when they should.
When a system can no longer hold itself to its own standards, the whole thing is no longer fit for purpose.
Some people mean it literally, in that viewpoint the system of policing itself is a problem and is not necessary in a fair and just society.
You will no doubt ask some trivial questions about this, but I’m just going to say up front that I’m not here to debate it.
You can read about police abolition and anarchism for some perspectives.
I do agree that it’s a stupid phrase, but the point of it is to say that bad apples ruin the bunch. Police in the US, especially the bad apples, rarely are held accountable.
So it isn’t a Blue Life, then ? It is just a job ?
Huh. Good to know.