Depends.
Non-political issues: Probabaly much better than the US.
Political issues: Much worse than the US.
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ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 20 hours ago
My experience with Chinese cops has been nothing but wonderful. Not the same for US ones. They peppered sprayed students during a local Palestinian protest…
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 hours ago
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 12 hours ago
I was making a statement. You don’t know beating or spraying (or even killing) students over protesting is political? How many black people die a year? You say much worse because you know the name of one event without any details.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 20 hours ago
Mine was corruption. Nothing super serious mind you, the standard sort of extortion/bribe deal you find around the world.
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 12 hours ago
Yours?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Wait until you hear what they did at a peaceful protest at Kent State.
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 12 hours ago
I’m commenting based on my experience.
Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
The Hong Kong protests, though… I’m not saying that’s any better than American police, but I have little reason to believe they’d be much better, either.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 20 hours ago
You can find videos of them attacking protestors across China. ACAB after all,
Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Indeed, Chinese cops laid siege to various universities during the Hong Kong protests, which were strongholds of organization, just like American universities have also been under siege at times for their Palestinian protests. Cops never change, though I will say that American cops seem to be especially trigger-happy. It seems to me that cops in most other countries are able to neutralize threats with non-lethal force most of the time. I never seem to hear about German cops, who I believe also carry guns, shooting a neighbor’s dog or unloading into a guy failing to follow conflicting instructions being shouted at him. I can’t claim to know much about German cops, though.
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 12 hours ago
Agreed with that. Was just making the point that in my experience they have been night and day better. My biggest problem with communism is I can’t believe cops are ever not a problem.