Because their jobs financing is mostly perception based.
Crime can be at an all time low, but all it takes is a politician to rile up the population about murderers and law enforcement and incarceration will end up getting more money.
Be seen as being ineffective, soft or incompetent, especially by those holding the purse strings, and people lose jobs to those who will toe the line.
This is a message to the wealthy “look how seriously we take serving you”
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Maybe the cops are playing both sides? I’m definitely giving them too much credit there, but maybe?
HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
While I’m sire there is no love lost towards healthcare execs for even the police, an uptick of “terrorism” could also be used as an excuse to give even more power to the police as well.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I was thinking they are playing it up in hopes of copycats. Basically malicious compliance
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
Don’t tease me bro!
luce@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
Our systems and hierarchies do often support the oligarchy, but that does not mean every single individual supports the oligarchy, or that every single thing our systems do are meant to advance the goals of the ultra rich. Sometimes individuals who participate in these systems do malicious compliance, sometimes they don’t comply at all.
kreskin@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I dont think they need an excuse, they just do whatever they want now. Thats what electing trump is all about, letting them run amuck unrestrained.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 4 months ago
That’s definitely giving them too much credit.
They are trying to reduce the number of jurors who would acquit him.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Insurers fuck cops over too. While I doubt it’s an act of solidarity with the rest of us peasants, it could actually be an enemy-of-my-enemy situation where cops find themselves hating UHC as much as the rest of us.
How crazy would it be if the next Luigi is a cop?!