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What job do people take way too seriously? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] dom@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I disagree. They have the ability to kill people with little repurcussion

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[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

And yet people thank them for their "service" and put "thin blue line" flags in their yards. That is the kind of "too seriously" I am referring to.

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[–] dom@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

That's just cause those people buy into the delusion the cops have.

But I agree with your overall point

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