▲ 855 ▼ Murder victim Kelly Wilkinson repeatedly visited police in fear. They said she was ‘cop shopping’ (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world 212 comments fedilink hide all child comments Exclusive: Family calls for inquest, saying Wilkinson visited police ‘almost every day’ before she was murdered by her husband in 2021
[–] maness300@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago (2 children) The cops don't exist to protect people. They exist to protect businesses. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is in Australia, not the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uis@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago US with kangaroos permalink fedilink source parent [+] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de -31 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is such a daft statement. Yes the police in question failed to protect this woman, it's a complete failure, officers and management in question need to be investigated. That said, police assist people with DV issues every day of the week. I'm sure the police station in question resolves 1000s of domestic callouts a year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you for this. If it wasn't for one of the cops who responded to my 911 call, I'd still not realize I was being abused. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm getting real weary of Lemmy real quick. There doesn't seem to be much actual thinking going on, just children trotting out the same tired thoughts in every thread. Even an idiot can understand that yes, police do protect businesses, but they do also protect people. Yes, there are a lot of cops who DGAF, but there are also those who genuinely became police to help people. Yes, the US is a place that exists, but there are also many other countries who don't have the same issues - for example in Australia I've found police to be more or less good, helpful people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Eh, a lot of people get butthurt and downvote when reality doesn't match their armchair ideals. It's more of a comment on them and their ability to learn than on the comments they downvoted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is in Australia, not the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uis@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago US with kangaroos permalink fedilink source parent
[+] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de -31 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is such a daft statement. Yes the police in question failed to protect this woman, it's a complete failure, officers and management in question need to be investigated. That said, police assist people with DV issues every day of the week. I'm sure the police station in question resolves 1000s of domestic callouts a year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you for this. If it wasn't for one of the cops who responded to my 911 call, I'd still not realize I was being abused. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm getting real weary of Lemmy real quick. There doesn't seem to be much actual thinking going on, just children trotting out the same tired thoughts in every thread. Even an idiot can understand that yes, police do protect businesses, but they do also protect people. Yes, there are a lot of cops who DGAF, but there are also those who genuinely became police to help people. Yes, the US is a place that exists, but there are also many other countries who don't have the same issues - for example in Australia I've found police to be more or less good, helpful people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Eh, a lot of people get butthurt and downvote when reality doesn't match their armchair ideals. It's more of a comment on them and their ability to learn than on the comments they downvoted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Thank you for this. If it wasn't for one of the cops who responded to my 911 call, I'd still not realize I was being abused. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm getting real weary of Lemmy real quick. There doesn't seem to be much actual thinking going on, just children trotting out the same tired thoughts in every thread. Even an idiot can understand that yes, police do protect businesses, but they do also protect people. Yes, there are a lot of cops who DGAF, but there are also those who genuinely became police to help people. Yes, the US is a place that exists, but there are also many other countries who don't have the same issues - for example in Australia I've found police to be more or less good, helpful people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Eh, a lot of people get butthurt and downvote when reality doesn't match their armchair ideals. It's more of a comment on them and their ability to learn than on the comments they downvoted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm getting real weary of Lemmy real quick. There doesn't seem to be much actual thinking going on, just children trotting out the same tired thoughts in every thread. Even an idiot can understand that yes, police do protect businesses, but they do also protect people. Yes, there are a lot of cops who DGAF, but there are also those who genuinely became police to help people. Yes, the US is a place that exists, but there are also many other countries who don't have the same issues - for example in Australia I've found police to be more or less good, helpful people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Eh, a lot of people get butthurt and downvote when reality doesn't match their armchair ideals. It's more of a comment on them and their ability to learn than on the comments they downvoted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Eh, a lot of people get butthurt and downvote when reality doesn't match their armchair ideals. It's more of a comment on them and their ability to learn than on the comments they downvoted. permalink fedilink source parent