• diverging@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    a 19 year old deputy?

    Are you under the impression that deputy is a high rank in the sheriffs department? (It’s an entry level position) Or are you saying that someone should only become a cop after they have failed at other professions and are looking to start a new career?

    • intelisense@lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      To me, as a non-US person, it sounds like second in command to the sheriff. That said, 18 is still very young for a police officer, in my opinion.

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      9 months ago

      Dude.

      Would you like to be operated on by a 19-year old doctor?

      No?

      Why not?

      Because it takes years to learn the relevant skills and responsibilities?

      Yeah. In my country even thr the lowest level police officer goes through what is equivalent to a university degree. (Third level education.)

      And despite that, there’s still problems. Not the same problems, but still.

      In America the “training” to become a police officer is often less than the basic training that we give for conscripts in the army on the use of force and responsibilities of wielding authority.

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      9 months ago

      I’m under the impression that I wouldn’t want a 19 year old to be responsible for upholding the law without knowing the law, especially while armed.

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      9 months ago

      What kind of idiotic choices are those?
      Feels like you intentionally made yourself look like an idiot here to prove a point.

      Good job.