One of my new friends is/was a cop. Just found out about it. I genuinely believe ACAB, and this news has me conflicted because my new friend seems really cool and super nice. I don’t know him super well yet, though. He’s a big part of this new friend group and I don’t know how to process this and how to deal with the fact he’s a cop.

I don’t want to look past the fact he’s a cop, but I want to stay his friend and stay in this friend group.

Any advice for dealing with this shit?

I can’t talk to my therapist about it until Thursday.

  • nl4real@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    This is one of many problems with “ACAB” because not every cop is one way or the other.

    It’s a statement of what the job entails, whether the individual is a “moral” person off the clock is not relevant.

    Reality is that a functioning society needs police officers.

    Police are a relatively modern invention, have only been around ~200 years.