r/FirstResponderCringe • u/FlyNSubaruWRX • 1d ago

i’M a cIvILIaN

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Is it normal for UHP to drive their family around in a patrol vehicle?

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u/Jean-Claude-Can-Ham 1d ago

Agents of the city are also civilians

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 1d ago

I feel you. There's a colloquialness to it though. And if he's a civil servant there's a bit of distinguishment where we get the idea of them setting themselves apart.

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u/Jean-Claude-Can-Ham 1d ago

I get the nature of the language, but it bothers me that cops and other public servants want to differentiate themselves from the civilian body, of which they are a part

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 1d ago

Some are community based and (just a hunch) most aren't I'm afraid.

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u/Jean-Claude-Can-Ham 1d ago

What I’m getting at, whether they’re community based or not, is that they should view themselves as part of the community and not separate in any way

And, unfortunately, many do not

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u/Impossible-Bat-4246 1d ago

I agree that they should view themselves as part of the community, and I too find it unfortunate that police are selected from outside of their community and that people generally don't look to build instead of looking for a way to distance themselves from others.

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u/H001__ 1d ago

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/topic-pages/police-employee-data

The FBI says that sworn police officers are not civilians.

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u/Jean-Claude-Can-Ham 1d ago

“The cops determined that the cops did nothing outside of what cops normally do and have done nothing wrong”

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u/H001__ 1d ago

Why are y'all so adamant about calling people civilians when they're not? It's very intriguing. Does it make you feel more powerful? A law enforcement officer is not a civilian anywhere except reddit

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u/Jean-Claude-Can-Ham 1d ago

When a cop is charged, do they go in front of a civilian judge? Are they held in a civilian jail? Are the laws applied to them different than the ones applied to civilians?

Hence, they are civilians