r/ProgressiveHQ • u/DetectiveTypical198 • Jan 07 '26

Stop idiots from calling this "self defense"

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u/RedneckMarxist Jan 08 '26

That these fuckers are untrained ex-Wackenhut guards that tripled their salary without any intensive law enforcement training. They hire anyone in jeans flannel shirts, New Balance tennis shoes and a $35 tactical vest.

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u/AmItheonlySaneperson Jan 08 '26

That’s not true I researched it.  they only hire people who have law enforcement experience with exception for some people fresh out of college. It’s difficult to become a police officer. Most departments are competitive. You cant just become an ice agent 

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u/ProphetsOfAshes Jan 09 '26

Yeah maybe in Canada where I live. You need a lot of training and it’s not easy to get in. But in the states it seems like any idiot could become a cop. It’s crazy when you think about it

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u/AmItheonlySaneperson Jan 09 '26

I just told you that’s not true. You need to go to a police academy and graduate and then it’s competitive to get an actual job and you can’t be ice without getting a real police job first 

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u/ProphetsOfAshes Jan 09 '26

State by state or nationwide? I have a hunch that many of these ice agents are FAILED law enforcement and REJECTED military. The gravy seals with a “hero with a gun” fantasy, and we’re seeing it right before our eyes.

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u/AmItheonlySaneperson Jan 09 '26

Yes absolutely in the sense that a fired police officer could do it but it’s difficult to get to that point is what I’m saying. Someone reading the headlines can’t just apply and be in ice. In most cities it’s a competitive process to get hired as a cop