Agrajag@scribe.disroot.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoDystopian Startup Lets the Wealthy Rent Off Duty Cops on Demandfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down113
arrow-up1533arrow-down1external-linkDystopian Startup Lets the Wealthy Rent Off Duty Cops on Demandfuturism.comAgrajag@scribe.disroot.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-square0x0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 day agoIf they have time to work off-duty they have time to work an extra shift. They’re supposed to serve the people, not the rich. I hate walking into a supermarket and seeing a cop there working, in uniform. If those rich fucks want “security”, hire regular security guards.
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoI mean, cops effectively protect wealth, not people, so being rented like that certainly aligns with their daily jobs
If they have time to work off-duty they have time to work an extra shift.
They’re supposed to serve the people, not the rich.
I hate walking into a supermarket and seeing a cop there working, in uniform. If those rich fucks want “security”, hire regular security guards.
I mean, cops effectively protect wealth, not people, so being rented like that certainly aligns with their daily jobs