https://x.com/Jaybefaunt/status/1878482335236001939
And in case you want to read the article without giving the NY Post any ad money: https://archive.is/h8SHL
Here's some mind-bending stuff from the article:
Luckhurst, 42, now serves as a cop in Benavides, about 150 miles from San Antonio, according to Benavides Police Chief Andre Hines, who said the 2023 hiring “reflects the department’s commitment to honesty and accountability.”
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Bizarrely, that same year, [note: not 2023] Luckhurst was accused of defecating in one of the San Antonio police department’s female restrooms before wiping a brown, feces-like substance on one of the toilet seats, reported the San Antonio Express-News. He reportedly never denied being behind the bathroom incident.
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Hines said Luckhurst’s record in Benavides “has been exemplary, with no complaints or issues reported, and said “a thorough background check” helped ensure “all aspects of his history were carefully considered.”
Apparently "honesty and accountability" is when you harass women and the homeless with your weird poop fetish.
I always have thought if we reduced the amount of cops we have, strip them or the ability to issue tickets and only keep the police who work crime cases. Instead create a new service that strickly relies on traffict infractions and what not.
Dont issue any weapon, and i dont think they should pull warrents either, simple assholes who write you a ticket no matter what. It would attract a different type of person to apply and it would reduce our reliance on having so many cops.
Of course im not saying dont have cops, but they can wait at the office instead of patrolling the streets looking for crime.
I've thought for a while that road patrol was the laziest form of policing. This is compounded with the supreme court codifying that cops don't have to know the laws they are enforcing and thereby allowed to make up probable cause. Combine that with the "us vs. them" mentality that is both heavily promoted in training, and is the character trait drawn to police work, and it's like a perfect storm of shitty outcomes.
I like the idea of getting rid of traffic cops and actually doing real police work. They'd have to hire smart people though.
They have some smart people, i hope, tv shows/movies makes it seem like they do.