"Have you considered the average hn user is a rapist, of course they deny it and they dont talk about it. You think HN users are good because theyre nice to you!"
Im as anti-authoritarian as they come, but I really dont like hyperbolic arguments.
I think pointing out “I have cops in my family, therefore there are good cops” is inherently poor counterpoint because obviously the cops aren’t going to admit to wrongdoings to civilians (although the poster didn’t mention any domestic violence happens in the home, which is shockingly high in cop families…) is not mental gymnastics.
Have you considered the average hn user is a rapist, of course they deny it
Unless you can show me that HN users are part of a structured organization notorious for rape, this isn't even remotely analogous.
Police are part of a hierarchy and brotherhood that is very well known to abuse its authority, act outside the law, and protect its own, all without legal repercussion.
Agreed, I think it was an honest disclosure that one obviously may have bias, but also that one might have more exposure to police than most. My dad spent about a decade as an undercover narc, some pretty interesting stories, including when he had to deal with police while undercover.
Getting pulled over leaving a bar on the way to a buy, with gun and badge in motorcycle roll. "I'm not unrolling that..." to prove he was who he said, "I think my boss would be more upset about dropping a buy than me blowing over on an alcohol test."
Or, getting caught in the middle of a shootout between the Feds and a biker gang.
Edit: My dad also quit two positions along the way, one because his boss was a clear racist, and another that had some other issues in the dept.
My mom was a dispatcher, and when retired was head of combined dispatch for a region. She mostly dealt with people in trouble, distress, or sometimes the absurd.
Are we talking about hn users? Did someone say "Hackernews as an organization of people is bad" then another person said "well, I know a few people and they are good"
"Have you considered the average hn user is a rapist, of course they deny it and they dont talk about it. You think HN users are good because theyre nice to you!"
Im as anti-authoritarian as they come, but I really dont like hyperbolic arguments.