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Here's a police recruitment ad (admittedly from more than a decade ago) this video (Newport Beach Police Department recruiting video, from 2008) And the problem is just the salary and QI? I don't think so.
The Newport Beach Police Dept - Are You Qualified?
170K views · Nov 14, 2008 · 1:26 · 0 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2020–2021
A short recruitment video for the Newport Beach Police Department promoting its jobs and pay.
Why Hacker News points people here: Cited critically in policing threads as evidence of what kind of recruits and culture police departments seek.
What Hacker News said 4
“What the police are supposed to be is determined by local culture.”
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What the police are supposed to be is determined by local culture. Here's a police recruitment ad from Georgia: link Here's one from California: this video (The original blog post that highlighted the difference between these is down, but here's an archive link: link . I pulled the youtube URLs because the archived page doesn't appear to work.)
“They illustrate beautifully the two mindsets you describe.”
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> The warrior mindset is at the root of so many of these problems. We need to disband all of the police forces and start again with a new culture based around a guardian mindset and community service. Nearly ten years ago, Reason posted a comparison of police recruitment videos from Decatur, Georgia, and Newport Beach, California. They illustrate beautifully the two mindsets you describe. link The videos don't play on that page any more, so here are direct links. Decatur: link Newport Beach: this video
“They were actively recruiting for the type of person who would enjoy being on a SWAT team like this.”
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Here's a Newport Beach (California) police recruiting video: this video They were actively recruiting for the type of person who would enjoy being on a SWAT team like this. link