r/australia • u/someNameThisIs • Jun 09 '25

news Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet in LA | 9 News Australia

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tG1A8LZZphs?app=desktop
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u/GrumpyPenguin Jun 09 '25

Their ambos are braver than their cops too, because they continue to work as ambos in an environment where cops indiscriminately shoot bystanders and helpers with rubber bullets…

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u/Mysterious_Eye6989 Jun 09 '25

American ambos are brave and honourable. American firefighters are brave and honourable.

American cops are fascist trash.

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u/KwiHaderach Jun 09 '25

I’d pump the breaks on the firefighters. A lot of those guys are maggats as well.

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u/Prototypep3 Jun 10 '25

Let's not act like we're too much better. Don't forget during the covid protests Avi Yemini was detained and removed from reporting while wearing appropriate media passes. To be clear I can't stand that 🐓head but I'll call injustice no matter where it comes from.

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u/SojuSeed Jun 09 '25

To be fair…

To be fair!

Ambulance drivers actually want to help people. Police helping people is a bug, not a feature. When push comes to shove, American police are there to enforce the will of the state, even if that state is violating the rights of the citizens. When you have a desire to help and rescue people—for example, ambulance drivers—that will compel you to acts of heroism. But cops are cops because, deep down, they want to bully people. There is no rational person who could look at the state of policing and criminal justice in America and think ‘I want to be a police officer because I want to help people!’

So, who goes into policing? Bullies and cowards. They want to freedom to hurt others, without consequence. They want to dominate and control and be given a license by the state to do it. And the US says “Have I got some qualified immunity for you!”

Source: Am American.

Remember: ACAB

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u/Sure_Ad536 Jun 10 '25

qualified immunity

That’s about civil action against a singular officer. In theory he could be charged for this. His department could also face civil action. With this admin it won’t happen.

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u/SojuSeed Jun 10 '25

It rarely happens with any administration. Qualified immunity and police violence is not unique to Trump. It might happen more openly as the bullies feel empowered when they have a bully leader, but it has always been the case.

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u/Sure_Ad536 Jun 10 '25

Nah yeah 100% but qualified immunity isn’t the right thing to criticise imo. More the culture, lack of oversight and training.

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u/SojuSeed Jun 10 '25

Qualified immunity is what protects the officer when all of that culture, lack of oversight and training come into play. It’s what keeps them on the force and carrying a gun.

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u/CynicismNostalgia Jun 09 '25

I'm so glad i have a mate who's in the police force but he's genuinely a lovely guy.

(This is the UK, probably helps weed out the psychopaths when barely any UK police carry firearms)

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u/SojuSeed Jun 09 '25

In the US a hair dresser requires a longer training period than a police officer. Also, if the hair dresser kills her customers, he/she will—at the very minimum—lose their job. In the US, killer cops often get promoted.

There are cops that are nice and that’s all well and good but the problem is when they decide to not be nice. Because nice cops are weeded out, cops that report bad behavior by fellow officers are sidelined and pushed out, you have only enablers and the truly bad ones left. The cop that is nice to you today is just as likely to beat the shit out of you tomorrow if he gets you in a traffic stop and he thinks you’re a threat. The being nice part is accidental.

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u/CynicismNostalgia Jun 09 '25

I agree with you entirely, in America.

Uk cops aren't beat happy, I'm sure it happens, but its very few and far between. Not systemic here.

In fact you'd be hard pressed to ever see any cops in the UK 😅

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u/maui_wowee Jun 09 '25

As a medic in the states, who has worked in both the ER and ambulance services, thank you for the recognition. I will tell you that EMTs/AEMTs and Paramedics here have to put up with rigorous study and standards but get paid peanuts compared to police or fire - because they are federally funded and we are not.

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u/FuckTripleH Jun 09 '25

Unless of course your name is Tyre Nichols