• TheChemist [he/him]
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    54 months ago

    Just wondering. Have there been serious studies about how likely a cop is to be a former Schoolyard Bully?

    • @rando895@lemmygrad.ml
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      13 months ago

      That would be interesting. I don’t believe the data exists. Just need a definition of bully, a list of kids who are bullies (which would be difficult given they are children and that has ethical issues), and a follow up to see if they went to cop school, became cops, career length, etc.

      The stats would be easy to do.

      I imagine asking a cop would be a bad idea (might go to jail for example), but maybe their former teachers or classmates could work? I’m just yapping at this point lol

      • TheChemist [he/him]
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        13 months ago

        Perhaps psychological records/background checks to determine if they were bullies? Those should also be a thing before someone becomes a cop.