Two of my friends want to join WAPOL and they are both nice women, but I wonder whether the cop culture will chew them up and spit them out, or turn them into bastards.

[–] kablez@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Lived in WA most of my life, never had a problem with WA police.

Last time I visited Sydney in 2019 it began to feel like a city from another country and the police presence was a large part of that.

One thing I'll never shake is the guards stationed outside the AFP building in the CBD with automatic weapons. Only places I've ever seen a sight like that are places like Mindanao in the Philippines, where insurgent terrorists are a real threat.

It feels like law enforcement is increasingly willing to incite and provoke violence so they can claim credit for, or otherwise politicise, their response.

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago

It will. all cops are bastards.

[–] YeahToast@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

It doesn't, but the trauma they'll be exposed to will impact them eventually.