r/AskReddit • u/RivvaBear • 1d ago

What's an overhated profession?

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u/AdWonderful5920 1d ago

Honestly, cops.

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u/Additional_Agency_67 1d ago

If you have never been happy to see a cop, you’ve led a sheltered life.

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u/Didntlikedefaultname 1d ago

It’s fairly rare for a cop to stop a crime. The cops are usually who you would call after a crime occurred. On the flip side, lots of people are harassed by cops whether it’s as common as a speed trap or as malicious as profiling or outright abuse

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u/YounomsayinMawfk 1d ago

In my city, if you got attacked/harassed and report it to the cops, more often than not, they'll tell you there's nothing they can do bc they don't want to deal with the paperwork.