betheydocrime@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoI have played several games in my Steam library for more hours than it takes to become a police officer.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1942arrow-down111
arrow-up1931arrow-down1imageI have played several games in my Steam library for more hours than it takes to become a police officer.lemmy.worldbetheydocrime@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square128fedilink
minus-squareThenThreeMore@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up91arrow-down2·10 months agoTo become an American police officer. Other countries have somewhat higher requirements Norway - 4500 hours Finland - 4500 hours India - 4000 hours Germany - 4000 hours Australia - 3500 hours Spain - 2880 hours United Kingdom - 2250 hours (plus if they want to carry a gun significant additional hours) Canada - 2080 hours New Zealand - 1924 hours
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·edit-210 months agoAustralian here. Our police are still shit after 3500hrs just FYI.
minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·10 months agoHave they shot anyone randomly lately?
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·10 months agoNo, they dont seem to even show up to crimes that are actively being committed.
minus-squarei_am_tired_boss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·10 months agoHave you tried being filthy rich?
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·10 months agoI have tried very hard it did not work.
minus-squareDiusor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoBeing filthy rich or having the police show up?
minus-squareGreenAppleTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoOne of them has been taking shots at becoming PM a couple times, and couldn’t even get that done. He’s now resorted to starting (culture) wars instead.
minus-squarestarchylemming@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agothank you i was looking for this. the many hours of training do make a difference in quality of work. i feel like german and american policeforce are barely compareable
To become an American police officer.
Other countries have somewhat higher requirements
Norway - 4500 hours
Finland - 4500 hours
India - 4000 hours
Germany - 4000 hours
Australia - 3500 hours
Spain - 2880 hours
United Kingdom - 2250 hours (plus if they want to carry a gun significant additional hours)
Canada - 2080 hours
New Zealand - 1924 hours
Australian here. Our police are still shit after 3500hrs just FYI.
Have they shot anyone randomly lately?
No, they dont seem to even show up to crimes that are actively being committed.
Have you tried being filthy rich?
I have tried very hard it did not work.
Being filthy rich or having the police show up?
One of them has been taking shots at becoming PM a couple times, and couldn’t even get that done. He’s now resorted to starting (culture) wars instead.
thank you i was looking for this.
the many hours of training do make a difference in quality of work. i feel like german and american policeforce are barely compareable