• Draconic NEO@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        It used to be respected science, but now it isn’t anymore because of how it was used to try and eradicate people of racial minorities as well as people who were considered mentally ill.

        Eventually though people realized that it’s not great and actually quite dystopian to allow for people to be murdered for being mentally ill (some places actually did kill people) or trying to prevent people from reproducing. Hence why it is no longer respected in most countries and for good reason, it is fucking evil.

  • SanguinePar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Rudy Giuliani - from taker down of the mob, via America’s mayor, to talking nonsense outside a sex shop, to… whatever he is now…

    Quite a fall.

    • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Law enforcement has never deserved the respect it got. Things like closure rates dropped sharply once police had to read Miranda rights to people and stopped being able to beat confessions out of suspects. Forensics further eroded the ability of law enforcement to close crimes, because they could no longer pin the crime on people they didn’t like. Surveillance cameras and people taking video with cell phones continues to erode confidence because the public is seeing how the police actually treat people, people that are in many cases not guilty of any crimes.

      If law enforcement wants respect, people in law enforcement need to start acting in a respectable manner. That means they need to clean their own fucking house, and get the shitty cops out, rather than letting all the shitty cops push the few decent ones out.

      • AncillaryJustice@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I think detectives and other police that legitimately solve crimes and help the community should be lauded. Law enforcers can tend to be thugs who like brandishing big sticks though. Sometimes they may start that way, other times they may end up that way due to constantly having to deal with horrible situations and people over and over again. I can imagine it would tend to skew your view of people, thinking that they tend to be worse than they actually are, and that affects how you interact with them. Not excusing, just attempting to understand why someone would choose to be that way. Some are just sadists and awful people, of course, but I don’t think that’s how the majority start. Probably partially the gang mentality of looking after your own no matter what as well.

    • Bird_Lawyer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I’d argue it’s not not respected, but it is considered foolish.

      This coming from someone who’s been at one company for almost 7 years trying to get a new job.

      • TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I work at a company that pays for all of the education it would take for me to run my own insurance brokerage, I’d be foolish not to stay. They also have pretty low turn over, there are dozens of people who have been there for 15-40 years.

        It really depends on the situation. It’s not foolish to be content in a good situation.

      • metallic_substance@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Hiring manager here. It depends on the company doing the hiring. If they have a culture of hanging on to people by treating them well, you tend to look for people who like to stick around when considering candidates. I know it’s not as common these days, but these companies do exist. It’s not uncommon to run into people at my company who have been around for 15 or even 20+ years

    • Draconic NEO@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Was Reddit really ever well respected? From what I’ve seen even before the current drama it was recognized as “the neck beard platform” or something along those lines.

      • Bilbo Baggins@hobbit.worldEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        It was well respected by me as the only social platform that wasn’t a form of self torture that countless people inexplicably partake in daily.

        Now I consider Lemmy to have that singular position.