Strange Culprits on Nostr: npub19fcv2…aay3c We wish more regular people would step up and do the heroic thing. ...
npub19fcv2nflra09c6p9xz8c8detwj6uy07u4z4m25qh836mnvxtatdq6aay3c (npub19fc…ay3c) We wish more regular people would step up and do the heroic thing.
For context, 2/3 of our band grew up in Vallejo, California. The Vallejo PD is rather infamous for having murderous thugs among its ranks, AND the highest per-officer payroll in the US (with overtime, some officers were paid upwards of $500k/yr).
The worst among the officers adopted a practice of bending the points on their badges to count the murders they committed and got away with.
The police budget, and millions in civil damage payouts, contributed to the City of Vallejo declaring bankruptcy during the last depression.
If even a few of the many good VPD officers stepped up to speak out, literally dozens of people murdered by the thug cops may be alive today.
And that's the thing: it's hard to do the heroic thing. We cling to hero stories in part because we're scared to do the heroic thing ourselves.
For context, 2/3 of our band grew up in Vallejo, California. The Vallejo PD is rather infamous for having murderous thugs among its ranks, AND the highest per-officer payroll in the US (with overtime, some officers were paid upwards of $500k/yr).
The worst among the officers adopted a practice of bending the points on their badges to count the murders they committed and got away with.
The police budget, and millions in civil damage payouts, contributed to the City of Vallejo declaring bankruptcy during the last depression.
If even a few of the many good VPD officers stepped up to speak out, literally dozens of people murdered by the thug cops may be alive today.
And that's the thing: it's hard to do the heroic thing. We cling to hero stories in part because we're scared to do the heroic thing ourselves.