In the 2000s I knew a guy who was transitioning to software development after working in HR at a large American police department. He told me you couldn't become a cop unless you had a mental illness. They psychologically screen candidates to filter out people who have too much empathy. They would reject you if you said you had a close relationship with your mother, for example. They wanted people with aggressive tendencies. They loved it when someone had a superhero tattoo or had a parent die when they were a child.
People always comment that we need to do more screening before people become cops, do more training. The screening and the training are the problem.
People always comment that we need to do more screening before people become cops, do more training. The screening and the training are the problem.