Taking breaks during work is important, if not very necessary, depending on how intense the job is. However, sometimes it’s not a good idea to take a break in public for everyone to see, especially if you’re a cop. In Boston, Massachusetts, three policemen decided to take up that challenge and all chill beside a map in the Metro while looking at their phones. Of course, city employee deserves breaks just as much as those in the private sector, but no one should be surprised when people get mad to see officers doing nothing.
Posting a photo of the three cops on r/boston, one Redditor made the sarcastic remark that the three officers were “Hard at work…Earning their benefits and the public’s trust.” Truly, it was a bizarre choice for the three to choose such an open area beside a map of all places to stare at their phones. Inside their police car would have been a better spot, for sure.
“These candies aren’t gonna crush themselves,” joked a commenter, implying the cops were playing phone games. Another chimed in with a more serious tone, “I’d rather they be crushing candies than crushing necks.” Lately, police around the country are not only known for their reckless brutality but also their complacency in letting ICE rampage through neighborhoods and public areas.
That said, others added how frustrating it is that much of taxpayers’ wallets would go into the cops for standing there browsing their phones. “It is crazy how much they are paid for doing so little,“ says a Redditor. “When I see detail cops doing this instead of directing my car in traffic and I know they’re each making $70 an hour my blood boils,” growls a second. A third makes a good point: “Making $150k to patrol instagram. Imagine if that salary went towards healthcare workers or educators… or any other slew of grossly underpaid professions.”
Unfortunately, high-paying jobs given to those who probably aren’t worthy of them are typical in today’s US, especially in government offices. With how bad the economy’s gotten lately, seeing well-off policemen staring at their phones is definitely not helping morale.
