r/nottheonion • u/Sandstorm400 • 4d ago

School resource officer accused of using Taser on Selma middle school teacher

https://www.wral.com/story/school-resource-officer-accused-of-using-taser-on-selma-middle-school-teacher/21501026/
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u/MechanicalHorse 4d ago

resource officer

As a Canadian this is confusing as fuck. Why the hell is a cop called a “resource officer”? Is that just some shitty euphemism to cope with the fact that schools need to have fucking cops in them?

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u/wp998906 4d ago edited 4d ago

Don't forget that this "resource" can cost 100k+/yr.