blahblah454

I have never had a bad experience with a cop, sure I have delt with some grumpy ones but everyone has their bad days. I find that I am respectful to them and so in turn they are kind and accomidating to me. I find that for the most part the people who treat cops like shit are the ones who are always in trouble with the law... go figure.

SaltPork

I have friends that are cops, I have relatives that are cops. I have always respected law enforcement partly because I'm closer to it than most. There are definitely asshole cops though, those that abuse their position, but thankfully those folks are few and the good cops are many. One thing my grandfather taught me when I was a kid (he was a cop) is that you should ALWAYS be honest with the police. They will find out the truth eventually, so better to be up front and truthful when you have the chance.

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Bill O'Rights

It's a dirty, nasty, dangerous, reprehensible, and completely thankless job.
A cop is surrounded by pain, misery, despair, anger, contempt and hatred from the time he saddles up at the beginning of his shift, to time he signs out at the end. He sees human beings at their absolute worst...every...single...day. Then...he gets to hear how cops are nothing but pieces of shit, enforcing their bullshit laws.

He is the first on scene to open the apartment door, of the old lady that noone's seen in a week...after someone complains about the smell. He's the first on scene when the guy down the street breaks his wife's jaw...for the third time this year. (maybe, just maybe, this time...she'll press the charges) He's the first one on scene to pull pieces of a little girl, that rode her bicycle into the street, out from under the car of the idiot that doesn't understand that 25mp...doesn't mean 40mph.

At best, he will see a well dressed middle class mother point him out to her 5 year old, and say; "See that Policeman? If you don't behave, he's going to take you away to jail.". (Way to instill trust in the uniform...Mom)

Are some assholes? Oh yeah...you bet. Some came in that way. Some get to be that way. Most can resist it, but all of them are affected by it. Maybe the next time you see a cop...rather than sneer at him, turn your nose up at him, or at best, ignore him...try buying him a cup of coffee. See what happens.

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Thank you, Bill.

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flstf

He/she will probably think you are guilty of something since you are sucking up trying to buy something they already get for free. Just kidding, I'm sure there are some good ones out there.

Blackthorn

I can't tell you how many times I've not broken the law and never been hassled by law enforcement. The last time I didn't run away from the police down a dark alley I wasn't even shot at once!

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Griffith

I understand and accept that law enforcement is a necessary part of society, but I just can't stand the police. Perhaps it's because I've had one too many run-ins with assholes when I've done nothing wrong. Or perhaps it's because my family is composed of men who have a natural talent for theft (combination of cleptomania and a hobbit's stealth.) Maybe if I have a run in with a cop who isn't of the genre "Rent-a-" or pretending to protect a highschool I'll change my mind. But not without a grudge...

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Intense1

Last week I had to fork over $107.50 for a speeding ticket that I got a number of weeks ago as I was coming home from church. The officer was stationed right at the right spot in order to catch us "hurriers" trying to get home to get the roast in the oven. Am I pissed because he was obviously trying to catch fine upstanding church-going folk like me? Yes. But was he responsible for me going 12 miles an hour over the posted speed limt? No. I was respectful, he was respectful, I signed the ticket, dug deep in my pocket, and paid the fine.

Rural life is different from urban; our interaction with police (or sheriff's deputies) is either having to do with moving violations or having them come out because someone is stalking our mothers (my case). I love cops - they help warn off the baddies. And they have nice guns.

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Kensei

Personally I think they are far less effective then they could be. For one things, cops are some of the worlds biggest cowards. It takes 30 of the to arrest a single guy, armed or unarmed. Yeah, you want to be safe, but come on, 30 of them?

Their training needs to be greater. A police officer should be much more powerfully trained in how to fight and handle himself. They are often too quick to use deadly force because they lack the skill to disarm someone, and often they overreact.

Police also are not very effective in stopping crime, only at arresting people. They do little good at actually preventing what happens which leads to the arrest.

They do way to many useless things, or near to, like giving out parking tickets, and next to nothing to actually prevent crime. Arresting people obviously ain't working, let's do something else. Don't stop arresting the criminals, but for goodness sake, when there is no one to arrest, don't sit around with your buddies in a parking lot shooting the shit and drinking coffee, or catching u[p on your reading.

My overall impression of cops, they are quite lazy, and are more about cleaning up messes after the fact then preventing them before. They don't have much respect from me at all, sorry.

ziadel

It's pretty well known just how much I dislike cops, but I'll toll this out there.

all law enforcement in the USA, is, all the time, violating the US constitution. it's really fucked up how law enforcement has become the lowest form of "royalty".

I've said it once, they took an oath to uphold and defend the constitution, so, all we have to do is start putting these guys on trial and carry out the forthcoming executions swiftly, and then we'll be back on track.



p.s. it is positively shamful how alarmingly unfamiliar they are with their service weapons.

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lindalove

What's up with male pronoun usage? Us women-folk are allowed on the force, too.
(Couldn't overcome the urge to tease you about that )

Carno

I don't know how I missed this before, but this is how I feel also.

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hiredgun

I guess my rather positive outlook on most law enforcement here in the states stems largely from my experiences in other countries where the police are a tool of intimidation wielded by the state, rather than a helping hand who gets up and puts on the uniform every morning essentially to serve me.

surferlove007

I tend to support the police minus the two tickets I've gotten.
They were really helpful when a good friend of mine had roommate problems.
Her roommate threatened to kill her when she got caught with weed in their room in the dorms. I personally don't care if people get stoned, just not in the dorm room...that is just not a good idea. She freaked out when she saw weed in their room and got me and we talked to an RA and then the police got involved by the RA's discretion.
However they did take good measure to ensure our safety throughout the entire ordeal. I wouldn't of cared if they were stoned, it's just the weed laying out in the room. Could of gotten em both kicked out of school. Bad stuff.

Another instance is when my car was hit by some jerk in the parking lot while I was out at the fair. No note, nothing. That sucks. They did get an officer over quickly and write a report...for all the good that did me.

Overall I would say they're decent people as long as you don't screw with them or give em a hard time.

flstf

I have no experience in these matters but I imagine most attorneys would recommend saying as little as possible to the police without legal advice whether you are guilty of something illegal or not. I do not believe that they will always find out the truth and I also believe that many are arrested for crimes they did not do.