All those talks about the Tazer incidents around here and in the media got me thinking on why there is so much negative attitude toward the police. Are they really that bad?
Disrespect from cops?
- Thread starter CocktailWiener
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Cops are like the rest of us.......if you are polite they will be polite too.......Put them into a life and death situation and they will react. In many ways how you are treated is up to you.
papasmerf said:
I'm afraid I will have to disagree with you papa. Cops are not like the rest of us, they are trained and we aren't. They are supposed to respond while we largely just react as treated. They are paid and we are not.
CocktailWiener said:
you have a point there but never forget that as humans we all have a point where we react.
Most of us will only have contact with the police because of highway infractions. Be polite and remember they are just doing their job.
papasmerf said:
According to the law, they are supposed to treat members of the public with civility. If they are just doing their job they should always be respectful.
CocktailWiener said:
Most cops I have met are.......that is untill te situation calls for not being nice.
Yea but how would she be between the sheets?Toroz said:LOL....not a fucking chance....she was just plain rude!!
I respect everything that cops do. The same way I feel about soldiers, firefighters, medics, nurses, teachers, etc, etc, etc. Anyone who decides to serve the public is tops in my books. However, the problem with cops is that some (I said some not all) develop a god complex and treat the public with contempt and ridicule.
elmufdvr said:
No matter the job.......newbies think of them self as better trained than the old guard.......fact is they are just book smart and have yet to have a trial by fire. Seasoned professionals know that every situation is different and requires thought and action.
I have to agree with papasmerf on this one. I have never been disrespected in any way by anyone in a uniform. In fact I've even had a few go way beyond the call of duty to help, on both sides of the border. Like everything else these days, the media has played a large role in giving us the perception that cops have become increasingly more abusive. I take every report with a grain of salt since I beleive we only see the portion that the media wants us to see. Most often leaving out the facts that led to the violence.
Are there a few bad apples out there? Absolutely, just like in any other walk of life. But, that is a very small minority compared to the rest.
To all of you that work in public service (politicians excluded), my hat goes off to you with a great deal of thanks.
Are there a few bad apples out there? Absolutely, just like in any other walk of life. But, that is a very small minority compared to the rest.
To all of you that work in public service (politicians excluded), my hat goes off to you with a great deal of thanks.
copper
cops will be cops...
treat them with respect and in return they will do the same...
yet, there are some that are above the law...
in other words good or bad (cops) the show must go on for public safety if there is any...
cops will be cops...
treat them with respect and in return they will do the same...
yet, there are some that are above the law...
in other words good or bad (cops) the show must go on for public safety if there is any...
This is a good thread and will give some the oppurtunity to show the reasons behind their dislike/hate for the police.
EVERYONE has to remember that for the most part, the only time you will come in contact with the police is when you are either doing something wrong, or SOMEONE is doing something wrong around you or you're involved in a situation where SOMEONE or SOMETHING is amiss.
When a cop arrives on the scene he MUST treat everyone with mistrust until he finds out otherwise because to NOT do so could result in the actual guilty party being let go....
That is something many don't understand....
In addition, training or not, they aren't robots. They are human. How would you like it if anytime you did your job, you got shit on, spit on, garbage thrown at you, cursed at, hit, punched, threatened, puked on, yelled at? Then IF you do your job properly for 20 yrs and the SECOND something untoward happens the media jumps all over your ass?
I bet there isn't ONE person on this board or any other that could work under those conditions. Hell, we've had people bitch and moan on here about not getting the raise they wanted....
As stated, and as is the case with ALL the examples of so-called abuse on here, if you treat the cop with respect, be polite, and do what he says, you'll be fine and get away (most likely) with a slap on the wrist or a ticket, but mouth off to him? It's going to get ugly.....
EVERYONE has to remember that for the most part, the only time you will come in contact with the police is when you are either doing something wrong, or SOMEONE is doing something wrong around you or you're involved in a situation where SOMEONE or SOMETHING is amiss.
When a cop arrives on the scene he MUST treat everyone with mistrust until he finds out otherwise because to NOT do so could result in the actual guilty party being let go....
That is something many don't understand....
In addition, training or not, they aren't robots. They are human. How would you like it if anytime you did your job, you got shit on, spit on, garbage thrown at you, cursed at, hit, punched, threatened, puked on, yelled at? Then IF you do your job properly for 20 yrs and the SECOND something untoward happens the media jumps all over your ass?
I bet there isn't ONE person on this board or any other that could work under those conditions. Hell, we've had people bitch and moan on here about not getting the raise they wanted....
As stated, and as is the case with ALL the examples of so-called abuse on here, if you treat the cop with respect, be polite, and do what he says, you'll be fine and get away (most likely) with a slap on the wrist or a ticket, but mouth off to him? It's going to get ugly.....
papasmerf said:
I disagree.
Some cops are just fine.
Others are farking idiots on power trips and while they are the minority, there are more than just a hand full of them out there and they fuck it up for the rest of them.
It's the "I've got a badge, I've got a gun, I've got a night stick, you do what I say" attitude.
I've encountered "bad cop attitude" at least 3 times in my life. On none of those occasions were the cops called, I just came across them at the wrong place at the wrong time. One time was a RIDE Patrol - I had not even been drinking and this cop was just plain abusive and stupid with me.
Other times I've come across them, or I've been working with them and they are just fine.
Sheik said:
Yes, and you can say the same thing about every industry and just about any group where there is more than one member.
But I find it funny: we need police to control the assholes (aka criminals) of our society yet bitch and moan that some of them are asses themselves?
A question for the masses:
Since a cop is the only thing standing between you and the criminals running rampant, does it really MATTER if the one stopping the bullet meant for you is an arrogant ass or a politically correct feel good nicey nice trained psychoanalyst?
If I was a PR person and worked for a police agency since NO one touts or blows the cop's horn when they do their job well, and only blow the horn when something bad happens, every day I'd pay for a one page spread in the sun listing all the arrests, tickets given, lost kids found, complaints responded to, etc where nothing untoward happened and everyone went home happy and or safe. That way the public would have an idea of just how much GOOD the cops do, not just the bad.....
