I don't understand why it is that whenever someone says anything negative about a cop, or cops in general, all the cop loving ass lickers come out of the woodwork. I think that Cops must make up an inordinate percentage of the TERB community.
Why would anyone be surprised that there are so many stories about cops gone bad? Where does all the respect for these guys come from? I looked up the educational requirements to become a cop in this country.
You know what the first requirement is?.... You need to be 18!! WTF. The second requirement is that you need to have a High School diploma. That's right! A high school diploma.
So why is it that we should always give these guys the benefit of the doubt and bow down low to them? They are nothing special. They are not educated professionals like doctors, lawyers, engineers, accountants, etc.
Most of them have the educational qualifications of ditch diggers and construction workers. Not that there's anything wrong with ditch diggers and construction workers, but I don't see anyone here on TERB licking their collective asses.
In fact, I have much more respect for the construction workers that put their life on the line everyday than I do for these boys and girls in blue who have nothing better to do than hide behind trees with radar guns and collect taxes for the man. It's a well known fact that more construction workers die on the job than do cops. Yet, when a cop dies, we have other cops fly in from all over North America to attend the funeral. Why? This doesn't happen with construction workers.
Enough with the cop lover bullshit already. Here's your typical cop....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMTm3QRwEc
Think back to any engagement you might have had with cops. I won't speak for others, but I'll tell you that for me, Officer Bubbles is the personification of the police that I have had the misfortune of dealing with.
I think it is good for a society to have a healthy disrespect for the police. They should not be treated as if they are above the law or better than any other civil servant. There are many countries where the police are feared. Is that what we want in Canada? We really are not too far away from that already. Look what happened with the latest budget talks in TO. Blair is asked to reduce his budget by 10% and he says "Fuck you". He comes back with a budget that reduces his forecasted budget by 10% over TWO YEARS!! WTF is that! In fact, the police budget is still greater next year than it is for this year. This is what you call a cut back?!? Can't anyone stand up to these guys! The answer is No, and the reason is because cops are afforded way too much respect.