It's the truth! Some Cops around here I know and they were dorks in school. Cops aren't good people and the only person more full of Sh^& then a cop is a cop on TV. WHAT......?
"In Music there is Strength"- Moe Howard
That is definitely true about *some* cops. Some really are bullies with power issues and abuse their badge. They use their job to take their anger and frustration on other people.
Other cops are people who really want to do good and protect society. I am on the other side of the system, but I know officers who are good, caring and nice people who care about their community.
You can't generalize about all police officers because there are a lot of good ones out there.
"Proud to be a PD!!!"
I guess I have met a lot of nasty ones then. Now I can understand a cop who is dealing with piece of crap, scumbag criminals. I would treat them the same way! But, there are many of us out there who go to work everyday and obey rules. We do not deserve to be abused and bullied by someone with a badge. Cops wonder why people think the way they do about them.
"In Music there is Strength"- Moe Howard
<<I would treat them the same way!>>
Sounds like you have some issues too. The best most professional cops treat those worthless scumbags you mention with some dignity too.
Wonder why that is? It starts with self-respect and involves respecting the system and the rules. It's about being a responsible adult.
Last night, I was stopped at a light, and there were two cops in the lane next to me, one behind another. The cop in front turned on his lights and siren and peeled out through the intersection, and then he turned them back off and kept going. The other cop sat there and waited another 60 seconds for the light to turn green.
You can tell which one of them thinks he's better than everyone else.
Nope. Not from that little information.
shareClearly using their lights to skip a red light shows that they have a hunger for power. /sarcasm.
Quit watching COPS on TV and surfing the web just to see police abuse videos. Because all you will ever see are the "bad cops". You never get to see cops doing their jobs and getting the thanks from the people they help because it happens so often its not newsworthy. On average I usually see 5-10 new videos a year showing police being abusive. Considering that there are over 800,000 law enforcement officers in the US alone, that comes out to like .01 percent of them that are bad. An EXTREMELY small amount.
Its funny though, almost every person whining about bad cops or how they treat people unfairly are usually people who have done something wrong and won't admit it, even to themselves. So complain about cops, tell everyone that we don't need cops but I promise you, you would be the first person to scream for one when you need help.
That cop was being a douchebag, regardless of what you think. Did you miss the point that I DON'T think that all cops are abusive of their powers?
Quit watching COPS on TV and surfing the web just to see police abuse videos.
I agree with their actions 99% of the time when I watch Cops on TV. Why don't you quit being a presumptuous crybaby?
I dont think that story is evident that the cop thought he was better than everyone else. A call could have come in and the one car agreed to respond to the call so he turned on lights and siren and peeled out. Since you, judging by your post, have no proof that that was not the case(and it is very possible), then I dont think you have enough information to judge.
shareThe police station was on this road, and indeed I did see him turn into the station.
shareUnless you're on the job or have relatives or fairly close friends who are, sometimes it's difficult to understand things cops do.
A buddy of mine who is a cop once had a complaint lodged against him. A woman motorist took his car number and complained a car went through a red light and he took no action. My buddy said he saw the car but unfortunately he was on "meal." That you either take your assigned time or you don't plus he was on his way to pickup takeout food. If there had been an emergency they would've allowed him to take a meal break later. But not for writing a summons for a relatively minor traffic offense.
He told his lieutenant or whoever that he hadn't seen any car running a light.
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A call could have come in and the one car agreed to respond to the call so he turned on lights and siren and peeled out. Since you, judging by your post, have no proof that that was not the case(and it is very possible), then I dont think you have enough information to judge.
> I think you missed the part of the story where the cop turned off the siren after crossing the intersection. I believe that part gives them enough information to judge.
And also, the fact that the second cop did not run the light says that there was no emergency situation in progress. Cops don't respond to emergencies individiually; if one cop in the area is called to the scene, they all go.
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I used to work in a restaurant, that cops hung out. they used to laugh and tell stories about the nights events.. when they left they would peel out screething tires laughing and waving hands.. something they would pull someone over for... HIPPOCRATES
"something they would pull someone over for... HIPPOCRATES"
"HIPPOCRATES"...? They would pull someone over for being a physician...? Can you explain that?
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I used to work in a restaurant, that cops hung out. they used to laugh and tell stories about the nights events.. when they left they would peel out screething tires laughing and waving hands.. something they would pull someone over for... HIPPOCRATES
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Thank you, thank you....best laugh all day!
Screething hippocrates!
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I thought cops are impotent and/or repressed homosexuals. Where I live most of the cops are on the take. And all of them live at Dunkin' Doughnuts. They are arrogant and think that their poop does not stink. They are also notoriously racist, sexist and homophobic. The police are not much better than a gang. That is why they brutalize anyone who attempts to stand up to them. It isn't for violating the law, it is for violating the police.
sharelotta cops are cool, just like any profession your gonna get ass's and idiots, though the percentage is probably higher for cops due to the authoritative nature of the job, but still lotta good cops out ther
shareYes many cops are pretty cool.
My same buddy was working one night when he got a call for a disturbance. A homeowner had called 911 to report "youths" were congregating in front of his house, making noise, acting rowdy and cursing him when he asked them to quiet down or move on.
As he was responding a man stepped off the sidewalk and frantically flagged him down. He excitedly told my bud another man was being carjacked at a gas station around the block. My buddy immediately called this in and this call naturally got priority over the disturbance call. My buddy said he was aware, since it was a busy Saturday night, no other car was immediately available to cover the disturbance call. But since he was possibly going to be intervening in an armed carjacking he gave it little thought.
As so many of these calls turn out (he says), the carjacking turned out to be something else. A man had borrowed a car, promising to have it back by seven-thirty. When the car had not been returned by nine o'clock, the car owner went out looking for his car. He found his tardy friend gassing the car up at the gas station. A heated arguement ensued which a passerby mistook as a carjacking.
Meanwhile, the homeowner was furious that no police had responded in a timely manner to his call. When a patrol car finally showed up -- after about twenty-five minutes -- the youths had wandered off.
The homeowner turned out to be a deputy commissioner of a city department. He actually called the police chief at home to complain.
When my buddy went off-duty at 11:45 PM that night a captain was waiting to speak to him. He said the captain was pretty cool about it, though. My buddy explained what happened and the captain told him not to worry about it.
interesting story :)
shareUnless you're committing illegal acts in your life you have nothing to worry about. Only those who are up to no good bash cops. Otherwise, who cares?
shareI think cops were the bullies in school. They graduated and found out their job opportunities were severely limited, so became cops, or military.
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I wonder how many times the OP has been arrested. Hmmmmmmmmmm.
shareEffin A! I know several who were Bullies, including a Corrupt Detroit one who got 19 years for shaking down drug dealers for Bribes. That's what he GETS for holding me up in the hall and calling me a "Rich Jew!" He was from an ethnic group that should not be ungrateful Racists against Jews (But ARE)
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So you don't watch the show? Even the way they speak to people is offensive and patronizing.
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I have heard the same thing many times. One of my friends was a nerd, became a cop and moved up fast. Cops are a strange breed of humans... The Goverment changes people. CONTROL
I've been the victim of multiple home invasions by the same drug-addled perps. They went to jail, I got a Victim Protective Order and guess what? After they get out of jail, that piece of paper doesn't stop them from returning and kicking my door in!
Bottom line, even though I feel that the police and courts could've done a better job (in my particular case), I still MUCH prefer them to "the bad guys".
Scarlett shot first...!
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Boys with masculinity issues become cops or gym teachers.
shareThat mentality is pretty idiotic, to be saying those who got bullied are cops and that's a bad thing.. really? If it were the bullies who turned out to be cops you'd probably be in hell.
I've never had problems with the police.