“A goodly majority of ‘Freepers’ like to take the easy road and assume that the 0.5%-1.0% of bad police officers define all police officers.”
I will lead off by saying that I support good law enforcement. I will also say that i live in an upscale community in Northern California where crime isn’t a major issue. In all seriousness, just where do you get the 0,5-1.0% “bad police officers” statistic? If that were reality, I would have no issue. Several years ago, I had occasion to submit a written complaint about one of our officer’s behavior. The way the department handled my complaint would lead you to conclude that I was the criminal. Law Enforcement today does not take kindly to being criticized and as a consequence, they go after the complainant with a vengence. I was threatened, interrogated in a windowless room, and the chief ignored a final response for more than a year (until I went to the Town Council and demanded that they provide direction). And you know, at the end of the day, it was all about “not coloring the cop’s permanent record.” What he did, wasn’t the issue, protecting his retirement was what it was all about.Shoot, when I went into the department and asked for the complaint form, the desk sgt. threw it at me and he didn’t even know what my concern was. They act like a bunch of spoiled children, but unlike children, they have weapons and the color of authority.
So maybe, you’re right, there is that small percentage that exhibit true criminal behavior, but I will bet you that the number grows substantially when you include all the stuff that cops get away with that would be cause for the arrest of any of us ordinary citizens. Their attitude is “we are the cops, we are not accountable to anyone for our behavior; we are above the laws we are sworn to uphold”
Would that it wasn’t so, but pal, it is! I don’t hate cops, but I sure as hell don’t trust them.
Stop being a cry baby. The people lost their lives. it is not about you and hurt feelings. if you think you can do the job, go through training and take the political correctness crap they put on each officer. With society as messed up as it, the cops have enough crap to deal with. Use some respect.