[Kaslin]

I have posted this several times but here I go again.

I was born and raised in Germany and went to school from the late 40s (1948 to the late 50s. I remember from the 3rd grade on every year a police officer from our town visited our class room (one of my class mate's dad was a policeman, I don't know if it was he who visited the class room. Anyway he talked about this and that. Like to look first to the left, than the right and then the left again when crossing the street. The most important thing he said though was. "Remember the police is your friend and helper. Our teachers emphasized on that also and they were correct

[Paulie]

Welcome to America!

Yes, getting taught respect for the police and that they are not your adversary is critical. We were taught that in school and at home as well.

[notdownwidems]

The most important thing he said though was. "Remember the police is your friend and helper. Our teachers emphasized on that also and they were correct

I used to believe that, before I had any real interaction with the police in Denver, CO; they treated me like I was a criminal, before knowing ANYTHING about my case; now, I feel like they think that there are only two kinds of people: cops, and CRIMINALS...very sad