lifeisshort
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I'm curious what peoples views are on cops and if their is any correlation between their politics and their opinion on this. I'm pretty conservative for the most part and have always given the benefit of the doubt to the cop but I have to admit that lately there seems to be a rash of bad shootings where I really have to question the cops judgment. I personally know a couple of guys that recently became cops that when I found out it made me exclaim WTF? These guys were both losers in life that couldn't hold a job and now in their 30s they are cops. It makes me wonder if it has become harder to get people that want to go into this line of work. Regardless of that when push comes to shove I tend to believe the cops version until the evidence all comes in.
It happens.Unfortunately bc of the nature of the job, I feel many start off as good people, but then for whatever reason they change.
It's due to either;
Becoming jaded
Acquiring a superiority complex
Only hanging out with other cops who share their sane mentality
It's interesting that we don't hear about women LEO's being trigger happy, or too aggressive. Wonder why that is!?
I'm curious what peoples views are on cops and if their is any correlation between their politics and their opinion on this. I'm pretty conservative for the most part and have always given the benefit of the doubt to the cop but I have to admit that lately there seems to be a rash of bad shootings where I really have to question the cops judgment. I personally know a couple of guys that recently became cops that when I found out it made me exclaim WTF? These guys were both losers in life that couldn't hold a job and now in their 30s they are cops. It makes me wonder if it has become harder to get people that want to go into this line of work. Regardless of that when push comes to shove I tend to believe the cops version until the evidence all comes in.
Unfortunately bc of the nature of the job, I feel many start off as good people, but then for whatever reason they change.
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It's interesting that we don't hear about women LEO's being trigger happy, or too aggressive. Wonder why that is!?
As a general rule, I don't have much use for them. I've met a few that I genuinely liked, but for the most part, they are pretty uptight and cocky. Basically, they are a necessity, and unfortunately, dealing with the criminal element seems to have its negative effects on most of them.
As a general rule, I don't have much use for them. I've met a few that I genuinely liked, but for the most part, they are pretty uptight and cocky. Basically, they are a necessity, and unfortunately, dealing with the criminal element seems to have its negative effects on most of them.
For "white noise" at night, I have a scanner that covers multiple channels in and around the city I live in. There is another world taking place outside of what appears to be a sleeping city. I have heard foot chases, high speed chases, shots fired, screaming, yelling, and everything from simple to fatal.
The police live life on the edge, based on what I hear every night. One mistake, and someone could die, righteously, or wrongly. One wrong word, one misplaced action, and a simple interaction with the public can go terribly wrong. I've heard it. They have a job to do, and it would seem the vast majority of people they have to interact with in doing that job, aren't too appreciative of their mission.
Seems to me it's very easy to assign some type of personality defect to the police. But listen to their radio interactions between each other, and dispatch, and a completely different appreciation of what they do, and how they do it takes place.
I think you are correct about dealing with criminals having a negative effect on them. I watch that COPS show now and then and wonder how those guys take it dealing with these drunken drug addicted losers all the time. Sometimes I find myself saying, " Do society a favor and shoot that guy". I think I would make a bad cop.
When someone sees a soldier in an airport people will go up and thank him for his service to our country. I have never seen anyone go up to a policeman and thank him for his service.
Luck of the draw ! ( pun intended )
They're probably getting the coffee and donuts ..:mrgreen: ( it's a joke ! )
I expect it's more likely that women have to emote about the situation first. :lol:
As a general rule, I don't have much use for them. I've met a few that I genuinely liked, but for the most part, they are pretty uptight and cocky. Basically, they are a necessity, and unfortunately, dealing with the criminal element seems to have its negative effects on most of them.
I'm curious what peoples views are on cops and if their is any correlation between their politics and their opinion on this. I'm pretty conservative for the most part and have always given the benefit of the doubt to the cop but I have to admit that lately there seems to be a rash of bad shootings where I really have to question the cops judgment. I personally know a couple of guys that recently became cops that when I found out it made me exclaim WTF? These guys were both losers in life that couldn't hold a job and now in their 30s they are cops. It makes me wonder if it has become harder to get people that want to go into this line of work. Regardless of that when push comes to shove I tend to believe the cops version until the evidence all comes in.
I'm curious what peoples views are on cops and if their is any correlation between their politics and their opinion on this. I'm pretty conservative for the most part and have always given the benefit of the doubt to the cop but I have to admit that lately there seems to be a rash of bad shootings where I really have to question the cops judgment. I personally know a couple of guys that recently became cops that when I found out it made me exclaim WTF? These guys were both losers in life that couldn't hold a job and now in their 30s they are cops. It makes me wonder if it has become harder to get people that want to go into this line of work. Regardless of that when push comes to shove I tend to believe the cops version until the evidence all comes in.
Their training has changed.
We, the public, are not them. They have become a legal gang.
I cannot trust them anymore because you never know which kind is going to interact with you. That makes me sad and even a little mad.
I'm not willing to wager a guess on what it breaks down like statistically. But I'm left-ish, and I mostly avoid cops. I have personally had bad run-ins with them (not regarding my own activity, but actually me calling for help for someone else).
I know there are good ones. I had a good working relationship with a couple of cops who routinely patrolled the area when I was working on a paper. A couple who, to my shock, came up and thanked me when I wrote an editorial critical of US drug policy.
But I've seen some nasty ones. I've heard an off-duty cop talk about how he loves getting an opportunity to beat a black person down. I've dealt with cops treating sick people and victims like criminals. And of course, I read the news, and I see the way militarization and lack of accountability is affecting police.
As a cute, young, white woman, cops never look at me twice, and I doubt they ever will. That's stereotypes for ya, and in this one case, I guess it benefits me. But I don't trust them, and if I'm with a man, I trust them even less. The way I've seen them treat men challenges my cool.
I avoid them because I don't know if any given cop I run into is good or bad, and just because I'm not doing anything doesn't mean I or whoever I'm with won't get messed with, unfortunately.
I'm curious what peoples views are on cops and if their is any correlation between their politics and their opinion on this. I'm pretty conservative for the most part and have always given the benefit of the doubt to the cop but I have to admit that lately there seems to be a rash of bad shootings where I really have to question the cops judgment. I personally know a couple of guys that recently became cops that when I found out it made me exclaim WTF? These guys were both losers in life that couldn't hold a job and now in their 30s they are cops. It makes me wonder if it has become harder to get people that want to go into this line of work. Regardless of that when push comes to shove I tend to believe the cops version until the evidence all comes in.
I'm not willing to wager a guess on what it breaks down like statistically. But I'm left-ish, and I mostly avoid cops. I have personally had bad run-ins with them (not regarding my own activity, but actually me calling for help for someone else).
I know there are good ones. I had a good working relationship with a couple of cops who routinely patrolled the area when I was working on a paper. A couple who, to my shock, came up and thanked me when I wrote an editorial critical of US drug policy.
But I've seen some nasty ones. I've heard an off-duty cop talk about how he loves getting an opportunity to beat a black person down. I've dealt with cops treating sick people and victims like criminals. And of course, I read the news, and I see the way militarization and lack of accountability is affecting police.
As a cute, young, white woman, cops never look at me twice, and I doubt they ever will. That's stereotypes for ya, and in this one case, I guess it benefits me. But I don't trust them, and if I'm with a man, I trust them even less. The way I've seen them treat men challenges my cool.
I avoid them because I don't know if any given cop I run into is good or bad, and just because I'm not doing anything doesn't mean I or whoever I'm with won't get messed with, unfortunately.
My heart still beats really fast when one is on my tail. My husb says I shouldn't feel that way unless I'm breaking the law. He doesn't get it, and he is one.
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