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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/17/2007 7:51:09 PM | For "Chuck0601": Very glad someone around here has an outstanding sence of humor!! I sincerely enjoyed the humor!
For "Phine Likker": You quoted me, of course I have to respond! Why shucks, I'm almost flattered! lol I'm not afraid of anything you have to say. You've said in the past you don't hate police, but all you do is rant and rave about everything you've ever heard or seen that is bad about them. Well, I've got something to say about that. You mentioned about police officers having sex on duty with "badge bunnies". Well I'd bet you'll be interested to know that here in Ohio, two officers are in big trouble for exactly that. They were accused of having sex in their patrol car, and somehow (no, I don't know how yet) they were caught or turned in, and their Chief has recommended that they be fired. That means that someone took the initiative to turn them in, and now they will probably lose their jobs. See, that's how its done! And no, nobody is gonna come after the person who turned them in, or harm them.
You go on and on about all the bad that police officers have done in the past. Do you remember how you found out about those incidents? Most of them I'd bet you heard about in the news on tv or on the front page of the local rag. That means, they were caught, or were suspected of doing something wrong. You believe it seems, that because they were caught or suspected of something, they are automatically wrong, and that evidence will be lost or whatever. Like anyone else, they are supposed to be innocent until proved guilty. That is not how it works. Haven't you ever, I mean ever, seen where some officers are prosecuted for their crimes and sent to jail??? Or do you only choose to see what you want to see, because you hate police sooooo much. Oh, that's right, you don't hate them, you do something else, isn't that right? You . . . . . despise them, avoid them, consider them all pigs, would never call them if you needed their help. But, you don't hate them? Common.
This is not a perfect society. Even though police are supposed to be held to higher standards, I have to admit that it appears that more and more are behaving badly, and doing stuff that I would never have even considered doing. Having sex in a patrol car?? Are you kidding?? How stupid is that??? But again, I will say this, police officers before anything else are human beings. They are also subject to temptation of huge amounts of money by drug lords (down in Florda, something I read recently about). They are offered sex to avoid speeding tickets. They are confronted by situations so numerous (of temptation) that I can't even begin to list them all here. But still, for the most part, most of them are honest hard working people. No better then you or anyone else. Not necessarily smarter then anyone else (I've met some really stupid cops to be certain, and some I thought were brilliant). | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/17/2007 11:33:48 PM | I also enjoyed the cop humor, so here is another one.
Towards the end of a cops shift, and he is really tired, he sees a car speed past him, and activates his lights and sirens, catches up to the car and pulls him over.
He gets out of his car, and he tells the motorist that he was on his way back to the base, and if he can provide a good excuse, then he will let him off with a warning.
The motorist replied, "My ex-wife just ran off with a cop, and I thought it was you trying to give her back!"
The officer laughed and told him to have a nice day. | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/18/2007 10:16:54 AM | It is not surprising that some would dislike cops when "some" of them care only about advancing their career, even to the point of helping to convict/imprison innocent people.."convict SOMEONE..ANYONE.."
not only does that ruin the life of an innocent person..it ALSO means the REAL killer walks free.
Try not to hate me for pointing this out..did the OP actually "want" an ANSWER to the question: "why do so many people seem to hate cops?"
or was that a rhetorical question meant to say that they "should not" ..?
Most often of course the wrongful convistions will be against those who are relatively poor, without money or connections more often racial minorities..while the "connected" e.g. cops, judges, rich people would walk in the same circumstances..It is clear that there are TWO "justice" systems, one for the connected/rich and one for "others"..
Guy Paul Morin was convicted essentially because he was a bit of a social outcast/loner..so the cops decided he was guilty and manufactured evidence to fit the theory..
also they helped to prompt & encourage "jailhouse informants" to give false testimony against Morin..
also there has been a pathologist/medical examiner (Dr. Smith) in the news recently, who in the Toronto area ROUTINELY gave evidence supporting charges/convictions of murder cases against the people charged of such, despite what the evidence might really show..apparently on a "law & order" kick to "help" convict people, believing that if the cops charged someone, s/he "must" be guilty..put away a number of parents for killing their kids when the deaths were actually accidental..
Meanwhile people like OJ Simpson or Phil Spector will go free.
no wonder people distrust the "system"..though that is not "ALL" the fault of cops, but also proscecutors and judges..cops are more on the 'front line', "visible" part of the System.. "the Man"..
re: Guy Paul Morin, the bungling and manufacturing of evidence was "ALMOST" incredible..
from: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/morin/
http://www.nacdl.org/public.nsf/championarticles/19980808?opendocument
http://www.uplink.com.au/lawlibrary/Documents/Docs/Doc52.html
"On July 30, 1992, an innocent person was convicted of a heinous crime," a voluminous 1400-page report on the investigation begins. "The man was Guy Paul Morin and the crime was the first-degree murder of nine-year-old Christine Jessop, abducted from Queensville, Ontario, on October 3, 1984. It was not until January 23, 1995, almost 10 years after he was first arrested, that Guy Paul Morin was exonerated as a result of sophisticated DNA testing not previously available."
An innocent man caged as a murderous monster, while somewhere a killer walks free disguised in the shape of a man. Police, forensic experts and Crown prosecutors were so confident -- so smug -- that they built their case backwards, manipulating and creating evidence to prove the guilt of a suspect who could not possibly be innocent. But he was. "
Cop cleaned up a cigarettre butt thinking he might have dropped it, turned out it was likely the REAL killer's but was thrown away.
DNA evidence later exonerated Morin. AFTER his life was ruined.
easy to say he should just "go on'" & 'not be bitter' if you were never through his ordeal I guess..
also in the Baltovich case:
http://www.injusticebusters.com/04/Baltovich_Robert3.shtml
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/baltovich_robert/
cops & prosecutors eager to build their career put the wrong guy away..detective became a deputy chief, and the prosector a judge..
Do you think they are ever going to let a review happen that shows their egregious wrongdoing & covering up of exculpatory evidence?
wanted to be studs and have their names in the news..convict someone, even if not the right person.
NO legal redress available..
these are a few of many similar cases..and those are only the ones where DNA or other evidence came to light, or was available toprove innocence.. no doubt many other innocent people from similar cases were executed or died in prison. | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/18/2007 12:37:30 PM | funny how I am accused of "ranting & raving" but when nocturnal goes on & on &on& on & on.. about 'citizens' 'bad acts" no-one seesm to complain.
does that mean that all non-cops are bad people?
or the few she has dealt with? | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/18/2007 9:56:55 PM | | I believe there are great people out there, however if you live and work the neighborhoods riddled with crime then it is hard to see the good in people. I have worked in prison for over 12 years and the majority that are incarcerated have had multiple crimes under their belts. When I read that there have been a few incarcerated unjustly, well that is the human factor. You have to remember that it is their peers/members of the community that makes the finding of guilty or not guilty. I have watched repeat offenders plea bargain down or take a plea in order that the other 2 to 6 charges wouldn't be counted against them. That takes alot of police work which is thrown out the window. On top of that, the citizens only see what someone gets imprisoned for and not the other charges against them. It might not seem fair or just but that is the legal system and the lawyers that manipulated it. All I can say for the ones who have been imprisoned unjustly is that they need to look at the person who had represented them. I have relatives that are on both sides of the fence. The ones that had served time in prison hates cops/police officers and gaurds/correction officers. Yet they will not change their lives and complain that the cops should crack down on the real crime like murder. They don't see their drug use as a crime not even when they gave up their kids in order to remain partying. I am not saying that all police officers are good however the only time you really hear about any law enforcement agency is when they screw up. You rarely hear about the officers who have put their life on the line in order for someone else to live. Or when they help out the community with fundraisers for families in need. My challenge for anyone who hates police officers is to become one. Don't become the problem, become the solution by being the paid professional you think they should be. Also don't presume that the media will give both sides of the story, good or bad. Police Officers do have a hard demanding career that takes a dedicated individual to fullfill. To all the law abiding citizens and tax payers, thank you for your support as we try to make a safer place for you and your families. And for the ones just getting out, best of luck. | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/18/2007 10:48:53 PM | For "Phine Likker": Nocturnal Princess is attempting to tell people here, that she is a decent, hard working police officer (which I have no doubt she is). She relates some of her interactions with people she meets on a daily basis. She can do that because she is a police officer with over 10 years experience, and she wants the public to be assured that good police officers such as herself do in fact exist, contrary to what you'd like to say here. Does that mean that all non-cops are bad people? No, not all non-cops are bad people. In fact out of all the people I know, 95 percent of them are not police officers, and they are darn good, hard working people. She is able to tell us this information, because of her job. You however don't possess this occupation, and as far as I can tell, you base everything you know about things you read or hear. Nocturnal Princess however, actually lives the life of a police officer. Something you undoubtedly, would never do.
To illustrate to you that police officers are in fact held to the same standards in a court of law here as you would be, a local officer was convicted of Domestic Violence today. He was also charged with other crimes, and he will first lose his job, then he will probably go to jail. He has not yet been sentenced for his offenses. By the way, this officer was charged by officers he works with. He did not receive any special favors by his department. And rightfully so, as he doesn't deserve any. He didn't have a "high priced attorney", as he apparently did not have the money to obtain one. Not all police officers make "big" money. A lot depends on what salary an officer makes. For instance, an officer of a large department may make between 35 thousand to 45 thousand a year. An officer in a rich suburb may make a lot more then that, or a lot less then that, depending on what the village, town, city or whatever offers their officers. So your idea that all officers are paid an exorbitant amount for their work, is erroneous.
You have mentioned a couple of things in your messages that I wonder about. Are you somewhat unhappy that there are women (you called badge bunnies) that actually are attracted to police officers? Why is that? There are women who are attracted to doctors, lawyers, dentists and the local delivery people as well. But you mentioned only police. You're not upset that doctors are getting laid in their offices by "doctor bunnies"? And doctors, lawyers, dentists and people who build cars make far more money then most police officers. A friend of mine makes well over $100.000.00 yearly, building cars for GM. Of course he works a lot of overtime, and when he retires, he'll have a far better pension then mine is.
You also mention a lot of innocent people going to jail for crimes they did not commit. I will agree with you that in these cases, that some of this happens because of over zealous prosecutors, and judges wanting to make a name for themselves, so they can run for higher office. I can truely say, I have never met an officer who made arrests for his benefit (to make him look good for possible promotion and so forth). I'm not saying they don't exist. | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/19/2007 9:06:42 AM |
...but can you really imagine our world without someone to protect it from those who don't or won't respect the rights of others?
Oh, you mean police officers, don't you? Well you better tell your corrupt homeboys to stop taking bribes and beating the crap out of people they don't arrest, maybe they won't look so bad. The biggest cowards are the "good" cops, because they don't have the balls to do anything about it. If any of you is a cop in a large metropolitan area, then you DEFINITELY have corrupt/slimy/violent comrades. You see them every day, but you say nothing. You do nothing. You try to justify it to yourself, that you're somehow better than them, knowing the whole time what kinds of things they do. And in case any of you cops or cop-lovers is mistaking this for conjecture or opinion, you should know that I've witnessed both cops taking bribes from dealers AND cops beating on people they can't arrest, multiple times.
In addition to all that, think about what kinds of people the job attracts. For every Dudley Do-Right like the OP claims to be, there are probably three who either like guns/power too much (small penis), or are already criminals looking to get the inside scoop (can't be trusted). Why we, as a society, even let these people have guns is beyond me... | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/19/2007 2:21:19 PM | phine likker,
I most certainly have not said that all people are bad, and there are many more good people than bad out there. I still proclaim that the poeple with whom the urban police interact, that utilize the most police services, especially at 3 AM, are not the decent hard-working people.
It seems as you have made a career out of finding every bad officer deed out there. Haven't you ever heard of a cop doing anything good? I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of officers are out there to compare with the examples that you site.
I do not condone police misconduct, and I do believe that conduct is criminal; I have just countered that there are also a lot of criminals out there, and they are growing more violent by the day.
Actually, nearly everyone of us out there has broken a law of some sort, which makes us all criminals and it is simply a matter of degree.
Has anyone ever written a post dated check? It is illegal to knowingly write a check for an amount that isn't in the account. That certainly makes me a criminal, though I try not to mismanage my budget in this manner.
Here is a story from very early in my career:
We got a call that store security was holding a shoplifter. My senior partner on the car was a very lazy officer, and I was brand spankin' new pretty much. He was driving, and I said we should answer up for the call because it was in our patrol zone. We argued in the car, because he said that the other car could handle it. Finally, as the man began to fight with security, I won the argument, and we responded. We made an arrest, and all my partner had to do was drive because I had to do all the paperwork, so I truly did not see what the argument was about.
What happened next was very disturbing to me. My Lieutenant that responded had me make an Aggravated Robbery rather than a simple Theft/Recovery report, which is the difference between being charged with a misdemeanor or a felony.
Here is what happened, as the entire event was captured on surveillance video: This guy walked into the grocery and grabbed a display monitor from the produce section and attempted to walk out of the store with it. When he was confronted by store security (non-police) he gave up without incident. They took him upstairs to the security office. They put him in a small detention room, and he sat and waited for the police. Suddenly, the surveillance video went dead.
The man said that three store people came in flexing, and told him between expletives that he had a lot of nerve to try to steal from their store. Unfortunately for them, he was a better fighter, and in defending himself, he kicked all three of their butts.
My Lieutenant called it Agg Robb because of the physical interaction that was exchanged between parties, but I am convinced he made that call to cover the store management.
I almost quit the job on that day.
I got subpoena'd for court. There I was talking to the assistant prosecutor, and looking over my shoulder. I told him that I believed most certainly that this man was guilty of the misdemeanor, but not of the felony and told him the above details.
We went down to the Prosecutor's boss, and he had me repeat my story. They worked out a plea on the misdemeanor and squashed the felony. I was scared, but that was doing the right thing.
I know this is a simplified analogy, but just as you can go to a restaurant and get good service or bad service, a police agency is no different, except that you expect more from the police when you need them.. | |
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Posted: 5/19/2007 9:29:10 PM | For "Plenty of Filth": I see that you're yet another Canadian weighing in here. I am begining to wonder about the Canadian police, after all the stuff you and Phine Likker have to say about police officers. Not that we don't have these same problems here in the states mind you. In fact, I can remember two African American officers from Akron, Ohio being arrested by their own department members do to the fact these two "gentlemen" were busy selling drugs out of their police car. This was several years ago, and by now they're back on the street (No, not as police officers anymore). I do have a question about what you said about officers "liking guns/power to much (small penis)". What, you have surveillance or something inside of the police restroom? I mean, how else could you know??? I could go on about you being less then manly, but then I'd be stooping to your level, wouldn't I??
So, you say you've witnessed illegal activity that some officers were doing? Exactly when did you report this activity to their supervisors, or other persons of authority??? Or would you prefer to continue seeing that kind of action from your police? The officers I mentioned above were only arrested after someone in the community complained about their stupid, misguided adventures. How about you? All ya gotta do is remember that a picture is worth a million words. You want to provide proof, right? So get yourself a video camera, or just a plain ol' camera and take some pictures of these officers doing wrong. Then talk to their supervisor (keeping a copy of the evidence for yourself naturally) and show them what you've got on those officers. I doubt you'll do this though. You'd prefer to watch the action, and keep outta sight, right? | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/20/2007 2:43:51 PM | I dont like the "barney phife" looking cops. BUT I love cops. Everytime i've gotten pulled over i've never gotten a ticket (for speeding- and i've been pulled over at least 0 times just for that). Everytime i've gotten in a wreck even my biggest wreck, they took my side. Even when I was at fault.
I've gotten in trouble with the law once. It was a non moving violation. The cop COULD have written me for 6! tickets. But only wrote me for 2. I went to court and the judge only made me pay 1/2 my fine.
So, the cops around here are cool. Plus cops in uniform are HOT!!! OMG | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/21/2007 6:04:13 PM |
meant to put i've been pulled over at least 50 times for speeding
So you have just given another example of police not doing their job. 50 speeding tickets and you still have a license and are able to get insurance. | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/21/2007 8:02:52 PM | | to me it doesn't matter how well the perform their jobs or what they might oversee on the job, not every crackhead or every criminal is easily seen, or heard, or easily caught, and cops always have to be cautious and alert and always on call, but that doesn't mean when they hand you a ticket through the window that all of a sudden your the biggest threat to them, that your life is just roses or that your just a stuck up kid , they don't seem to realize sometimes your shit out of luck, broke, or having trouble paying a bill, or just got evicted and hear they come to stop you for going 8 miles over the speed limit, look we know we ****ed up by speeding but don't come to the car like your gonna whip our ass, or make us feel worst then we already feel, its called humanity not assholism | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/21/2007 9:20:38 PM | For "Bubba3321": For many years, I stopped vehicles for a vast variety of operator violations, not just speeding. I often witnessed people speeding, and passing another driver over a double yellow lines. An officer who is on the job for a while, eventually developes an ability to sense whether or not writing someone a ticket will make any difference in their lives. Most of the time, when I wrote someone, it left me with a bad feeling the rest of my shift. See, as a young driver, I received speeding violations, stop sign violations and one illegal left turn violation. By the time I applied to become a police officer, my driving record was clean again. But, I know that the officers who stopped me for my violations made an impact on me for the rest of my life. We tend to study other people in their occupations. And I noticed that not all police officers were curtious, and nice, and not all were nasty to me either. Once, one even apologized when he wrote me a left turn violation (a motorcycle cop). He seemed really cool to me. He understood that I was just a kid going to a friends house (he asked me where I was going). He took the time to explain to me why the turn was illegal, and how much it would cost me. I remembered him, and when I became an officer, I decided to treat people like he treated me.
So I understand exactly what you're saying about some not caring about a persons financial situation, whether or not a person is suffering one of the worst days of their lives and so forth. I once stopped a lady that had just come from a hospital in reference to her having some tests. Turns out she had just been told she had cancer. Now, she was speeding pretty good, and she wasn't paying attention to her driving much, because she was extremely upset. She and I talked for at least 15 minutes along the side of the road, and afterward, when I was convinced she was ok to drive, I allowed her to continue on her way. She didn't have much further to go. No, I just couldn't bring myself to write her a citation.
Now, I know that some of you will be angry that I gave her a break, maybe even declare I didn't do my job. Others yet will wonder why I even cared at all. A police officer can not please everyone while doing his job. It just isn't possible. | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/21/2007 11:23:38 PM | | well maybe i should have been alittle more clearer, its not that i hate all cops, cause your right there are some that would take a minute of their time and actually treat the person they are talking to like a person and not a rapist or the everyday thug they usually are chasing, i have yet to meet a cop who has been courteous, maybe its me, but i'm a nice guy and all it ever feels like is the school bully is just lurking around trying to intimidate and scare us just for the fun of it, but your right all cops aren't horrible so my bad | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/22/2007 3:43:28 AM | Well, not one to dislike any major group of people on basis of their occupation, I must say that my trip to the local station last night was a short one. Both times that I needed to speak to the desk officer I was treated rudely, like an annoyance, he was clipped in his speech, and just an all around ***hole.
He certainly isn't representative of most of my experiences with police. Yet, if I were one of the unfortunate ones who has had no experiences other than those similar to I had last night with the desk officer, I too would think LEOs were nothing but a bunch of power hungry jackasses. | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/23/2007 12:14:51 PM | Babylonia,
I have to agree with you on this one!
Prejudice forms because of exposure or lack thereof to others.
I am grateful that I did not become a police officer until I was nearly thirty, because I had plenty of life experience under my blet, and had sufficiciently made a lot of bad choices.
I am criticized by my peers, because the only times I write citations, in lieu of a warning, is #1 if one is driving without a license, #2 if someone is driving without insurance (because if the uninsured motorist has a $500 deductible, an accident is the same thing as stealing that money from them), and #3, if you have caused an accident, which is necessary to help protect the person you victimize.
Beyond that, when I make a traffic stop, I pretty much tell the driver that their driving is a bit iffy.
With the current seat belt campaign going, I can warn you on the offense but am supposed to write you on the seat belt.
I live in the same area that I police. I used to work in a drug infested area where old people were afraid to walk to the store. While I was at work, drug dealers would hop my first floor porch and drink 40 ounces instead of going to school. pretend to live here, sell drugs off my porch while I was at work, and smoke blunt joints in the hallway of my apartment home. I came home and caught them and still had my uniform on and my gun on my waist (what would have happened to the Average Joe, I wonder?) There were three of them.
About a month later, they were using my driveway as a drive-thru. I confronted them again They are long gone, probably in prison, but because I live in the City, I have the same problems that all of the rest of the decent folks have. Many of my neighbors come to me with their complaints and concerns, and I do not mind handling these issues on my own time, because this is our neighborhood!
I was talking to a friend that polices this area, and he agreed that we have almost no police calls on our street, because we have a good "community" at least for our little stretch.
If every street did that, the community would be a lot better, but people call the police on a regular basis to help them control their own children? Today is a diifferent world.
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An area police detective was just busted for plagiarizing a Sherlock Holmes story from a Canadian author and producing it into a play. Greed knows no boundaries. Unless there is already a thread, I will have to start a thread on that one! | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/23/2007 6:21:00 PM | drg1301
It's called I know people. Buah ha ha ha ha!!! 
In all reality, cops have better things to write tickets for like robberies, busting meth labs and crap than a measley little speeding ticket.
You're just bitter b/c I have boobs! J/k :D
And the insurance on my car is only $55 a month. :D | |
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Posted: 5/23/2007 7:40:14 PM | Reread my post. I've been pulled over for speeding. Not gotten a ticket. I've only had ONE wreck when I first started driving that was my fault! I was an inexperienced driver at the time.
Again, jealous b/c of the boobs. | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/23/2007 8:04:11 PM | Well if you haven't received a ticket out of the 50 times that you was pulled over for speeding then either you compensated ( your boobs maybe) or someone wasn't doing their job ( as usual).
As You can see your boob comment didn't pay off. | |
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Posted: 5/24/2007 1:49:39 PM | no tickets when chyck has twin cones?
Good example of cops doing their jobs? selective enforcement, give a ticket to a guy, but not to a woman they might want to bang later (or maybe do..badge bunny situation..)
jealousy? LOL :) if that's all ya got to proud of..well.. :)
Q: How do you make 10 lbs. of fat "attractive"?
A: Put a nipple on it..
Anyway as people said of course their are good cops, and no it's probably/usually not good for doctors. etc. to bang women in their offices, etc. although at least they are usually self-employed businesspeople, not being paid with tax money from the public purse.
It seems things must be different in USA & Canada; here in virtually all cases if a cop is charged with something s/he has done while "on-duty" his lawyers/defense is paid for with tax money, not from his own pocket. In my (smallish) city, there are 113 sworn officers and 6 of them (sgts. & constable-patrol people) made more than $110,000 last year (all public servants who are paid more than $100,000 annually are in the public record).
also the chief and deputy chiefs made substantially more. (abt. 150-175K) That isn't bad for a job requiring a high school education, also good benefits, pension, can retire quite young.Also most of those aren't on the street, but in offices, so little 'danger'.
that is only Cdn. $ so about 10% less than US $, still not bad..also a small town with relatively little 'serious' crime.
By the way cops seem to love talking about putting their 'lives on the line' ; like we should all kiss their butt;.., but statistically (in Canada anyway) it is FAR more dangerous to work in construction, mining, etc. (far more deaths per 100,000 people in those occupations).
anyway no doubt many do good work and nocturnal is most likely one.
I was simply giving you some reasons why "some" people may have dislike; I can understand it, esp. when some young snotty cops seem to have little respect for citizens. (has happened to me once or twice, although not always, usually they are OK. )
recently I was walking down the street; some young cop pulled up to the curb (far side) , very fast and YELLED at me: "have you been drinking?" I replied (truthfully) "no". then he jumped out of the car, shoved his face into mine and screamed : "WHAT?" with hands on gun butt & baton, as though accusing me of lying.. OK , I was VERY tired and walking slow..but didn't appreciate this jackazz thinking he was "saving the day" or whatever fantasy/power trip/sexual frustration or whatever he was experiencing or what he was on.. | |
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Posted: 5/24/2007 3:43:09 PM | anyway I have seen cases where a young attractive woman wearing a very low-cut blouse did not get ticketed for not stopping (blowing by) a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing.
dunno about your state, but here that is VERY illegal..(usually a $2,500 fine and numerous demerit points..), quite possibly leading to licence suspension
(and it IS very dangerous, could easily kill a kid getting on or off the bus..)
I'm pretty sure that *I* would have gotten a ticket. (from a male officer..)
anyway, que sera, sera. right? :) | |
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| Why do so many people seem to hate cops?
Posted: 5/24/2007 10:03:12 PM | For "Phine Likker": Gee, I sure wish I'd had my career up north! Your police are making much more up there then most of us down here!! A person who passes a school bus while loading or unloading doesn't deserve a break from anyone, regardless of who they are, or what they look like, or what their excuse is. It is also a very serious offense here in the states as well. I once stopped this lady, who confessed that she saw the bus, but she felt it was the bus drivers' fault, because he was loading children on a busy highway. And she didn't think she had to stop, because she was late for work. She faught the citation I gave her, and the judge reamed her a new one for her self centered, thoughtless thinking. I don't blame you one bit (surprised?) for being upset about a cop who stops you while you are walking, to inquire whether or not you are intoxicated. He should have first thought about whether or not you may have had a serious health issue, such as diabetes, or low blood sugar. Especially if the odor of alcoholic beverages is abscent on the person he is questioning.
"Badge Bunnies". . . . . . yes, they certainly exit! Can't deny that. Police (males) are just as human as you or any other normally functioning male. Most want to meet and marry a nice lady. And if being a police officer is an avenue to help them with that, why shouldn't they be allowed to explore it? And I'd have to say, I'd find it discrimination if an officer isn't allowed to interact with women who approach them. I don't have any problem with officers dating ladies they've met while on duty, as long as they meet up after work. I do have a problem with officers having sex on duty. I don't have any problem with an officer having lunch with his girlfriend, because if he were in any other occupation, no one would give it a second thought. What must be remembered, there is a time and place for everything. But I gathered from your message, is you object to officers interacting with women they meet while on duty, because they are paid by tax payer monies? I think you need to be a little more realistic. Some ladies just happen to like police officers. Lots of them like firemen too, do you object to them also interacting with women? | |
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