Here we go again. I post like 3 examples just from this week's news which demonstrate there are issues beyond just the individual level, and all you have to say is the same stuff that I already addressed before, and I'm somehow the brainwashed and naive one. The guy who killed the teen was clearly violent and deranged and it had been been demonstrated in the past, but he kept his work. Does this not strike you as weird? The person actually beating the subject in the other story is just one, but no one stops him. They just laugh. Can you imagine this happening anywhere other than in a gang? If a civilian did this to someone, they'd probably pull a gun on him. Only the person actually doing the beating was punished, the rest are still working as police officers now. Think about it.
Don't you see that they all cover for the "bad apples"? Yes, it's not everyone who does this shit, but they are all complicit, as they let it happen. Don't you see the issue with a significant percentage of the people supposed to enforce laws being criminals themselves and committing crimes with impunity?
You keep comparing them to business employees and saying that they fuck up less than them. Police work isn't like other works. When an employee in a business fucks up, they may lose a client. When a cop "fucks up" someone dies. These are not mistakes, these are intentional crimes. Cops also make mistakes in the style that business employees do, but we're not talking about those here. Also, if someone fucks up in a businesses in a big way, they get fired. That's not the case with cops, who often just go on paid leave for a couple of months and then go back to working. Cops have exclusive rights to legal violence and are in charge of bringing people to justice. That sets them aside from any other profession by default.
The only cop I knew (a relative of mine) was dumb and fashy, like the majority. I also knew a girl who wanted to go to police academy, she was very right wing like all of them of course but she was alright. I'm sure she has plenty of time to be corrupted though. Unless she ends up not working in the field (which is the most likely outcome).
Considering you just have proven how much of a bigot you are against cops with the last part of your message what can I say after that?
You get red in the face when I say anything wrong with any group of people, however, you labeling an entire group of people as bad because of the actions of a few, that is quite alright.
That is like me saying "I met a nice black man once, however, he has plenty of time to become a thug so he is shit." Then labeling the entire black race as shit afterwards.
It's pathetic.... And yes, they are a business, it is simple as that, just like being a doctor, firefighter whatever else. Considering there are a million cops, with each officer averaging 10-30 interactions daily with the public, we will hit the middle with 20 million interactions. Out of 20 million, we have 980 deaths in the US by cop... That is .0005 (rounded to make math easy off top of head) percent of interactions that turn deadly. Then you look at over half of those deaths are suicide by cops.
Yep, what an epidemic...

Then you look at every shooting, no matter if it is a piece of shit trying to kill a cop, they are put on leave and investigated by IA and about 10 other organizations public and private. If there is any questions, then it goes to the grand jury of citizens, not cops, to decide what to do with it. Plus, IA hates cops, it is their job to find dirty cops, and cops hate them because IA treats them all like criminals. As does all the public and private organizations.
Yep, cops run free alright...

Plus, you can only name two cops you know in passing... Plus, that is in Greece, I have never been there nor do I know how police are there. I am only talking about police in America...when I was in Colombia the last time, police there make me nervous, corrupt and many times deadly.. Same with Iran, used to be that way in Russia, but I was told they are cleaning it up the last time I was there. Though I never had any run ins, however, I made it a fact to try and completely stay clear.
As I have said before, it is only criminals and dumb people in America that hate cops or think they are all bad people.
So, KFC, you ever been arrested for anything?
This is to pez and Bullwinkle
Yes, I was arrested quite a few times from about 18-23... I used to think all cops were shit and were targeting me...maybe that was because I was racing, running from police on motorcycles (never got caught there, never arrested for any felonies), always at street races, causing issues at bars and all in all being a nuisance. I saw that as I got older... suddenly when I started being a law abiding citizen, I was invisible to cops... amazing how that works.
I can't count Dallas or grand prairie PD, because I have a get out of jail free card with them as long as I am not doing something really stupid...but other departments I have been pulled over and treated very fairly. I am just respectful and treat them like the humans they are.
Last three interactions not involving Dallas or GP (I get pulled over alot there just because they either see me or recognize one of my cars and just want to screw with me or say hello)
1
I forgot what PD it was, some BFE town, I think Princeton-
Doing about 3 times the legal limit on a straight away coming out of some Twisties on a motorcycle in some back roads. Was going normal speed for a bit after getting a call in my helmet, cop ran up on me. I pull over, he thanks me for not making him chase me. I give him my license and insurance, apologize for speeding, saying I didn't now how fast, but I know if was fast. Was polite and honest. He came back from running everything, handed my stuff back, said slow down that he doesn't want to scoop me off the road or do the paperwork, also warned me there was houses coming up about 4 miles down, so go the speed limit. He then asked about the bike and what it was etc, we talked for about 5 mins and he left.
2
Was in a long road trip which I hate, but couldn't get a flight fast enough. Was running through a long long boring straight away somewhere in OK in between tulsa and OKC. It was so long and boring (plus I hate road trips)I just lost track of speed, was going about 110-120. Trooper pulled me over, same thing, nice, respectful and honest. The trooper wasn't silly or fun, but he was respectful back. He said in OK anything over 30 miles over the speed limit on the highway was considered reckless driving. So he was going to cut me a break and only site me for 20 over.
3
Just picked up a gtr at the auction and was having fun with it in a public parking lot in Frisco doing an all wheel drive burnout in circles. Frisco PD see it and come... I had just got it from the auction, no plates or anything. I showed them license and insurance, paperwork form the auction and was the same as usual with disposition towards them. Said I was just being an idiot... They came back after running my info, said get out of the parking lot, keep it down on the street and then was curious about the car. Left after 10 mins of Convo...
Police are evil huh???
As I said, just criminals and dumb people hate all cops....